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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 27, 1899
Died Apr 04, 1983 (84)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ​

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)

The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch

1995

as (archive footage)

Killer Bees

Killer Bees

1974

as Madame Maria von Bohlen

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974

as Gloria Swanson

The Age of Ballyhoo

The Age of Ballyhoo

1973

as Narrator

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

1960

as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)

Three for Bedroom C

Three for Bedroom C

1952

as Ann Haven

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Norma Desmond

Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

1949

as (archive footage)

Dear Miss Gloria

Dear Miss Gloria

1946

as Miss Gloria

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife

1941

as Leslie Collier Osborne

Music in the Air

Music in the Air

1934

as Frieda Hotzfelt

Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding

1933

as Judy Rogers

The Film Parade

The Film Parade

1933

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly

1932

as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

Indiscreet

Indiscreet

1931

as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent

Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never

1931

as Nella Vago

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

What a Widow!

What a Widow!

1930

as Tamarind Brook

The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1929

as Marion Donnell

Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson

1928

as Sadie Thompson

The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya

1927

as Sunya Ashling

Fine Manners

Fine Manners

1926

as Orchid Murphy

The Untamed Lady

The Untamed Lady

1926

as St. Clair Van Tassel

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1925

as Jennie Hagen

The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly

1925

as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway

Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne

1925

as Catherina Hubscher

Her Love Story

Her Love Story

1924

as Princess Marie

Manhandled

Manhandled

1924

as Tessie McGuire

A Society Scandal

A Society Scandal

1924

as Marjorie Colbert

Wages of Virtue

Wages of Virtue

1924

as Carmelita

The Humming Bird

The Humming Bird

1924

as Toinette

Zaza

Zaza

1923

as Zaza

Prodigal Daughters

Prodigal Daughters

1923

as Swifty Forbes

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1923

as Mona deBriac

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Gloria Swanson

My American Wife

My American Wife

1922

as Natalie Chester

Her Husband’s Trademark

Her Husband’s Trademark

1922

as Lois Miller

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

1922

as Betty Bellew

Her Gilded Cage

Her Gilded Cage

1922

as Suzanne Ornoff

Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

1922

as Theodora Fitzgerald

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1921

as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

Under the Lash

Under the Lash

1921

as Deborah Krillet

Don't Tell Everything

Don't Tell Everything

1921

as Marian Westover

The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)

Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife?

1920

as Beth Gordon

Something to Think About

Something to Think About

1920

as Ruth Anderson

Male and Female

Male and Female

1919

as Lady Mary Lasenby

Don't Change Your Husband

Don't Change Your Husband

1919

as Leila Porter

For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

1919

as Sylvia Norcross

Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

1918

as Marcia Grey

Station Content

Station Content

1918

as Kitty Manning

Her Decision

Her Decision

1918

as Phyllis Dunbar

Every Woman's Husband

Every Woman's Husband

1918

as Edith Emerson

You Can't Believe Everything

You Can't Believe Everything

1918

as Patricia Reynolds

The Secret Code

The Secret Code

1918

as Sally Carter Rand

Society for Sale

Society for Sale

1918

as Phylis Clyne

Wife or Country

Wife or Country

1918

as Sylvia Hamilton

The Sultan's Wife

The Sultan's Wife

1917

as Gloria

The Pullman Bride

The Pullman Bride

1917

as The Pullman Bride

Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?

1917

as The Wife

Teddy at the Throttle

Teddy at the Throttle

1917

as Gloria Dawn

Baseball Madness

Baseball Madness

1917

as The Heiress

Haystacks and Steeples

Haystacks and Steeples

1916

as Gloria - the Society Girl

The Danger Girl

The Danger Girl

1916

as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister

The Nick of Time Baby

The Nick of Time Baby

1916

as The Blacksmith's Daughter

A Dash of Courage

A Dash of Courage

1916

as The Prominent Citizen

A Social Cub

A Social Cub

1916

as Gloria

Hearts and Sparks

Hearts and Sparks

1916

as Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart

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

The Ambition of the Baron

The Ambition of the Baron

1915

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Broken Pledge

The Broken Pledge

1915

as Gloria

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College

1915

as Betty - College Girl

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover

1915

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

The Romance of an American Duchess

The Romance of an American Duchess

1915

as Minor Role (uncredited)

At the End of a Perfect Day

At the End of a Perfect Day

1915

as Hands Bouquet to Holmes

His New Job

His New Job

1915

as Stenographer (uncredited)

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)

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Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding

1933

Producer

What a Widow!

What a Widow!

1930

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Burke's Law

as Venus Hekate Walsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Mrs. Charlotte Heaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Straightaway

as Lorraine Carrington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1961

Ben Casey

as Victoria Hoffman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Dr. Kildare

as Julia Colton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Burke's Law

as Miss Lily Boles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mrs. Daniels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 08, 1980

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

What's My Line?

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1971

The Big Party

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1959

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

The Oscars

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Popularity Metrics

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 7 13 3
2024 7 15 28 5
2024 8 14 43 5
2024 9 7 14 3
2024 10 5 9 3
2024 11 4 6 3
2024 12 4 8 1
2025 1 7 14 4
2025 2 5 9 1
2025 3 4 9 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 4 0

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 1102 1102
2025 2 779 616
2025 8 6 4

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