Actor
Gloria Swanson
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Gertrude Astor
3 titles together
Sunset Boulevard, Beyond the Rocks, Stage Struck
Nancy Olson
2 titles together
Sunset Boulevard, Airport 1975
Lloyd Gough
2 titles together
Sunset Boulevard, Ben Casey
H.B. Warner
2 titles together
Sunset Boulevard, Zaza
Leo White
2 titles together
His New Job, Beyond the Rocks
Robert Bolder
2 titles together
His New Job, Beyond the Rocks
Full filmography · 85
Hollywood sul Tevere
cast
2009
The Casting Couch
cast
1995
Marilyn Monroe
as archive footage
1986
Airport 1975
as Gloria Swanson
19745.8
Killer Bees
as Madame Maria von Bohlen
1974
The Age of Ballyhoo
as Narrator
1973
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Sef (archive footage)
1970
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
Nero's Mistress
as Agrippina
19565.9
Three for Bedroom C
as Ann Haven
1952
Sunset Boulevard
as Norma Desmond
19508.3
Down Memory Lane
as The Reluctant Bride
1949