1899-03-27 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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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim | Self | 2012-10-14 |
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Men Who Rate a 10 | Self | 1980-10-07 |
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Killer Bees | Madame Maria von Bohlen | 1974-02-26 |
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Airport 1975 | Gloria Swanson | 1974-10-18 |
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The Age of Ballyhoo | Narrator | 1973-01-01 |
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
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When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage) | 1960-03-29 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
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Mio figlio Nerone | Agrippina | 1956-09-13 |
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Three for Bedroom C | Ann Haven | 1952-06-26 |
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Sunset Boulevard | Norma Desmond | 1950-08-10 |
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The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
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Down Memory Lane | (archive footage) | 1949-08-01 |
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Dear Miss Gloria | Miss Gloria | 1946-01-01 |
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
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Father Takes a Wife | Leslie Collier Osborne | 1941-10-03 |
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The Camera Speaks | Self (archive footage) | 1934-08-11 |
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Music in the Air | Frieda Hotzfelt | 1934-12-13 |
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The Film Parade | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1933-01-01 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1933-12-01 |
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Perfect Understanding | Judy Rogers | 1933-01-15 |
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Queen Kelly | Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly | 1932-10-18 |
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Broadway Gossip No.2 | 1932-03-11 | |
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The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
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Round About Hollywood | Self | 1931-05-22 |
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Tonight or Never | Nella Vago | 1931-01-04 |
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Indiscreet | Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent | 1931-04-25 |
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What a Widow! | Tamarind Brook | 1930-09-12 |
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The Trespasser | Marion Donnell | 1929-11-11 |
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Sadie Thompson | Sadie Thompson | 1928-01-07 |
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The Love of Sunya | Sunya Ashling | 1927-03-11 |
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The Untamed Lady | St. Clair Van Tassel | 1926-03-14 |
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Fine Manners | Orchid Murphy | 1926-08-29 |
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The Coast of Folly | Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway | 1925-09-21 |
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Stage Struck | Jennie Hagen | 1925-11-16 |
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Madame Sans-Gêne | Catherina Hubscher | 1925-01-02 |
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A Society Scandal | Marjorie Colbert | 1924-03-09 |
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Her Love Story | Princess Marie | 1924-10-06 |
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The Humming Bird | Toinette | 1924-01-13 |
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Manhandled | Tessie McGuire | 1924-07-21 |
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Wages of Virtue | Carmelita | 1924-11-10 |
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Prodigal Daughters | Swifty Forbes | 1923-04-15 |
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Hollywood | Gloria Swanson | 1923-08-19 |
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Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Mona deBriac | 1923-08-05 |
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Zaza | Zaza | 1923-10-21 |
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The Impossible Mrs. Bellew | Betty Bellew | 1922-10-22 |
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Beyond the Rocks | Theodora Fitzgerald | 1922-05-07 |
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A Trip to Paramountown | Self | 1922-07-10 |
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Her Husband’s Trademark | Lois Miller | 1922-02-01 |
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My American Wife | Natalie Chester | 1922-12-31 |
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Her Gilded Cage | Suzanne Ornoff | 1922-04-05 |
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Don't Tell Everything | Marian Westover | 1921-11-13 |
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Under the Lash | Deborah Krillet | 1921-10-16 |
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The Affairs of Anatol | Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife) | 1921-09-25 |
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The Great Moment | Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham | 1921-09-03 |
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Why Change Your Wife? | Beth Gordon | 1920-05-21 |
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Something to Think About | Ruth Anderson | 1920-10-16 |
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Don't Change Your Husband | Leila Porter | 1919-01-26 |
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Male and Female | Lady Mary Lasenby | 1919-11-23 |
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For Better, for Worse | Sylvia Norcross | 1919-04-26 |
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Her Decision | Phyllis Dunbar | 1918-05-12 |
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Wife or Country | Sylvia Hamilton | 1918-12-29 |
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Shifting Sands | Marcia Grey | 1918-08-01 |
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Station Content | Kitty Manning | 1918-06-16 |
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The Secret Code | Sally Carter Rand | 1918-09-08 |
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You Can't Believe Everything | Patricia Reynolds | 1918-06-23 |
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Every Woman's Husband | Edith Emerson | 1918-07-17 |
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Society for Sale | Phylis Clyne | 1918-04-21 |
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Baseball Madness | The Heiress | 1917-05-08 |
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Whose Baby? | The Wife | 1917-07-08 |
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The Sultan's Wife | Gloria | 1917-09-29 |
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The Pullman Bride | The Pullman Bride | 1917-01-01 |
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Dangers of a Bride | 1917-07-08 | |
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Teddy at the Throttle | Gloria Dawn | 1917-04-01 |
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A Dash of Courage | The Prominent Citizen | 1916-05-07 |
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Sunshine | 1916-05-06 | |
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The Danger Girl | The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister | 1916-08-24 |
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Haystacks and Steeples | Gloria - the Society Girl | 1916-10-01 |
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The Nick of Time Baby | The Blacksmith's Daughter | 1916-12-22 |
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A Social Cub | Gloria | 1916-07-16 |
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Hearts and Sparks | Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart | 1916-06-04 |
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At the End of a Perfect Day | Hands Bouquet to Holmes | 1915-01-26 |
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The Ambition of the Baron | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1915-01-29 |
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His New Job | Stenographer (uncredited) | 1915-02-01 |
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The Fable of the Syndicate Lover | Department Store Customer (uncredited) | 1915-01-27 |
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The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | Farina, Elvira's Daughter | 1915-02-03 |
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The Misjudged Mr. Hartley | Maid | 1915-01-19 |
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Sweedie Goes to College | Betty - College Girl | 1915-02-08 |
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The Romance of an American Duchess | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1915-06-08 |
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The Broken Pledge | Gloria | 1915-06-17 |
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The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times | One of the Club Girls (uncredited) | 1914-12-02 |
