Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1899-03-27

Day of Death

1983-04-04 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Gloria May Josephine Svensson

Gloria Mae

Глорія Свенсон

Gloria Swanson

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

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya

Fine Manners

Fine Manners

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Acting

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as

Norma Desmond

Sadie Thompson

1928

Sadie Thompson

as

Sadie Thompson

Queen Kelly

1932

Queen Kelly

as

Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Gloria Swanson

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

1915

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

as

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Dangers of a Bride

1917

Dangers of a Bride

as

Nero's Mistress

1956

Nero's Mistress

as

Agrippina

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)

Don't Change Your Husband

1919

Don't Change Your Husband

as

Leila Porter

Beyond the Rocks

1922

Beyond the Rocks

as

Theodora Fitzgerald

Male and Female

1919

Male and Female

as

Lady Mary Lasenby

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

The Affairs of Anatol

as

Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)

Why Change Your Wife?

1920

Why Change Your Wife?

as

Beth Gordon

The Love of Sunya

1927

The Love of Sunya

as

Sunya Ashling

Indiscreet

1931

Indiscreet

as

Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent

Father Takes a Wife

1941

Father Takes a Wife

as

Leslie Collier Osborne

The Trespasser

1929

The Trespasser

as

Marion Donnell

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

1914

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

as

One of the Club Girls (uncredited)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

Music in the Air

1934

Music in the Air

as

Frieda Hotzfelt

Tonight or Never

1931

Tonight or Never

as

Nella Vago

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Gloria Swanson

When Comedy Was King

1960

When Comedy Was King

as

edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)

The Camera Speaks

1934

The Camera Speaks

as

Self (archive footage)

Stage Struck

1925

Stage Struck

as

Jennie Hagen

Zaza

1923

Zaza

as

Zaza

The Sultan's Wife

1917

The Sultan's Wife

as

Gloria

Shifting Sands

1918

Shifting Sands

as

Marcia Grey

Manhandled

1924

Manhandled

as

Tessie McGuire

Killer Bees

1974

Killer Bees

as

Madame Maria von Bohlen

Perfect Understanding

1933

Perfect Understanding

as

Judy Rogers

Three for Bedroom C

1952

Three for Bedroom C

as

Ann Haven

Fine Manners

1926

Fine Manners

as

Orchid Murphy

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

A Trip to Paramountown

as

Self

The House That Shadows Built

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as

(archive footage)

Teddy at the Throttle

1917

Teddy at the Throttle

as

Gloria Dawn

Madame Sans-Gêne

1925

Madame Sans-Gêne

as

Catherina Hubscher

Dear Miss Gloria

1946

Dear Miss Gloria

as

Miss Gloria

Her Husband’s Trademark

1922

Her Husband’s Trademark

as

Lois Miller

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Twenties

1950

The Golden Twenties

as

Self (archive footage)

The Great Moment

1921

The Great Moment

as

Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

The Coast of Folly

1925

The Coast of Folly

as

Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as

Self

Station Content

1918

Station Content

as

Kitty Manning

Something to Think About

1920

Something to Think About

as

Ruth Anderson

Men Who Rate a 10

1980

Men Who Rate a 10

as

Self

For Better, for Worse

1919

For Better, for Worse

as

Sylvia Norcross

Society for Sale

1918

Society for Sale

as

Phylis Clyne

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

2012

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

as

Self

What a Widow!

1930

What a Widow!

as

Tamarind Brook

My American Wife

1922

My American Wife

as

Natalie Chester

His New Job

1915

His New Job

as

Stenographer (uncredited)

The Danger Girl

1916

The Danger Girl

as

The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister

Round About Hollywood

1931

Round About Hollywood

as

Self

The Pullman Bride

1917

The Pullman Bride

as

The Pullman Bride

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1923

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as

Mona deBriac

Prodigal Daughters

1923

Prodigal Daughters

as

Swifty Forbes

The Humming Bird

1924

The Humming Bird

as

Toinette

The Film Parade

1933

The Film Parade

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Whose Baby?

1917

Whose Baby?

as

The Wife

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as

(archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Every Woman's Husband

1918

Every Woman's Husband

as

Edith Emerson

1916

A Social Cub

as

Gloria

A Society Scandal

1924

A Society Scandal

as

Marjorie Colbert

Her Love Story

1924

Her Love Story

as

Princess Marie

The Untamed Lady

1926

The Untamed Lady

as

St. Clair Van Tassel

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

1915

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

as

Maid

The Nick of Time Baby

1916

The Nick of Time Baby

as

The Blacksmith's Daughter

Wages of Virtue

1924

Wages of Virtue

as

Carmelita

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

1915

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

as

Farina, Elvira's Daughter

Hearts and Sparks

1916

Hearts and Sparks

as

Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart

Wife or Country

1918

Wife or Country

as

Sylvia Hamilton

Haystacks and Steeples

1916

Haystacks and Steeples

as

Gloria - the Society Girl

You Can't Believe Everything

1918

You Can't Believe Everything

as

Patricia Reynolds

Under the Lash

1921

Under the Lash

as

Deborah Krillet

Her Decision

1918

Her Decision

as

Phyllis Dunbar

The Secret Code

1918

The Secret Code

as

Sally Carter Rand

Baseball Madness

1917

Baseball Madness

as

The Heiress

Her Gilded Cage

1922

Her Gilded Cage

as

Suzanne Ornoff

Don't Tell Everything

1921

Don't Tell Everything

as

Marian Westover

A Dash of Courage

1916

A Dash of Courage

as

The Prominent Citizen

Sweedie Goes to College

1915

Sweedie Goes to College

as

Betty - College Girl

The Broken Pledge

1915

The Broken Pledge

as

Gloria

Sunshine

1916

Sunshine

as

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

1922

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

as

Betty Bellew

The Romance of an American Duchess

1915

The Romance of an American Duchess

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

At the End of a Perfect Day

1915

At the End of a Perfect Day

as

Hands Bouquet to Holmes

The Ambition of the Baron

1915

The Ambition of the Baron

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Age of Ballyhoo

1973

The Age of Ballyhoo

as

Narrator

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Down Memory Lane

1949

Down Memory Lane

as

(archive footage)

Broadway Gossip No.2

1932

Broadway Gossip No.2

as

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Venus Hekate Walsh

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Mrs. Charlotte Heaton

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Straightaway

Straightaway

as

Lorraine Carrington

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Victoria Hoffman

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Julia Colton

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

Arena

Arena

as

Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Miss Lily Boles

Hollywood

Hollywood

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

The Big Party

The Big Party

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Mrs. Daniels

Production

What a Widow!

1930

What a Widow!

as

Perfect Understanding

1933

Perfect Understanding

as

Crew

Directing