Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

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...

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

as Norma Desmond

Airport 1975

as Gloria Swanson

Sadie Thompson

as Sadie Thompson

Cast Credits

Airport 1975

as Gloria Swanson

Killer Bees

as Madame Maria von Bohlen

Nero's Mistress

as Agrippina

Sunset Boulevard

as Norma Desmond

Down Memory Lane

as The Reluctant Bride

Dear Miss Gloria

as Miss Gloria

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

Father Takes a Wife

as Leslie Collier Osborne

Music in the Air

as Frieda Hotzfelt

The Camera Speaks

as Self (archive footage)

Perfect Understanding

as Judy Rogers

Indiscreet

as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent

Tonight or Never

as Nella Vago

What a Widow!

as Tamarind Brook

Queen Kelly

as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

The Trespasser

as Marion Donnell

Sadie Thompson

as Sadie Thompson

The Love of Sunya

as Sunya Ashling

Fine Manners

as Orchid Murphy

The Untamed Lady

as St. Clair Van Tassel

Stage Struck

as Jennie Hagen

The Coast of Folly

as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway

Madame Sans-Gêne

as Catherina Hubscher

Wages of Virtue

as Carmelita

Her Love Story

as Princess Marie

Manhandled

as Tessie McGuire

A Society Scandal

as Marjorie Colbert

The Humming Bird

as Toinette

Zaza

as Zaza

Crew Credits