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Gloria Swanson

Acting · Born March 27, 1899 · 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).

Movies with Gloria Swanson

• Sunset Boulevard (1950) — Norma Desmond
• Airport 1975 (1974) — Gloria Swanson
• Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021) — Self (archive footage)
• The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Men Who Rate a 10 (1980) — Self
• Shifting Sands (1918) — Marcia Grey
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) — Self
• Nero's Mistress (1956) — Agrippina
• When Comedy Was King (1960) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Music in the Air (1934) — Frieda Hotzfelt
• Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923) — Mona deBriac