Gloria Swanson

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

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

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Sadie Thompson

    Sadie Thompson

  • Zaza

    Zaza

  • Shifting Sands

    Shifting Sands

  • A Social Cub

    A Social Cub

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Teddy at the Throttle

    Teddy at the Throttle

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • The Untamed Lady

    The Untamed Lady

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

  • Her Gilded Cage

    Her Gilded Cage

  • Male and Female

    Male and Female

  • Round About Hollywood

    Round About Hollywood

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Straightaway

    Straightaway

  • Her Decision

    Her Decision

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • Wages of Virtue

    Wages of Virtue

  • The Great Debate

    The Great Debate

  • The Big Party

    The Big Party

  • Her Husband’s Trademark

    Her Husband’s Trademark

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Tonight or Never

    Tonight or Never

  • Station Content

    Station Content

  • Music in the Air

    Music in the Air

  • Madame Sans-Gêne

    Madame Sans-Gêne

  • A Society Scandal

    A Society Scandal

  • You Can't Believe Everything

    You Can't Believe Everything

  • Nero's Mistress

    Nero's Mistress

  • Under the Lash

    Under the Lash

  • Dangers of a Bride

    Dangers of a Bride

  • Wife or Country

    Wife or Country

  • The Humming Bird

    The Humming Bird

  • The Danger Girl

    The Danger Girl

  • His New Job

    His New Job

  • Haystacks and Steeples

    Haystacks and Steeples

  • The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

    The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

  • Her Love Story

    Her Love Story

  • Men Who Rate a 10

    Men Who Rate a 10

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • Why Change Your Wife?

    Why Change Your Wife?

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • What a Widow!

    What a Widow!

  • Father Takes a Wife

    Father Takes a Wife

  • Manhandled

    Manhandled

  • The Affairs of Anatol

    The Affairs of Anatol

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments

    Happy Times and Jolly Moments

  • Queen Kelly

    Queen Kelly

  • Killer Bees

    Killer Bees

  • Three for Bedroom C

    Three for Bedroom C

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • Beyond the Rocks

    Beyond the Rocks

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

    The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

  • Perfect Understanding

    Perfect Understanding

  • The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

    The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • The Coast of Folly

    The Coast of Folly

  • A Trip to Paramountown

    A Trip to Paramountown

  • The Romance of an American Duchess

    The Romance of an American Duchess

  • Don't Tell Everything

    Don't Tell Everything

  • A Dash of Courage

    A Dash of Courage

  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • Brasileiros em Hollywood

    Brasileiros em Hollywood

  • Society for Sale

    Society for Sale

  • The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

    The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times

  • Fine Manners

    Fine Manners

  • Sweedie Goes to College

    Sweedie Goes to College

  • The Pullman Bride

    The Pullman Bride

  • Hearts and Sparks

    Hearts and Sparks

  • For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

  • Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

  • Every Woman's Husband

    Every Woman's Husband

  • The Love of Sunya

    The Love of Sunya

  • Broadway Gossip No.2

    Broadway Gossip No.2

  • Something to Think About

    Something to Think About

  • The Broken Pledge

    The Broken Pledge

  • The Secret Code

    The Secret Code

  • Don't Change Your Husband

    Don't Change Your Husband

  • The Camera Speaks

    The Camera Speaks

  • The Age of Ballyhoo

    The Age of Ballyhoo

  • The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

  • The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

    The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

  • Prodigal Daughters

    Prodigal Daughters

  • The Nick of Time Baby

    The Nick of Time Baby

  • The Ambition of the Baron

    The Ambition of the Baron

  • The Sultan's Wife

    The Sultan's Wife

  • Baseball Madness

    Baseball Madness

  • At the End of a Perfect Day

    At the End of a Perfect Day

  • Dear Miss Gloria

    Dear Miss Gloria