Gloria Swanson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1899-03-27

Day of death

1983-04-04 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Three for Bedroom C

    Three for Bedroom C

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • Her Decision

    Her Decision

  • Sadie Thompson

    Sadie Thompson

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Why Change Your Wife?

    Why Change Your Wife?

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Baseball Madness

    Baseball Madness

  • Manhandled

    Manhandled

  • Queen Kelly

    Queen Kelly

  • The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

  • Killer Bees

    Killer Bees

  • Zaza

    Zaza

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

  • The Secret Code

    The Secret Code

  • The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

    The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • Nero's Mistress

    Nero's Mistress

  • Male and Female

    Male and Female

  • Shifting Sands

    Shifting Sands

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • Straightaway

    Straightaway

  • The Love of Sunya

    The Love of Sunya

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • The Coast of Folly

    The Coast of Folly

  • At the End of a Perfect Day

    At the End of a Perfect Day

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Hearts and Sparks

    Hearts and Sparks

  • Don't Tell Everything

    Don't Tell Everything

  • Beyond the Rocks

    Beyond the Rocks

  • Madame Sans-Gêne

    Madame Sans-Gêne

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • The Great Debate

    The Great Debate

  • Music in the Air

    Music in the Air

  • The Big Party

    The Big Party

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • What a Widow!

    What a Widow!

  • Men Who Rate a 10

    Men Who Rate a 10

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • The Camera Speaks

    The Camera Speaks

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments

    Happy Times and Jolly Moments

  • Wages of Virtue

    Wages of Virtue

  • A Trip to Paramountown

    A Trip to Paramountown

  • Tonight or Never

    Tonight or Never

  • The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

  • Something to Think About

    Something to Think About

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • The Pullman Bride

    The Pullman Bride

  • The Untamed Lady

    The Untamed Lady

  • The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

  • Father Takes a Wife

    Father Takes a Wife

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • Don't Change Your Husband

    Don't Change Your Husband

  • His New Job

    His New Job

  • The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

  • Broadway Gossip No.2

    Broadway Gossip No.2

  • Round About Hollywood

    Round About Hollywood

  • Every Woman's Husband

    Every Woman's Husband

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

  • Her Love Story

    Her Love Story

  • A Society Scandal

    A Society Scandal

  • Her Husband’s Trademark

    Her Husband’s Trademark

  • You Can't Believe Everything

    You Can't Believe Everything

  • The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

  • The Broken Pledge

    The Broken Pledge

  • The Age of Ballyhoo

    The Age of Ballyhoo

  • The Affairs of Anatol

    The Affairs of Anatol

  • Fine Manners

    Fine Manners

  • A Dash of Courage

    A Dash of Courage

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • The Ambition of the Baron

    The Ambition of the Baron

  • Her Gilded Cage

    Her Gilded Cage

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

  • Dangers of a Bride

    Dangers of a Bride

  • Sweedie Goes to College

    Sweedie Goes to College

  • Station Content

    Station Content

  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

  • Under the Lash

    Under the Lash

  • Perfect Understanding

    Perfect Understanding

  • The Danger Girl

    The Danger Girl

  • Wife or Country

    Wife or Country

  • The Romance of an American Duchess

    The Romance of an American Duchess

  • A Social Cub

    A Social Cub

  • Teddy at the Throttle

    Teddy at the Throttle

  • Haystacks and Steeples

    Haystacks and Steeples

  • Prodigal Daughters

    Prodigal Daughters

  • Society for Sale

    Society for Sale

  • The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

    The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

  • Dear Miss Gloria

    Dear Miss Gloria

  • The Sultan's Wife

    The Sultan's Wife

  • The Nick of Time Baby

    The Nick of Time Baby

  • The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket