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Actress:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Killer Bees (1974) (TV) .... Madame Maria von Bohlen
   
   
2. "Ben Casey" .... Victoria Hoffman (1 episode, 1965)
       - Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw (1965) TV episode .... Victoria Hoffman
3. "My Three Sons" .... Margaret McSterling (1 episode, 1965)
       - The Fountain of Youth (1965) TV episode .... Margaret McSterling
4. "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
5. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Mrs. Daniels (1 episode, 1964)
       - Behind the Locked Door (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Daniels
6. "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
7. "Dr. Kildare" .... Julia Colton (1 episode, 1963)
       - The Good Luck Charm (1963) TV episode .... Julia Colton
8. "Straightaway" .... Lorraine Carrington (1 episode, 1961)
       - A Toast to Yesterday (1961) TV episode .... Lorraine Carrington
   
   
9. "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
10. 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)
11. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Pattern (1953) TV episode
12. Three for Bedroom C (1952) .... Ann Haven
13. "The Peter Lind Hayes Show" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka The Peter and Mary Show (USA: first episodes title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1950) TV episode
14. Sunset Blvd. (1950) .... Norma Desmond
    ... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)
    
    
15. Father Takes a Wife (1941) .... Leslie Collier Osborne
    
    
16. Music in the Air (1934) .... Frieda Hotzfelt
17. Perfect Understanding (1933) .... Judy
18. Tonight or Never (1931) .... Nella Vago
19. Indiscreet (1931) .... Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
20. What a Widow! (1930) .... Tamarind Brook
    
    
21. The Trespasser (1929) .... Marion Donnell
22. Queen Kelly (1929) .... Kitty Kelly/Queen Kelly
23. Sadie Thompson (1928) .... Sadie Thompson
24. The Love of Sunya (1927) .... Sunya Ashling
25. Fine Manners (1926) .... Orchid Murphy
26. The Untamed Lady (1926) .... St.Clair Van Tassel
27. Stage Struck (1925) .... Jennie Hagen
28. The Coast of Folly (1925) .... Joyce Gathway/Nadine Gathway
29. Madame Sans-Gêne (1924) .... Catherine Hubscher
30. Wages of Virtue (1924) .... Carmelita
31. Her Love Story (1924) .... Princess Marie
32. Manhandled (1924) .... Tessie McGuire
33. A Society Scandal (1924) .... Marjorie Colbert
34. The Humming Bird (1924) .... Toinette
35. Zaza (1923) .... Zaza
36. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) .... Mona deBriac
37. Prodigal Daughters (1923) .... Swifty Forbes
38. My American Wife (1922) .... Natalie Chester
39. The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922) .... Betty Bellew
40. Beyond the Rocks (1922) .... Theodora Fitzgerald
41. Her Gilded Cage (1922) .... Suzanne Ornoff
42. Her Husband's Trademark (1922) .... Lois Miller
43. Don't Tell Everything (1921) .... Marian Westover
44. Under the Lash (1921) .... Deborah Krillet
    ... aka The Shulamite
45. The Affairs of Anatol (1921) .... Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
    ... aka A Prodigal Knight (UK)
46. The Great Moment (1921) .... Nada Pelham/Nadine Pelham
47. Something to Think About (1920) .... Ruth Anderson
48. Why Change Your Wife? (1920) .... Beth Gordon
    
    
49. Male and Female (1919) .... Lady Mary Lasenby
50. For Better, for Worse (1919) .... Sylvia Norcross
51. Don't Change Your Husband (1919) .... Leila Porter
52. Wife or Country (1918) .... Sylvia Hamilton
53. The Secret Code (1918) .... Sally Carter Rand
54. Shifting Sands (1918) .... Marcia Grey
55. Everywoman's Husband (1918) .... Edith Emerson
56. You Can't Believe Everything (1918) .... Patricia Reynolds
57. Station Content (1918) .... Kitty Manning
58. Her Decision (1918) .... Phyllis Dunbar
59. Society for Sale (1918) .... Phylis Clyne
60. The Admirable Crichton (1918)
61. The Pullman Bride (1917) .... The Girl
62. The Sultan's Wife (1917) .... Gloria
63. Whose Baby? (1917/II)
64. Dangers of a Bride (1917)
65. Baseball Madness (1917)
66. Teddy at the Throttle (1917) .... Gloria Dawn, His Sweetheart
67. Haystacks and Steeples (1916)
68. The Danger Girl (1916) .... Reggie's madcap sister
69. A Social Cub (1916)
70. Hearts and Sparks (1916)
71. A Dash of Courage (1916)
72. Sunshine (1916)
73. The Nick of Time Baby (1916)
74. The Broken Pledge (1915) .... Gloria
75. The Romance of an American Duchess (1915) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
76. Sweedie Goes to College (1915) .... College Girl
77. The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915) (as Gloria Mae) .... Farina, Elvira's Daughter
78. His New Job (1915) (uncredited) .... Stenographer
    ... aka Charlie's New Job
79. The Ambition of the Baron (1915) .... Bit part
80. At the End of a Perfect Day (1915) (uncredited) .... Hands Bouquet to Holmes
81. The Misjudged Mr. Hartley (1915) .... Maid
82. The Song of the Soul (1914/I) (unconfirmed)
    

