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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 117
Movies 94
self 30
TV Shows 23
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
Cinéastes de notre temps: Erich von Stroheim (2012)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Hollywood (1980)
Arena (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Airport 1975 (1974)
Killer Bees (1974)
The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
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)
Hollywood (1923)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
Prodigal Daughters (1923)
My American Wife (1922)
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Her Gilded Cage (1922)
Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)
Don't Tell Everything (1921)
Under the Lash (1921)
The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
The Great Moment (1921)
Something to Think About (1920)
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
Male and Female (1919)
For Better, for Worse (1919)
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Wife or Country (1918)
The Secret Code (1918)
Shifting Sands (1918)
Every Woman's Husband (1918)
You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
Station Content (1918)
Her Decision (1918)
Society for Sale (1918)
The Sultan's Wife (1917)
Whose Baby? (1917)
Dangers of a Bride (1917)
Baseball Madness (1917)
Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
The Pullman Bride (1917)
The Nick of Time Baby (1916)
Haystacks and Steeples (1916)
The Danger Girl (1916)
A Social Cub (1916)
Hearts and Sparks (1916)
A Dash of Courage (1916)
Sunshine (1916)
The Broken Pledge (1915)
The Romance of an American Duchess (1915)
Sweedie Goes to College (1915)
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915)
His New Job (1915)
The Ambition of the Baron (1915)
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover (1915)
At the End of a Perfect Day (1915)
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley (1915)
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times (1914)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1899-03-27
Deathday1983-04-04 (84 years old)
Birth NameGloria May Josephine Swanson
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
ReligionLutheranism
Height
RelationshipsHenry de La Falaise (1925-01-28 - 1930-01-01), William Dufty (1976-01-01 - 1983-01-01), Wallace Beery (1916-01-01 - 1919-01-01)
SpouseWilliam N. Davey
ChildrenMichelle Bridget Farmer, Gloria Somborn
FatherJoseph T. Swanson
MotherAdelaide Klanowski
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGloria May Josephine Svensson, Gloria Mae
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, The George Pal Memorial Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
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