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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Birthday: 1899-03-27 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. ​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Sunset Boulevard

as    Norma Desmond

2011
Music in the Air

as    Frieda Hotzfelt

1980
Hollywood

as    Self

1974
Killer Bees

as    Madame Maria von Bohlen

1956
Nero's Mistress

as    Agrippina

1952
Three for Bedroom C

as    Ann Haven

1933
Perfect Understanding

as    Judy Rogers

1932
Queen Kelly

as    Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

1931
Tonight or Never

as    Nella Vago

1928
Sadie Thompson

as    Sadie Thompson

1927
The Love of Sunya

as    Sunya Ashling

1925
Madame Sans-Gêne

as    Catherina Hubscher

1925
Stage Struck

as    Jennie Hagen

1924
Manhandled

as    Tessie McGuire

1923
Zaza

as    Zaza

1922
Beyond the Rocks

as    Theodora Fitzgerald

1921
The Great Moment

as    Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

1921
The Affairs of Anatol

as    Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)