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.
Movies & TV Shows
-
Sunset Boulevard (1950) — Norma Desmond
-
Airport 1975 (1974) — Gloria Swanson
-
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Self
-
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Mrs. Daniels
-
His New Job (1915) — Stenographer (uncredited)
-
The Oscars (1953)
-
The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self - Guest
-
Queen Kelly (1929) — Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
-
Sadie Thompson (1928) — Sadie Thompson
-
Nero's Mistress (1956) — Agrippina
-
What's My Line? (1950) — Self
-
Male and Female (1919) — Lady Mary Lasenby
-
Zaza (1923) — Zaza
-
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
-
The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self
-
Beyond the Rocks (1922) — Theodora Fitzgerald
-
Why Change Your Wife? (1920) — Beth Gordon
-
Dr. Kildare (1961) — Julia Colton
-
Don't Change Your Husband (1919) — Leila Porter
-
Killer Bees (1974) — Madame Maria von Bohlen
-
Hollywood (1980) — Self
-
Stage Struck (1925) — Jennie Hagen
-
Teddy at the Throttle (1917) — Gloria Dawn
-
The Trespasser (1929) — Marion Donnell
-
Manhandled (1924) — Tessie McGuire
-
Ben Casey (1961) — Victoria Hoffman
-
Indiscreet (1931) — Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
-
This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
-
The Affairs of Anatol (1921) — Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
-
Burke's Law (1963) — Venus Hekate Walsh
-
When Comedy Was King (1960) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
-
Shifting Sands (1918) — Marcia Grey
-
For Better, for Worse (1919) — Sylvia Norcross
-
Tonight or Never (1931) — Nella Vago
-
The Danger Girl (1916) — The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
-
The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
-
The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
-
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
-
The Love of Sunya (1927) — Sunya Ashling
-
Perfect Understanding (1933) — Judy Rogers