DesiMDB
Gloria Swanson

Acting

Gloria Swanson

EN, FR, IT, PT cinema · 100 credits

Born

27 March 1899

Died

4 April 1983 (aged 84)

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as Gloria May Josephine Svensson · Gloria Mae · Глорія Свенсон

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

Filmography

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

EN · 20216.2

as Self (archive footage)

This Is Francis X. Bushman poster

This Is Francis X. Bushman

EN · 20218.0

as Self (Archive Footage)

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim poster

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

FR · 20125.0

as Self

Hollywood sul Tevere poster

Hollywood sul Tevere

IT · 2009Not rated

Actor

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema poster

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

EN · 20074.3

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

The Casting Couch poster

The Casting Couch

EN · 19958.3

Actor

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies poster

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

EN · 19958.0

as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe poster

Marilyn Monroe

EN · 198610.0

as archive footage

Men Who Rate a 10 poster

Men Who Rate a 10

EN · 19809.0

as Self

Airport 1975 poster

Airport 1975

EN · 19745.8

as Gloria Swanson

Killer Bees poster

Killer Bees

EN · 19744.4

as Madame Maria von Bohlen

The Age of Ballyhoo poster

The Age of Ballyhoo

EN · 19737.0

as Narrator

Brasileiros em Hollywood poster

Brasileiros em Hollywood

PT · 1970Not rated

as Sef (archive footage)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino poster

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

EN · 19617.0

as Self (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King poster

When Comedy Was King

EN · 19606.5

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

EN · 19606.0

as Self

Nero's Mistress poster

Nero's Mistress

IT · 19565.9

as Agrippina

Three for Bedroom C poster

Three for Bedroom C

EN · 195210.0

as Ann Haven

Sunset Boulevard poster

Sunset Boulevard

EN · 19508.3

as Norma Desmond

The Golden Twenties poster

The Golden Twenties

EN · 19507.0

as Self (archive footage)

Down Memory Lane poster

Down Memory Lane

EN · 19497.0

as The Reluctant Bride

Dear Miss Gloria poster

Dear Miss Gloria

EN · 1946Not rated

as Miss Gloria

Happy Times and Jolly Moments poster

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

EN · 19437.5

as (archive footage)

Father Takes a Wife poster

Father Takes a Wife

EN · 19416.8

as Leslie Collier Osborne

Music in the Air poster

Music in the Air

EN · 19345.6

as Frieda Hotzfelt

The Camera Speaks poster

The Camera Speaks

EN · 19345.0

as Self (archive footage)

Perfect Understanding poster

Perfect Understanding

EN · 19336.6

as Judy Rogers, Producer

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

EN · 1933Not rated

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Film Parade poster

The Film Parade

EN · 19338.0

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway Gossip No.2 poster

Broadway Gossip No.2

EN · 1932Not rated

Actor

Indiscreet poster

Indiscreet

EN · 19316.1

as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent

Tonight or Never poster

Tonight or Never

EN · 19316.2

as Nella Vago

The House That Shadows Built poster

The House That Shadows Built

EN · 19318.5

as (archive footage)

Round About Hollywood poster

Round About Hollywood

EN · 19316.0

as Self

What a Widow! poster

What a Widow!

