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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

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

Born

Mar 27, 1899

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Apr 04, 1983

Known For

Acting

Movies

99 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 as Norma Desmond
★ 8.3
Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 as Gloria Swanson
★ 5.8
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
1928 as Sadie Thompson
★ 6.6
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Father Takes a Wife
Father Takes a Wife
1941 as Leslie Collier Osborne
★ 6.8
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 as Gloria Swanson
★ 9.0
Nero's Mistress
Nero's Mistress
1956 as Agrippina
★ 5.8
Killer Bees
Killer Bees
1974 as Madame Maria von Bohlen
★ 4.4
Music in the Air
Music in the Air
1934 as Frieda Hotzfelt
★ 5.6
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1925 as Jennie Hagen
★ 6.4
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 as Self (voice) (archive footage)
★ 4.3
Indiscreet
Indiscreet
1931 as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
★ 6.2
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Zaza
Zaza
1923 as Zaza
★ 6.3
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
★ 6.0
Manhandled
Manhandled
1924 as Tessie McGuire
★ 6.8
Queen Kelly
Queen Kelly
1929 as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
★ 6.5
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
1949 as The Reluctant Bride
★ 7.0
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Fine Manners
Fine Manners
1926 as Orchid Murphy
★ 8.0
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931 as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
What a Widow!
What a Widow!
1930 as Tamarind Brook
★ 7.3
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
1931 as Nella Vago
★ 6.2
The Film Parade
The Film Parade
1933 as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
His New Job
His New Job
1915 as Stenographer (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties
1950 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Prodigal Daughters
Prodigal Daughters
1923 as Swifty Forbes
★ 3.3
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
1919 as Sylvia Norcross
★ 6.3
The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol
1921 as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
★ 5.9
Why Change Your Wife?
Why Change Your Wife?
1920 as Beth Gordon
★ 5.6
Male and Female
Male and Female
1919 as Lady Mary Lasenby
★ 6.4
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Under the Lash
Under the Lash
1921 as Deborah Krillet
★ 9.0
The Trespasser
The Trespasser
1929 as Marion Donnell
★ 6.9
Perfect Understanding
Perfect Understanding
1933 as Judy Rogers
★ 6.6
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
1922 as Betty Bellew
★ 10.0
Whose Baby?
Whose Baby?
1917 as The Wife
Something to Think About
Something to Think About
1920 as Ruth Anderson
★ 6.8
The Love of Sunya
The Love of Sunya
1927 as Sunya Ashling
★ 7.4
Men Who Rate a 10
Men Who Rate a 10
1980 as Self
★ 9.0
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
1986 as archive footage
★ 10.0
movie
Her Decision
1918 as Phyllis Dunbar
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 as Self
★ 7.8
Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands
1918 as Marcia Grey
★ 5.8
This Is Francis X. Bushman
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021 as Self (Archive Footage)
★ 8.0
Her Love Story
Her Love Story
1924 as Princess Marie
★ 7.0
Beyond the Rocks
Beyond the Rocks
1922 as Theodora Fitzgerald
★ 6.0
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1923 as Mona deBriac
★ 8.0
The Coast of Folly
The Coast of Folly
1925 as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
★ 8.0
Her Husband’s Trademark
Her Husband’s Trademark
1922 as Lois Miller
★ 10.0
Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925 as Catherina Hubscher
★ 10.0
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1921 as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
★ 8.0
Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband
1919 as Leila Porter
★ 6.8
Three for Bedroom C
Three for Bedroom C
1952 as Ann Haven
★ 10.0
The Untamed Lady
The Untamed Lady
1926 as St. Clair Van Tassel
★ 9.0
My American Wife
My American Wife
1922 as Natalie Chester
★ 10.0
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
★ 10.0
You Can't Believe Everything
You Can't Believe Everything
1918 as Patricia Reynolds
movie
Baseball Madness
1917 as The Heiress
★ 9.0
A Society Scandal
A Society Scandal
1924 as Marjorie Colbert
★ 8.0
A Social Cub
A Social Cub
1916 as Gloria
The Pullman Bride
The Pullman Bride
1917 as The Pullman Bride
At the End of a Perfect Day
At the End of a Perfect Day
1915 as Hands Bouquet to Holmes
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover
1915 as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything
1921 as Marian Westover
★ 8.0
movie
Dear Miss Gloria
Dear Miss Gloria
1946 as Miss Gloria
Her Gilded Cage
Her Gilded Cage
1922 as Suzanne Ornoff
★ 10.0
Every Woman's Husband
Every Woman's Husband
1918 as Edith Emerson
Round About Hollywood
Round About Hollywood
1931 as Self
★ 6.0
The Humming Bird
The Humming Bird
1924 as Toinette
★ 7.5
Wages of Virtue
Wages of Virtue
1924 as Carmelita
★ 8.0
Sweedie Goes to College
Sweedie Goes to College
1915 as Betty - College Girl
The Danger Girl
The Danger Girl
1916 as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
★ 5.5
The Camera Speaks
The Camera Speaks
1934 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
movie
The Ambition of the Baron
1915 as Minor Role (uncredited)
Station Content
Station Content
1918 as Kitty Manning
★ 1.0
Teddy at the Throttle
Teddy at the Throttle
1917 as Gloria Dawn
★ 6.1
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
1914 as One of the Club Girls (uncredited)
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 as Phylis Clyne
The Secret Code
The Secret Code
1918 as Sally Carter Rand
The Nick of Time Baby
The Nick of Time Baby
1916 as The Blacksmith's Daughter
The Sultan's Wife
The Sultan's Wife
1917 as Gloria
★ 5.4
The Age of Ballyhoo
The Age of Ballyhoo
1973 as Narrator
★ 7.0
movie
A Dash of Courage
1916 as The Prominent Citizen
movie
The Broken Pledge
1915 as Gloria
Wife or Country
Wife or Country
1918 as Sylvia Hamilton
Haystacks and Steeples
Haystacks and Steeples
1916 as Gloria - the Society Girl
movie
Hearts and Sparks
1916 as Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart
The Casting Couch
★ 8.3
The Romance of an American Duchess
The Romance of an American Duchess
1915 as Minor Role (uncredited)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 as Sef (archive footage)
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
1915 as Farina, Elvira's Daughter