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Gloria Swanson

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Gloria Swanson

Born March 27, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied April 4, 198376 films

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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Sunset Boulevard posterFirst watchSunset Boulevard19508.3as Norma DesmondA hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.View film

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Airport 1975 poster5.8Airport 19751974Queen Kelly poster6.5Queen Kelly1929His New Job poster5.8His New Job1915

Filmography

76 films as actor
  1. 1974Airport 1975Gloria Swanson
  2. 1974Killer BeesMadame Maria von Bohlen
  3. 1956Nero's MistressAgrippina
  4. 1952Three for Bedroom CAnn Haven
  5. 1950Sunset BoulevardNorma Desmond
  6. 1949Down Memory LaneThe Reluctant Bride
  7. 1946Dear Miss GloriaMiss Gloria
  8. 1941Father Takes a WifeLeslie Collier Osborne
  9. 1934Music in the AirFrieda Hotzfelt
  10. 1933Perfect UnderstandingJudy Rogers
  11. 1931IndiscreetGeraldine 'Gerry' Trent
  12. 1931Tonight or NeverNella Vago
  13. 1930What a Widow!Tamarind Brook
  14. 1929Queen KellyKitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
  15. 1929The TrespasserMarion Donnell
  16. 1928Sadie ThompsonSadie Thompson
  17. 1927The Love of SunyaSunya Ashling
  18. 1926Fine MannersOrchid Murphy
  19. 1926The Untamed LadySt. Clair Van Tassel
  20. 1925Stage StruckJennie Hagen
  21. 1925The Coast of FollyJoyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
  22. 1925Madame Sans-GêneCatherina Hubscher
  23. 1924Wages of VirtueCarmelita
  24. 1924Her Love StoryPrincess Marie
  25. 1924ManhandledTessie McGuire
  26. 1924A Society ScandalMarjorie Colbert
  27. 1924The Humming BirdToinette
  28. 1923ZazaZaza
  29. 1923HollywoodGloria Swanson
  30. 1923Bluebeard's 8th WifeMona deBriac
  31. 1923Prodigal DaughtersSwifty Forbes
  32. 1922My American WifeNatalie Chester
  33. 1922The Impossible Mrs. BellewBetty Bellew
  34. 1922Beyond the RocksTheodora Fitzgerald
  35. 1922Her Gilded CageSuzanne Ornoff
  36. 1922Her Husband’s TrademarkLois Miller
  37. 1921Don't Tell EverythingMarian Westover
  38. 1921Under the LashDeborah Krillet
  39. 1921The Affairs of AnatolVivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
  40. 1921The Great MomentNada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
  41. 1920Something to Think AboutRuth Anderson
  42. 1920Why Change Your Wife?Beth Gordon
  43. 1919Male and FemaleLady Mary Lasenby
  44. 1919For Better, for WorseSylvia Norcross
  45. 1919Don't Change Your HusbandLeila Porter
  46. 1918Wife or CountrySylvia Hamilton
  47. 1918The Secret CodeSally Carter Rand
  48. 1918Shifting SandsMarcia Grey
  49. 1918Every Woman's HusbandEdith Emerson
  50. 1918You Can't Believe EverythingPatricia Reynolds
  51. 1918Station ContentKitty Manning
  52. 1918Her DecisionPhyllis Dunbar
  53. 1918Society for SalePhylis Clyne
  54. 1917The Sultan's WifeGloria
  55. 1917Dangers of a Bride
  56. 1917Whose Baby?The Wife
  57. 1917Baseball MadnessThe Heiress
  58. 1917Teddy at the ThrottleGloria Dawn
  59. 1917The Pullman BrideThe Pullman Bride
  60. 1916The Nick of Time BabyThe Blacksmith's Daughter
  61. 1916Haystacks and SteeplesGloria - the Society Girl
  62. 1916The Danger GirlThe Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
  63. 1916A Social CubGloria
  64. 1916Hearts and SparksGloria - Bobby's Sweetheart
  65. 1916A Dash of CourageThe Prominent Citizen
  66. 1916Sunshine
  67. 1915The Broken PledgeGloria
  68. 1915The Romance of an American DuchessMinor Role (uncredited)
  69. 1915Sweedie Goes to CollegeBetty - College Girl
  70. 1915The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal TicketFarina, Elvira's Daughter
  71. 1915His New JobStenographer (uncredited)
  72. 1915The Ambition of the BaronMinor Role (uncredited)
  73. 1915The Fable of the Syndicate LoverDepartment Store Customer (uncredited)
  74. 1915At the End of a Perfect DayHands Bouquet to Holmes
  75. 1915The Misjudged Mr. HartleyMaid
  76. 1914The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four TimesOne of the Club Girls (uncredited)