Gloria Swanson
Born
March 27, 1899
Died
April 4, 1983 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Acadamy Award in the Best Actress catagory. In 1929, Swanson successfully transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. However, personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into Theater and TV. Today she is best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film start, in the critically aclaimed film Sunset Boulevard (1950).
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
Self
2012
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
2004
Men Who Rate a 10
Self
1980
Hollywood
Self · (13 episodes)
1980
Arena
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Airport 1975
Gloria Swanson
1974
Killer Bees
Madame Maria von Bohlen
1974
The Age of Ballyhoo
Narrator
1973
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1967
The Hollywood Palace
Self · (1 episode)
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mrs. Charlotte Heaton · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Venus Hekate Walsh · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Miss Lily Boles · (1 episode)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mrs. Daniels · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
Straightaway
Lorraine Carrington · (1 episode)
1961
Ben Casey
Victoria Hoffman · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Julia Colton · (1 episode)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
When Comedy Was King
edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
The Big Party
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (2 episodes)
1957
Nero's Mistress
Agrippina
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
(0 episode)
1953
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Three for Bedroom C
Ann Haven
1952
Sunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond
1950
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (2 episodes)
1950
Down Memory Lane
(archive footage)
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1948
Dear Miss Gloria
Miss Gloria
1946
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
1943
Father Takes a Wife
Leslie Collier Osborne
1941
Music in the Air
Frieda Hotzfelt
1934
The Camera Speaks
Self (archive footage)
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Perfect Understanding
Judy Rogers
1933
The Film Parade
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Queen Kelly
Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
1932
Broadway Gossip No.2
1932
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
Round About Hollywood
Self
1931
Indiscreet
Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
1931
Tonight or Never
Nella Vago
1931
What a Widow!
Tamarind Brook
1930
The Trespasser
Marion Donnell
1929
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
1928
The Love of Sunya
Sunya Ashling
1927
Fine Manners
Orchid Murphy
1926
The Untamed Lady
St. Clair Van Tassel
1926
Stage Struck
Jennie Hagen
1925
The Coast of Folly
Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
1925
Madame Sans-Gêne
Catherina Hubscher
1925
Wages of Virtue
Carmelita
1924
Her Love Story
Princess Marie
1924
Manhandled
Tessie McGuire
1924
A Society Scandal
Marjorie Colbert
1924
The Humming Bird
Toinette
1924
Zaza
Zaza
1923
Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
1923
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Mona deBriac
1923
Prodigal Daughters
Swifty Forbes
1923
My American Wife
Natalie Chester
1922
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
Betty Bellew
1922
A Trip to Paramountown
Self
1922
Beyond the Rocks
Theodora Fitzgerald
1922
Her Gilded Cage
Suzanne Ornoff
1922
Her Husband’s Trademark
Lois Miller
1922
Don't Tell Everything
Marian Westover
1921
Under the Lash
Deborah Krillet
1921
The Affairs of Anatol
Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
1921
The Great Moment
Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
1921
Something to Think About
Ruth Anderson
1920
Why Change Your Wife?
Beth Gordon
1920
Male and Female
Lady Mary Lasenby
1919
For Better, for Worse
Sylvia Norcross
1919
Don't Change Your Husband
Leila Porter
1919
Wife or Country
Sylvia Hamilton
1918
The Secret Code
Sally Carter Rand
1918
Shifting Sands
Marcia Grey
1918
Every Woman's Husband
Edith Emerson
1918
You Can't Believe Everything
Patricia Reynolds
1918
Station Content
Kitty Manning
1918
Her Decision
Phyllis Dunbar
1918
Society for Sale
Phylis Clyne
1918
The Sultan's Wife
Gloria
1917
Dangers of a Bride
1917
Whose Baby?
The Wife
1917
Baseball Madness
The Heiress
1917
Teddy at the Throttle
Gloria Dawn
1917
The Pullman Bride
The Pullman Bride
1917
The Nick of Time Baby
The Blacksmith's Daughter
1916
Haystacks and Steeples
Gloria - the Society Girl
1916
The Danger Girl
The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
1916
A Social Cub
Gloria
1916
Hearts and Sparks
Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart
1916
A Dash of Courage
The Prominent Citizen
1916
Sunshine
1916
The Broken Pledge
Gloria
1915
The Romance of an American Duchess
Minor Role (uncredited)
1915
Sweedie Goes to College
Betty - College Girl
1915
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
Farina, Elvira's Daughter
1915
His New Job
Stenographer (uncredited)
1915
The Ambition of the Baron
Minor Role (uncredited)
1915
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
1915
At the End of a Perfect Day
Hands Bouquet to Holmes
1915
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
Maid
1915
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
One of the Club Girls (uncredited)
1914