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Gloria Swanson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gloria Swanson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​


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Born:
Mar 27, 1899 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
94
First Appeared:
In the movie The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times 1914-12-02
Latest Project:
Movie Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021-08-16
Known For
Poster of Cinéastes de notre temps: Erich von Stroheim
Poster of Society for Sale
Poster of The Pullman Bride
Poster of The Danger Girl
Filmography
Movie Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Self (archive footage) 2021-08-16
Movie Cinéastes de notre temps: Erich von Stroheim Self 2012-10-14
Movie Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (voice) (archive footage) 2007-05-23
Movie Billy Wilder Speaks 2006-06-22
Movie The Casting Couch (archive footage) 1995-01-01
Series Hollywood Self 1980-01-08
Movie Airport 1975 Gloria Swanson 1974-10-18
Movie Killer Bees Madame Maria von Bohlen 1974-02-26
Movie The Love Goddesses (archive footage) 1965-03-03
Movie Hollywood My Home Town Self (archive footage) 1965-12-31
Series The Hollywood Palace Unknown 1964-01-04
Series Burke's Law Unknown 1963-09-20
Series Kraft Suspense Theatre Unknown 1963-10-10
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Movie The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Self (archive footage) 1961-05-24
Series Dr. Kildare Unknown 1961-09-27
Series Ben Casey Unknown 1961-10-02
Series Straightaway Unknown 1961-10-06
Movie Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Self 1960-01-10
Movie When Comedy Was King edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage) 1960-03-29
Movie Nero's Mistress Agrippina 1956-09-13
Series The Steve Allen Show Unknown 1956-06-24
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Movie Three for Bedroom C Ann Haven 1952-06-26
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond 1950-08-10
Movie The Golden Twenties Self (archive footage) 1950-04-08
Movie Down Memory Lane (archive footage) 1949-08-01
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20
Movie Dear Miss Gloria Miss Gloria 1946-01-01
Movie Happy Times and Jolly Moments (archive footage) 1943-01-01
Movie Father Takes a Wife Leslie Collier Osborne 1941-10-03
Movie The Camera Speaks Self (archive footage) 1934-08-11
Movie Music in the Air Frieda Hotzfelt 1934-12-13
Movie The Film Parade (archive footage) (uncredited) 1933-01-01
Movie Perfect Understanding Judy Rogers 1933-01-15
Movie Queen Kelly Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly 1932-10-18
Movie Indiscreet Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent 1931-04-25
Movie Tonight or Never Nella Vago 1931-01-04
Movie Round About Hollywood Self 1931-05-22
Movie The House That Shadows Built (archive footage) 1931-07-08
Movie What a Widow! Tamarind Brook 1930-09-12
Movie The Trespasser Marion Donnell 1929-11-11
Movie Sadie Thompson Sadie Thompson 1928-01-07
Movie The Love of Sunya Sunya Ashling 1927-03-11
Movie Fine Manners Orchid Murphy 1926-08-29
Movie Madame Sans-Gêne Catherina Hubscher 1925-01-02
Movie Stage Struck Jennie Hagen 1925-11-16
Movie The Coast of Folly Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway 1925-09-21
Movie The Humming Bird Toinette 1924-01-13
Movie A Society Scandal Marjorie Colbert 1924-03-09
Movie Manhandled Tessie McGuire 1924-07-21
Movie Wages of Virtue Carmelita 1924-11-10
Movie Her Love Story Princess Marie 1924-10-06
Movie Prodigal Daughters Swifty Forbes 1923-04-15
Movie Bluebeard's 8th Wife Mona deBriac 1923-08-05
Movie Zaza Zaza 1923-10-21
Movie Hollywood Gloria Swanson 1923-08-19
Movie Her Gilded Cage Suzanne Ornoff 1922-04-05
Movie Beyond the Rocks Theodora Fitzgerald 1922-05-07
Movie Her Husband’s Trademark Lois Miller 1922-02-01
Movie My American Wife Natalie Chester 1922-12-31
Movie A Trip to Paramountown Self 1922-07-10
Movie The Impossible Mrs. Bellew Betty Bellew 1922-10-22
Movie The Great Moment Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham 1921-09-03
Movie The Affairs of Anatol Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife) 1921-09-25
Movie Under the Lash Deborah Krillet 1921-10-16
Movie Why Change Your Wife? Beth Gordon 1920-05-21
Movie Something to Think About Ruth Anderson 1920-10-16
Movie Don't Change Your Husband Leila Porter 1919-01-26
Movie For Better, for Worse Sylvia Norcross 1919-04-26
Movie Male and Female Lady Mary Lasenby 1919-11-23
Movie Her Decision Phyllis Dunbar 1918-05-12
Movie Society for Sale Phylis Clyne 1918-04-21
Movie Station Content Kitty Manning 1918-06-16
Movie You Can't Believe Everything Patricia Reynolds 1918-06-23
Movie Wife or Country Sylvia Hamilton 1918-12-29
Movie Shifting Sands Marcia Grey 1918-08-01
Movie Every Woman's Husband Edith Emerson 1918-07-17
Movie The Pullman Bride The Pullman Bride 1917-01-01
Movie Dangers of a Bride 1917-07-08
Movie Teddy at the Throttle Gloria Dawn 1917-04-01
Movie Whose Baby? The Wife 1917-07-08
Movie The Sultan's Wife Gloria 1917-09-29
Movie A Social Cub Gloria 1916-07-16
Movie The Danger Girl The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister 1916-08-24
Movie The Nick of Time Baby The Blacksmith's Daughter 1916-12-22
Movie At the End of a Perfect Day Hands Bouquet to Holmes 1915-01-26
Movie The Misjudged Mr. Hartley Maid 1915-01-19
Movie The Fable of the Syndicate Lover Department Store Customer (uncredited) 1915-01-27
Movie The Romance of an American Duchess Minor Role (uncredited) 1915-06-08
Movie His New Job Stenographer (uncredited) 1915-02-01
Movie The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket Farina, Elvira's Daughter 1915-02-03
Movie The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times One of the Club Girls (uncredited) 1914-12-02