EN · 19307.3

as Tamarind Brook, Producer

Queen Kelly poster

Queen Kelly

EN · 19296.5

as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly, Producer

The Trespasser poster

The Trespasser

EN · 19296.9

as Marion Donnell

Sadie Thompson poster

Sadie Thompson

EN · 19286.6

as Sadie Thompson

The Love of Sunya poster

The Love of Sunya

EN · 19277.4

as Sunya Ashling

Fine Manners poster

Fine Manners

EN · 19268.0

as Orchid Murphy

The Untamed Lady poster

The Untamed Lady

EN · 19269.0

as St. Clair Van Tassel

Stage Struck poster

Stage Struck

EN · 19256.5

as Jennie Hagen

Madame Sans-Gêne poster

Madame Sans-Gêne

EN · 192510.0

as Catherina Hubscher

The Coast of Folly poster

The Coast of Folly

EN · 19258.0

as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway

Manhandled poster

Manhandled

EN · 19246.9

as Tessie McGuire

The Humming Bird poster

The Humming Bird

XX · 19247.5

as Toinette

A Society Scandal poster

A Society Scandal

EN · 19248.0

as Marjorie Colbert

Wages of Virtue poster

Wages of Virtue

EN · 19248.0

as Carmelita

Her Love Story poster

Her Love Story

EN · 19247.0

as Princess Marie

Hollywood poster

Hollywood

EN · 19239.0

as Gloria Swanson

Zaza poster

Zaza

EN · 19236.3

as Zaza

Bluebeard's 8th Wife poster

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

EN · 19238.0

as Mona deBriac

Prodigal Daughters poster

Prodigal Daughters

EN · 19233.3

as Swifty Forbes

Beyond the Rocks poster

Beyond the Rocks

EN · 19226.0

as Theodora Fitzgerald

A Trip to Paramountown poster

A Trip to Paramountown

EN · 19227.8

as Self

Her Husband’s Trademark poster

Her Husband’s Trademark

EN · 192210.0

as Lois Miller

My American Wife poster

My American Wife

EN · 192210.0

as Natalie Chester

Her Gilded Cage poster

Her Gilded Cage

EN · 192210.0

as Suzanne Ornoff

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew poster

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

EN · 192210.0

as Betty Bellew

The Affairs of Anatol poster

The Affairs of Anatol

EN · 19215.9

as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)

The Great Moment poster

The Great Moment

EN · 19218.0

as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

Under the Lash poster

Under the Lash

EN · 19219.0

as Deborah Krillet

Don't Tell Everything poster

Don't Tell Everything

EN · 19218.0

as Marian Westover

The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

1921

The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel

EN · 1921Not rated

as As herself

Why Change Your Wife? poster

Why Change Your Wife?

EN · 19205.6

as Beth Gordon

Something to Think About poster

Something to Think About

EN · 19206.8

as Ruth Anderson

Don't Change Your Husband poster

Don't Change Your Husband

EN · 19196.8

as Leila Porter

Male and Female poster

Male and Female

EN · 19196.5

as Lady Mary Lasenby

For Better, for Worse poster

For Better, for Worse

EN · 19196.3

as Sylvia Norcross

Shifting Sands poster

Shifting Sands

EN · 19185.8

as Marcia Grey

Station Content poster

Station Content

EN · 19181.0

as Kitty Manning

Society for Sale poster

Society for Sale

EN · 1918Not rated

as Phylis Clyne

Every Woman's Husband poster

Every Woman's Husband

EN · 1918Not rated

as Edith Emerson

The Secret Code poster

The Secret Code

EN · 1918Not rated

as Sally Carter Rand

You Can't Believe Everything poster

You Can't Believe Everything

EN · 1918Not rated

as Patricia Reynolds

Her Decision

1918

Her Decision

EN · 1918Not rated

as Phyllis Dunbar

Wife or Country poster

Wife or Country

EN · 1918Not rated

as Sylvia Hamilton

Dangers of a Bride poster

Dangers of a Bride

EN · 1917Not rated

Actor

The Sultan's Wife poster

The Sultan's Wife

EN · 19175.4

as Gloria

Teddy at the Throttle poster

Teddy at the Throttle

EN · 19176.2

as Gloria Dawn

The Pullman Bride poster

The Pullman Bride

EN · 1917Not rated

as The Pullman Bride

Whose Baby? poster

Whose Baby?

EN · 1917Not rated

as The Wife

Baseball Madness

1917

Baseball Madness

EN · 19179.0

as The Heiress

The Danger Girl poster

The Danger Girl

EN · 19165.5

as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister

A Social Cub poster

A Social Cub

EN · 1916Not rated

as Gloria

The Nick of Time Baby poster

The Nick of Time Baby

EN · 1916Not rated

as The Blacksmith's Daughter

Hearts and Sparks

1916

Hearts and Sparks

EN · 1916Not rated

as Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart

A Dash of Courage

1916

A Dash of Courage

EN · 1916Not rated

as The Prominent Citizen

Haystacks and Steeples poster

Haystacks and Steeples

EN · 1916Not rated

as Gloria - the Society Girl

Sunshine

1916

Sunshine

EN · 1916Not rated

Actor

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover poster

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

EN · 1915Not rated

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

His New Job poster

His New Job

EN · 19155.8

as Stenographer (uncredited)

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley poster

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

EN · 191510.0

as Maid

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket poster

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

EN · 1915Not rated

as Farina, Elvira's Daughter

At the End of a Perfect Day poster

At the End of a Perfect Day

EN · 1915Not rated

as Hands Bouquet to Holmes

The Ambition of the Baron poster

The Ambition of the Baron

EN · 1915Not rated

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Romance of an American Duchess poster

The Romance of an American Duchess

EN · 1915Not rated

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Sweedie Goes to College poster

Sweedie Goes to College

EN · 1915Not rated

as Betty - College Girl

The Broken Pledge

1915

The Broken Pledge

EN · 1915Not rated

as Gloria

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times poster

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

EN · 1914Not rated

as One of the Club Girls (uncredited)