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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 Treser. 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 122

Movies 99

self 32

TV Shows 23

Narrator 2

Producer 2

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

Biography

Filmography

all 122

Movies 99

self 32

TV Shows 23

Narrator 2

Producer 2

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)

Broadway Gossip No.2 (1932)

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Round About Hollywood (1931)

Indiscreet (1931)

Tonight or Never (1931)

What a Widow! (1930)

The Treser (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)

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

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