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Gloria Swanson

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1899-03-27

Deathday: 1983-04-04 (84 years old)

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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Filmography

all 121

Movies 98

self 33

TV Shows 23

Narrator 1

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

Biography

Filmography

all 121

Movies 98

self 33

TV Shows 23

Narrator 1

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)

The Hotel (2016)

All Vows (2013)

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim (2012)

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

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

The Kennedys: The Curse of Power (2000)

Men Who Rate a 10 (1980)

Hollywood (1980)

Arena (1975)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

Airport 1975 (1974)

Killer Bees (1974)

The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times (1972)

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)

The Great Sex War (1969)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

The Hollywood Palace (1964)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Burke's Law (1963)

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Straightaway (1961)

Ben Casey (1961)

Dr. Kildare (1961)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

Treffpunkt New York (1961)

When Comedy Was King (1960)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)

The Big Party (1959)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)

Nero's Mistress (1956)

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

This Is Your Life (1952)

Three for Bedroom C (1952)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

The Golden Twenties (1950)

What's My Line? (1950)

Down Memory Lane (1949)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Dear Miss Gloria (1946)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Music in the Air (1934)

The Camera Speaks (1934)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

Perfect Understanding (1933)

The Film Parade (1933)

Queen Kelly (1932)

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Round About Hollywood (1931)

Indiscreet (1931)

Tonight or Never (1931)

What a Widow! (1930)

The Trespasser (1929)

Sadie Thompson (1928)

The Love of Sunya (1927)

Fine Manners (1926)

The Untamed Lady (1926)

Stage Struck (1925)

The Coast of Folly (1925)

Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)

Wages of Virtue (1924)

Her Love Story (1924)

Manhandled (1924)

A Society Scandal (1924)

The Humming Bird (1924)

Zaza (1923)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1899-03-27

Deathday
1983-04-04 (84 years old)

Birth Name
Gloria May Josephine Swanson

Birth Place
Chicago, United States

Religion
Lutheranism

Relationships
Henry de La Falaise (1925 - 1930), William Dufty (1976 - 1983), Wallace Beery (1916 - 1919)

Spouse
William N. Davey

Children
Michelle Bridget Farmer, Gloria Somborn

Father
Joseph T. Swanson

Mother
Adelaide Klanowski

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Gloria May Josephine Svensson, Gloria Mae, Глорія Свенсон

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, The George Pal Memorial Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama