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Date of Birth:
27 March
1899
,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Date of Death:
4 April
1983
, New York City, New York, USA
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Mini Biography:
Gloria Swanson was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination
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The Best of the Obsessed
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Alternate Names:
Gloria Mae | Miss Gloria Swanson
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actress
,
Producer
,
Soundtrack
,
Miscellaneous Crew
,
Costume Designer
,
Thanks
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actress:
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
1910s
Killer Bees
(1974) (TV) .... Madame Maria von Bohlen
"Ben Casey"
.... Victoria Hoffman (1 episode, 1965)
-
Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
(1965)
TV episode
.... Victoria Hoffman
"My Three Sons"
.... Margaret McSterling (1 episode, 1965)
-
The Fountain of Youth
(1965)
TV episode
.... Margaret McSterling
"Burke's Law"
.... Miss Lily Boles / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
-
Who Killed Vaudeville?
(1964)
TV episode
.... Miss Lily Boles
-
Who Killed Purity Mather?
(1963)
TV episode
.... Venus Hekate Walsh
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"
.... Mrs. Daniels (1 episode, 1964)
-
Behind the Locked Door
(1964)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Daniels
"Kraft Suspense Theatre"
.... Mrs. Charlotte Heaton (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
-
Who Is Jennifer?
(1964)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Charlotte Heaton
"Dr. Kildare"
.... Julia Colton (1 episode, 1963)
-
The Good Luck Charm
(1963)
TV episode
.... Julia Colton
"Straightaway"
.... Lorraine Carrington (1 episode, 1961)
-
A Toast to Yesterday
(1961)
TV episode
.... Lorraine Carrington
"The Steve Allen Show"
.... Norma Desmond (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #3.8
(1957)
TV episode
.... Norma Desmond
Mio figlio Nerone
(1956) ....
Agrippina
... aka Les week-ends de Néron (France)
... aka Nero's Big Weekend
... aka Nero's Mistress (USA)
... aka Nero's Weekend (UK)
... aka O.K. Nero (USA)
"Hollywood Opening Night"
(1 episode, 1953)
-
The Pattern
(1953)
TV episode
Three for Bedroom C
(1952) .... Ann Haven
"The Peter Lind Hayes Show"
(1 episode, 1950)
... aka The Peter and Mary Show (USA: first episodes title)
-
Episode #1.1
(1950)
TV episode
Sunset Blvd.
(1950) ....
Norma Desmond
... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)
Father Takes a Wife
(1941) .... Leslie Collier Osborne
Music in the Air
(1934) .... Frieda Hotzfelt
Perfect Understanding
(1933) ....
Judy
Tonight or Never
(1931) .... Nella Vago
Indiscreet
(1931) ....
Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
What a Widow!
(1930) .... Tamarind Brook
The Trespasser
(1929) .... Marion Donnell
Queen Kelly
(1929) .... Kitty Kelly/Queen Kelly
Sadie Thompson
(1928) ....
Sadie Thompson
The Love of Sunya
(1927) ....
Sunya Ashling
Fine Manners
(1926) .... Orchid Murphy
The Untamed Lady
(1926) .... St.Clair Van Tassel
Stage Struck
(1925) ....
Jennie Hagen
The Coast of Folly
(1925) .... Joyce Gathway/Nadine Gathway
Madame Sans-Gêne
(1924) ....
Catherine Hubscher
Wages of Virtue
(1924) .... Carmelita
Her Love Story
(1924) .... Princess Marie
Manhandled
(1924) .... Tessie McGuire
A Society Scandal
(1924) .... Marjorie Colbert
The Humming Bird
(1924) .... Toinette
Zaza
(1923) ....
Zaza
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
(1923) .... Mona deBriac
Prodigal Daughters
(1923) .... Swifty Forbes
My American Wife
(1922) .... Natalie Chester
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
(1922) .... Betty Bellew
Beyond the Rocks
(1922) .... Theodora Fitzgerald
Her Gilded Cage
(1922) .... Suzanne Ornoff
Her Husband's Trademark
(1922) .... Lois Miller
Don't Tell Everything
(1921) .... Marian Westover
Under the Lash
(1921) .... Deborah Krillet
... aka The Shulamite
The Affairs of Anatol
(1921) .... Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
... aka A Prodigal Knight (UK)
The Great Moment
(1921) .... Nada Pelham/Nadine Pelham
Something to Think About
(1920) .... Ruth Anderson
Why Change Your Wife?
(1920) .... Beth Gordon
Male and Female
(1919) ....
Lady Mary Lasenby
For Better, for Worse
(1919) .... Sylvia Norcross
Don't Change Your Husband
(1919) .... Leila Porter
Wife or Country
(1918) .... Sylvia Hamilton
The Secret Code
(1918) .... Sally Carter Rand
Shifting Sands
(1918) .... Marcia Grey
Everywoman's Husband
(1918) .... Edith Emerson
You Can't Believe Everything
(1918) .... Patricia Reynolds
Station Content
(1918) .... Kitty Manning
Her Decision
(1918) .... Phyllis Dunbar
Society for Sale
(1918) .... Phylis Clyne
The Admirable Crichton
(1918)
The Pullman Bride
(1917) .... The Girl
The Sultan's Wife
(1917) .... Gloria
Whose Baby?
(1917/II)
Dangers of a Bride
(1917)
Baseball Madness
(1917)
Teddy at the Throttle
(1917) .... Gloria Dawn, His Sweetheart
Haystacks and Steeples
(1916)
The Danger Girl
(1916) .... Reggie's madcap sister
A Social Cub
(1916)
Hearts and Sparks
(1916)
A Dash of Courage
(1916)
Sunshine
(1916)
The Nick of Time Baby
(1916)
The Broken Pledge
(1915) .... Gloria
The Romance of an American Duchess
(1915) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
Sweedie Goes to College
(1915) .... College Girl
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
(1915) (as Gloria Mae) .... Farina, Elvira's Daughter
His New Job
(1915) (uncredited) .... Stenographer
... aka Charlie's New Job
The Ambition of the Baron
(1915) .... Bit part
At the End of a Perfect Day
(1915) (uncredited) .... Hands Bouquet to Holmes
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
(1915) .... Maid
The Song of the Soul
(1914/I) (unconfirmed)
Producer:
1930s
1920s
Perfect Understanding
(1933) (producer)
What a Widow!
(1930) (producer)
Queen Kelly
(1929) (producer) (uncredited)
Sadie Thompson
(1928) (producer) (uncredited)
The Love of Sunya
(1927) (producer)
Soundtrack:
1950s
1930s
1920s
Sunset Blvd.
(1950) (performer: "La Cumparsita" (1916) (uncredited)) ("Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)" (1887) (uncredited))
... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)
Music in the Air
(1934) (performer: "One More Dance", "The Song Is You")
Indiscreet
(1931) (performer: "Come to Me")
The Trespasser
(1929) (performer: "Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" (uncredited), "I Love You Truly" (uncredited), "Serenade" (uncredited))
Miscellaneous Crew:
Der Rosenkönig
(1986) (voice: from radio play)
... aka Le roi des roses (France)
... aka O Rei das rosas (Portugal)
... aka The Rose King
Costume Designer:
Three for Bedroom C
(1952)
Thanks:
1980s
1960s
"Hollywood"
(1980)
TV mini-series
(acknowledgment: film source) (unknown episodes)
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
Hollywood: The Golden Years
(1961) (TV) (acknowledgment: film source)
Self:
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1930s
1920s
"Ciné regards"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
-
Gloria Swanson
(1981)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Looks Familiar"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1981)
-
Episode dated 17 March 1981
(1981)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
"Friday Night, Saturday Morning"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
-
Episode #4.7
(1981)
TV episode
.... Herself
Men Who Rate a 10
(1980) (TV) .... Herself
"Hollywood"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
-
Swanson and Valentino
(1980)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Parkinson"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
-
Episode #8.14
(1978)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Hollywood Squares"
.... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
-
Episode dated 7 March 1977
(1977)
TV episode
(as Miss Gloria Swanson) .... Guest Appearance
"The Phil Donahue Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
-
Episode dated 12 November 1975
(1975)
TV episode
.... Herself
The Dream Factory
(1975) .... Herself
Airport 1975
(1974) .... Herself
... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
"ABC's Wide World of Entertainment"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
-
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM
(1974)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Carol Burnett Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
-
Episode #7.3
(1973)
TV episode
.... Herself
"V.I.P.-Schaukel"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
-
Episode #3.3
(1973)
TV episode
.... Herself
The Age of Ballyhoo
(1973) (V) (also archive footage) (voice) .... Herself - Narrator
Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
(1972) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka The Eternal Tramp (USA: video title)
Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70
(1970) (TV) .... Herself
"The Dick Cavett Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
-
Episode dated 3 August 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The David Frost Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
-
Episode #1.11
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Eamonn Andrews Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
-
Episode dated 3 March 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Dateline: Hollywood"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
-
Episode dated 7 August 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Merv Griffin Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
-
Episode dated 5 June 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Girl Talk"
.... Herself (5 episodes, 1965-1967)
-
Episode dated 12 May 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 30 March 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 19 January 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 27 August 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 1 July 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title)
... aka The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title)
-
The Gloria Swanson Story
(1966)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Hollywood Talent Scouts"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts (USA: alternative title)
-
Episode dated 10 January 1966
(1966)
TV episode
.... Herself
"What's My Line?"
.... Herself - Mystery Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1965)
-
Episode dated 14 February 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself - Mystery Guest
-
Episode dated 29 October 1950
(1950)
TV episode
.... Herself - Mystery Challenger
-
Episode dated 15 October 1950
(1950)
TV episode
.... Herself - Mystery Guest
"Cinéastes de notre temps"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
-
Erich von Stroheim
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Mike Douglas Show"
.... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
-
Episode dated 7 September 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 24 August 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself - Co-host
"The Hollywood Palace"
.... Herself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1964)
-
Episode #1.23
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself - Sketch Actor
"House Party"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode dated 19 May 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Celebrity Game"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
-
Episode dated 19 April 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille
(1963) (TV) .... Herself
"Howard K. Smith"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1963)
-
Hollywood: What's Happened to the Star System?
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(1960) (TV) .... Herself
"The Mike Wallace Interview"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
-
Episode dated 28 April 1957
(1957)
TV episode
.... Herself
"This Is Your Life"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
-
Gloria Swanson
(1957)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson"
.... Herself - Host (8 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka The Gloria Swanson Show
-
Up Ferguson Way
(1955)
TV episode
.... Herself - Host
-
Hands
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself - Host
-
A Fond Farewell
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself - Host
-
Uncle Harry
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself - Host
-
This Day Is Yours
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself - Host
(
3 more
)
"Person to Person"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
-
Episode #1.27
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Milton Berle Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #6.12
(1954)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Four Star Revue"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
-
Episode dated 23 February 1952
(1952)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Herself (3 episodes, 1950-1951)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #5.16
(1951)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #4.20
(1951)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #4.2
(1950)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Ed Wynn Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
-
Episode #1.27
(1950)
TV episode
.... Herself
Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8
(1936) .... Herself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
(1933) .... Herself
Gloria Swanson Dialogue
(1925) .... Herself
Hollywood
(1923) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
... aka Joligud
A Trip to Paramountown
(1922) .... Herself
Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan
(1922) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
Hollywood sul Tevere
(2009) .... Herself
Diálogos de cine
(2008) (TV) .... Norma Desmond
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
(2007) (voice) .... Herself
Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets
(2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Norma Desmond
Billy Wilder Speaks
(2006) (TV) .... Herself
"Silenci?"
-
Episode #5.8
(2005)
TV episode
.... Norma Desmond
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
(2004) (TV) .... Herself/interviewee (1976 and 1981 interviews)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
(2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Herself (from Sadie Thompson)
"City Confidential"
-
Beverly Hills: Brothers in Arms
(2002)
TV episode
.... Herself
"E! True Hollywood Story"
-
The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood
(1998)
TV episode
.... Herself
Judy Garland's Hollywood
(1997) (V)
Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star
(1997) (TV) .... Herself
The Casting Couch
(1995) (V)
"The Hollywood Palace"
-
Episode #7.17
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself
The Love Goddesses
(1965) .... Herself
Hollywood My Home Town
(1965) .... Herself
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
(1961) (V) .... Herself
When Comedy Was King
(1960) .... edited from 'teddy at the throttle'
Screen Snapshots: The Great Director
(1951) .... Herself
Down Memory Lane
(1949) .... Reluctant bride
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(1943) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1
(1937) .... Herself
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11
(1937) .... Herself
The Film Parade
(1933) (uncredited) .... Herself, film clip
The Camera Speaks
(1932)
The House That Shadows Built
(1931)
Additional Details
Other Works:
(February 18, 1951) Radio series: Guest-starred in "Theater Guild on the Air", episode "Promise", with
Hume Cronyn
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Publicity Listings:
3 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 49 Articles | 7 Pictorials | 19 Magazine Cover Photos
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Genres:
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