Gloria Swanson
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Norma Desmond
Airport 1975
1974
as Gloria Swanson
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
Her Husband’s Trademark
1922
as Lois Miller
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
2012
as Self
Round About Hollywood
1931
as Self
Teddy at the Throttle
1917
as Gloria Dawn
Down Memory Lane
1949
as The Reluctant Bride
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Tonight or Never
1931
as Nella Vago
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1923
as Mona deBriac
The Untamed Lady
1926
as St. Clair Van Tassel
Why Change Your Wife?
1920
as Beth Gordon
Wages of Virtue
1924
as Carmelita
Queen Kelly
1929
as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
A Social Cub
1916
as Gloria
Shifting Sands
1918
as Marcia Grey
Every Woman's Husband
1918
as Edith Emerson