Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

🎂 27th March 1899 (126 yrs) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Biography

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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Gloria Swanson

Movies Featuring Gloria Swanson

This Is Francis X. Bushman

This Is Francis X. Bushman (2021)

as Self (Archive Footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim (2012)

as Self
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
Men Who Rate a 10

Men Who Rate a 10 (1980)

as Self
Airport 1975

Airport 1975 (1974)

as Gloria Swanson
Killer Bees

Killer Bees (1974)

as Madame Maria von Bohlen
The Age of Ballyhoo

The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)

as Narrator
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)

as Sef (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King (1960)

as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)

as Self
Nero's Mistress

Nero's Mistress (1956)

as Agrippina
Three for Bedroom C

Three for Bedroom C (1952)

as Ann Haven
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

as Norma Desmond
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties (1950)

as Self (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane (1949)

as (archive footage)
Dear Miss Gloria

Dear Miss Gloria (1946)

as Miss Gloria
Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

as (archive footage)
Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

as Leslie Collier Osborne
Music in the Air

Music in the Air (1934)

as Frieda Hotzfelt
The Camera Speaks

The Camera Speaks (1934)

as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding (1933)

as Judy Rogers
The Film Parade

The Film Parade (1933)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly (1932)

as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
Broadway Gossip No.2

Broadway Gossip No.2 (1932)

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)
Round About Hollywood

Round About Hollywood (1931)

as Self
Indiscreet

Indiscreet (1931)

as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never (1931)

as Nella Vago
What a Widow!

What a Widow! (1930)

as Tamarind Brook
The Trespasser

The Trespasser (1929)

as Marion Donnell
Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson (1928)

as Sadie Thompson
The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya (1927)

as Sunya Ashling
Fine Manners

Fine Manners (1926)

as Orchid Murphy
The Untamed Lady

The Untamed Lady (1926)

as St. Clair Van Tassel
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1925)

as Jennie Hagen
The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly (1925)

as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)

as Catherina Hubscher
Wages of Virtue

Wages of Virtue (1924)

as Carmelita
Her Love Story

Her Love Story (1924)

as Princess Marie
Manhandled

Manhandled (1924)

as Tessie McGuire
A Society Scandal

A Society Scandal (1924)

as Marjorie Colbert
The Humming Bird

The Humming Bird (1924)

as Toinette
Zaza

Zaza (1923)

as Zaza
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

as Gloria Swanson
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)

as Mona deBriac
Prodigal Daughters

Prodigal Daughters (1923)

as Swifty Forbes
My American Wife

My American Wife (1922)

as Natalie Chester
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)

as Betty Bellew
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)

as Self
Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks (1922)

as Theodora Fitzgerald
Her Gilded Cage

Her Gilded Cage (1922)

as Suzanne Ornoff
Her Husband’s Trademark

Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)

as Lois Miller
Don't Tell Everything

Don't Tell Everything (1921)

as Marian Westover
Under the Lash

Under the Lash (1921)

as Deborah Krillet
The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol (1921)

as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1921)

as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
Something to Think About

Something to Think About (1920)

as Ruth Anderson
Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife? (1920)

as Beth Gordon
Male and Female

Male and Female (1919)

as Lady Mary Lasenby
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse (1919)

as Sylvia Norcross
Don't Change Your Husband

Don't Change Your Husband (1919)

as Leila Porter
Wife or Country

Wife or Country (1918)

as Sylvia Hamilton
The Secret Code

The Secret Code (1918)

as Sally Carter Rand
Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands (1918)

as Marcia Grey
Every Woman's Husband

Every Woman's Husband (1918)

as Edith Emerson
You Can't Believe Everything

You Can't Believe Everything (1918)

as Patricia Reynolds
Station Content

Station Content (1918)

as Kitty Manning
No Image

Her Decision (1918)

as Phyllis Dunbar
Society for Sale

Society for Sale (1918)

as Phylis Clyne
The Sultan's Wife

The Sultan's Wife (1917)

as Gloria
Dangers of a Bride

Dangers of a Bride (1917)

Whose Baby?

Whose Baby? (1917)

as The Wife
No Image

Baseball Madness (1917)

as The Heiress
Teddy at the Throttle

Teddy at the Throttle (1917)

as Gloria Dawn
The Pullman Bride

The Pullman Bride (1917)

as The Pullman Bride
The Nick of Time Baby

The Nick of Time Baby (1916)

as The Blacksmith's Daughter
Haystacks and Steeples

Haystacks and Steeples (1916)

as Gloria - the Society Girl
The Danger Girl

The Danger Girl (1916)

as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
A Social Cub

A Social Cub (1916)

as Gloria
No Image

Hearts and Sparks (1916)

as Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart
No Image

A Dash of Courage (1916)

as The Prominent Citizen
No Image

Sunshine (1916)

No Image

The Broken Pledge (1915)

as Gloria
The Romance of an American Duchess

The Romance of an American Duchess (1915)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College (1915)

as Betty - College Girl
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915)

as Farina, Elvira's Daughter
His New Job

His New Job (1915)

as Stenographer (uncredited)
No Image

The Ambition of the Baron (1915)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover (1915)

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
At the End of a Perfect Day

At the End of a Perfect Day (1915)

as Hands Bouquet to Holmes
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley (1915)

as Maid
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times (1914)

as One of the Club Girls (uncredited)