Gloria Swanson

actress • soundtrack • producer

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 ...

Born: March 27, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: April 4, 1983 (age 84)

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Known For

5.5

Sunset Boulevard

Movies & TV Credits

120 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Movie	6.8	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2021
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim Movie	7.3	Actress	Self	2012
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Movie	6.1	Actress	Self (voice) (archive footage)	2007
Los Angeles Plays Itself Movie	7.9	Actress	Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)	2004
Hollywood Limited Series	9.1	Actress	Self(13 Episodes)	1980
Men Who Rate a 10 TV Special	7.9	Actress	Self	1980
Arena TV Show	7.5	Actress	Self (archive footage)(1 Episode)	1975
Les rendez-vous du dimanche TV Show	6.3	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1975
Airport 1975 Movie	5.5	Actress	Gloria Swanson	1974
Killer Bees Movie	4.6	Actress	Madame Maria von Bohlen	1974
The Age of Ballyhoo Movie	6.8	Actress	Narrator	1973
V.I.P.-Schaukel TV Show	7.1	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1971
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show	8.1	Actress	Self(4 Episodes)	1968
The Carol Burnett Show TV Show	8.5	Actress	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1967
The Hollywood Palace TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre TV Show	7.5	Actress	Mrs. Charlotte Heaton(1 Episode)	1963
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actress	Miss Lily Boles(1 Episode)	1963
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actress	Venus Hekate Walsh(1 Episode)	1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Show	8.3	Actress	Mrs. Daniels(1 Episode)	1962
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1962
The Beverly Hillbillies TV Show	7.1	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Movie	6.9	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1961
Ben Casey TV Show	6.9	Actress	Victoria Hoffman(1 Episode)	1961
Straightaway TV Show	8.6	Actress	Lorraine Carrington(1 Episode)	1961
Dr. Kildare TV Show	6.8	Actress	Julia Colton(1 Episode)	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1961
When Comedy Was King Movie	7.2	Actress	edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)	1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Movie	7.3	Actress	Self	1960
The Big Party TV Show	9.3	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1959
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Show	8.1	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1957
Nero's Mistress Movie	5.6	Actress	Agrippina	1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Show	8.2	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1956
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1953
Three for Bedroom C Movie	5.4	Actress	Ann Haven	1952
Sunset Boulevard Movie	8.3	Actress	Norma Desmond	1950
The Golden Twenties Movie	6.6	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1950
This Is Your Life TV Show	6.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1950
Down Memory Lane Movie	6.0	Actress	(archive footage)	1949
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actress	Self(4 Episodes)	1948
Dear Miss Gloria Short Film	5.3	Actress	Miss Gloria	1946
Happy Times and Jolly Moments Short Film	6.3	Actress	(archive footage)	1943
Father Takes a Wife Movie	5.9	Actress	Leslie Collier Osborne	1941
Music in the Air Movie	5.8	Actress	Frieda Hotzfelt	1934
The Camera Speaks Short Film	5.4	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1934
Perfect Understanding Movie	5.4	Actress	Judy Rogers	1933
The Film Parade Movie	7.3	Actress	(archive footage) (uncredited)	1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 Short Film	5.7	Actress	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	1933
Perfect Understanding Movie	5.4	Production	Producer	1933
Queen Kelly Movie	6.9	Actress	Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly	1932
Broadway Gossip No.2 Movie	—	Actress	—	1932
Indiscreet Movie	6.0	Actress	Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent	1931
Tonight or Never Movie	6.3	Actress	Nella Vago	1931
The House That Shadows Built Movie	6.9	Actress	(archive footage)	1931