Producer:

• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Perfect Understanding (1933) (producer)
2. What a Widow! (1930) (producer)
   
   
3. Queen Kelly (1929) (producer) (uncredited)
4. Sadie Thompson (1928) (producer) (uncredited)
5. The Love of Sunya (1927) (producer)
   

Soundtrack:

• 1950s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Sunset Blvd. (1950) (performer: "La Cumparsita" (1916) (uncredited)) ("Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)" (1887) (uncredited))
   ... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)
   
   
2. Music in the Air (1934) (performer: "One More Dance", "The Song Is You")
3. Indiscreet (1931) (performer: "Come to Me")
   
   
4. The Trespasser (1929) (performer: "Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" (uncredited), "I Love You Truly" (uncredited), "Serenade" (uncredited))
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. 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:

1. Three for Bedroom C (1952)
   

Thanks:

• 1980s
• 1960s

1. "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (acknowledgment: film source) (unknown episodes)
   ... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
   
   
2. Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) (TV) (acknowledgment: film source)
   

Self:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. "Ciné regards" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
       - Gloria Swanson (1981) TV episode .... Herself
2. "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1981)
       - Episode dated 17 March 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
3. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
       - Episode #4.7 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
4. Men Who Rate a 10 (1980) (TV) .... Herself
5. "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
   
   
6. "Parkinson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
       - Episode #8.14 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
7. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
       - Episode dated 7 March 1977 (1977) TV episode (as Miss Gloria Swanson) .... Guest Appearance
8. "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
   ... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
       - Episode dated 12 November 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
9. The Dream Factory (1975) .... Herself
10. Airport 1975 (1974) .... Herself
    ... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
11. "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
12. "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode #7.3 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
13. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.3 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
14. The Age of Ballyhoo (1973) (V) (also archive footage) (voice) .... Herself - Narrator
15. Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times (1972) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Eternal Tramp (USA: video title)
16. Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 (1970) (TV) .... Herself
17. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 3 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
18. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.11 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
19. "The Eamonn Andrews Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
20. "Dateline: Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
21. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
22. "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
23. "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
24. "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
25. "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
26. "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Erich von Stroheim (1965) TV episode .... Herself
27. "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
28. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #1.23 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - Sketch Actor
29. "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
30. "The Celebrity Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 19 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
31. The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (1963) (TV) .... Herself
32. "Howard K. Smith" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1963)
        - Hollywood: What's Happened to the Star System? (1963) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
33. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Herself
    
    
34. "The Mike Wallace Interview" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 28 April 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
35. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Gloria Swanson (1957) TV episode .... Herself
36. "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)
37. "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #1.27 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
38. "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
39. "Four Star Revue" .... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 23 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
40. "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
41. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.27 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
42. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936) .... Herself
43. Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) .... Herself
    
    
44. Gloria Swanson Dialogue (1925) .... Herself
45. Hollywood (1923) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
    ... aka Joligud
46. A Trip to Paramountown (1922) .... Herself
47. Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan (1922) .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) .... Herself
2. Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) .... Norma Desmond
3. Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) (voice) .... Herself
4. Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Norma Desmond
5. Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV) .... Herself
6. "Silenci?"
       - Episode #5.8 (2005) TV episode .... Norma Desmond
7. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) .... Herself/interviewee (1976 and 1981 interviews)
8. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Herself (from Sadie Thompson)
9. "City Confidential"
       - Beverly Hills: Brothers in Arms (2002) TV episode .... Herself
10. "E! True Hollywood Story"
        - The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood (1998) TV episode .... Herself
11. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
12. Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star (1997) (TV) .... Herself
13. The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
14. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
15. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
16. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Herself
17. The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V) .... Herself
18. When Comedy Was King (1960) .... edited from 'teddy at the throttle'
19. Screen Snapshots: The Great Director (1951) .... Herself
20. Down Memory Lane (1949) .... Reluctant bride
21. Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
22. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Herself
23. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937) .... Herself
24. The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself, film clip
25. The Camera Speaks (1932)
26. The House That Shadows Built (1931)