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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

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

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

2021
This Is Francis X. Bushman

as    Self (Archive Footage)

2011
Music in the Air

as    Frieda Hotzfelt

1980
Hollywood

as    Self

1974
Killer Bees

as    Madame Maria von Bohlen

1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood

as    Sef (archive footage)

1956
Nero's Mistress

as    Agrippina

1952
Three for Bedroom C

as    Ann Haven

1934
The Camera Speaks

as    Self (archive footage)

1933
Perfect Understanding

as    Judy Rogers

1931
Indiscreet

as    Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent

1931
Tonight or Never

as    Nella Vago

1929
Queen Kelly

as    Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

1929
The Trespasser

as    Marion Donnell

1928
Sadie Thompson

as    Sadie Thompson

1927
The Love of Sunya

as    Sunya Ashling

1926
Fine Manners

as    Orchid Murphy

1926
The Untamed Lady

as    St. Clair Van Tassel

1925
Madame Sans-Gêne

as    Catherina Hubscher

1925
Stage Struck

as    Jennie Hagen

1925
The Coast of Folly

as    Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway

1924
A Society Scandal

as    Marjorie Colbert

1924
Her Love Story

as    Princess Marie

1924
Manhandled

as    Tessie McGuire