Round About Hollywood Short Film	6.1	Actress	Self	1931
What a Widow! Movie	5.7	Actress	Tamarind Brook	1930
What a Widow! Movie	5.7	Production	Producer	1930
The Trespasser Movie	6.2	Actress	Marion Donnell	1929
Sadie Thompson Movie	7.0	Actress	Sadie Thompson	1928
The Love of Sunya Movie	6.1	Actress	Sunya Ashling	1927
Fine Manners Movie	5.9	Actress	Orchid Murphy	1926
The Untamed Lady Movie	6.3	Actress	St. Clair Van Tassel	1926
Stage Struck Movie	6.6	Actress	Jennie Hagen	1925
Madame Sans-Gêne Movie	5.2	Actress	Catherina Hubscher	1925
The Coast of Folly Movie	7.5	Actress	Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway	1925
Manhandled Movie	6.5	Actress	Tessie McGuire	1924
The Humming Bird Movie	7.8	Actress	Toinette	1924
A Society Scandal Movie	7.6	Actress	Marjorie Colbert	1924
Her Love Story Movie	6.4	Actress	Princess Marie	1924
Wages of Virtue Movie	7.2	Actress	Carmelita	1924
Zaza Movie	6.4	Actress	Zaza	1923
Bluebeard's 8th Wife Movie	6.8	Actress	Mona deBriac	1923
Prodigal Daughters Movie	6.6	Actress	Swifty Forbes	1923
Hollywood Movie	6.9	Actress	Gloria Swanson	1923
Beyond the Rocks Movie	6.5	Actress	Theodora Fitzgerald	1922
My American Wife Movie	5.4	Actress	Natalie Chester	1922
Her Husband’s Trademark Movie	5.7	Actress	Lois Miller	1922
Her Gilded Cage Movie	6.8	Actress	Suzanne Ornoff	1922
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew Movie	7.1	Actress	Betty Bellew	1922
A Trip to Paramountown Short Film	6.6	Actress	Self	1922
The Affairs of Anatol Movie	6.4	Actress	Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)	1921
The Great Moment Movie	6.0	Actress	Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham	1921
Under the Lash Movie	5.4	Actress	Deborah Krillet	1921
Don't Tell Everything Movie	6.0	Actress	Marian Westover	1921
Why Change Your Wife? Movie	6.5	Actress	Beth Gordon	1920
Something to Think About Movie	5.6	Actress	Ruth Anderson	1920
Don't Change Your Husband Movie	6.3	Actress	Leila Porter	1919
Male and Female Movie	6.8	Actress	Lady Mary Lasenby	1919
For Better, for Worse Movie	5.7	Actress	Sylvia Norcross	1919
Shifting Sands Movie	5.3	Actress	Marcia Grey	1918
Station Content Movie	6.1	Actress	Kitty Manning	1918
Society for Sale Movie	6.9	Actress	Phylis Clyne	1918
Every Woman's Husband Movie	5.9	Actress	Edith Emerson	1918
You Can't Believe Everything Movie	6.8	Actress	Patricia Reynolds	1918
The Secret Code Movie	7.6	Actress	Sally Carter Rand	1918
Her Decision Movie	6.1	Actress	Phyllis Dunbar	1918
Wife or Country Short Film	—	Actress	Sylvia Hamilton	1918
The Sultan's Wife Short Film	5.4	Actress	Gloria	1917
Teddy at the Throttle Short Film	6.5	Actress	Gloria Dawn	1917
The Pullman Bride Short Film	6.3	Actress	The Pullman Bride	1917
Whose Baby? Short Film	6.3	Actress	The Wife	1917
Dangers of a Bride Short Film	—	Actress	—	1917
Baseball Madness Short Film	6.1	Actress	The Heiress	1917
The Danger Girl Short Film	5.5	Actress	The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister	1916
A Social Cub Short Film	5.1	Actress	Gloria	1916
The Nick of Time Baby Short Film	6.3	Actress	The Blacksmith's Daughter	1916
Hearts and Sparks Short Film	7.7	Actress	Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart	1916
A Dash of Courage Short Film	7.1	Actress	The Prominent Citizen	1916
Haystacks and Steeples Short Film	5.9	Actress	Gloria - the Society Girl	1916
Sunshine Short Film	—	Actress	—	1916
His New Job Short Film	5.8	Actress	Stenographer (uncredited)	1915
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket Short Film	7.3	Actress	Farina, Elvira's Daughter	1915
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley Short Film	7.3	Actress	Maid	1915
Sweedie Goes to College Short Film	6.7	Actress	Betty - College Girl	1915
At the End of a Perfect Day Short Film	8.3	Actress	Hands Bouquet to Holmes	1915
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover Short Film	5.9	Actress	Department Store Customer (uncredited)	1915
The Broken Pledge Short Film	7.9	Actress	Gloria	1915
The Romance of an American Duchess Short Film	7.3	Actress	Minor Role (uncredited)	1915
The Ambition of the Baron Short Film	6.5	Actress	Minor Role (uncredited)	1915
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times Veteran Short Film	7.5	Actress	One of the Club Girls (uncredited)	1914

Gloria Swanson

Known For

Airport 1975

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Queen Kelly

Sunset Boulevard

Movies & TV Credits