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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Birthday: 1899-03-27 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2011
Music in the Air

as    Frieda Hotzfelt

1974
Killer Bees

as    Madame Maria von Bohlen

1956
Nero's Mistress

as    Agrippina

1950
Sunset Boulevard

as    Norma Desmond

1933
Perfect Understanding

as    Judy Rogers

1931
Tonight or Never

as    Nella Vago

1928
Sadie Thompson

as    Sadie Thompson

1927
The Love of Sunya

as    Sunya Ashling

1922
Beyond the Rocks

as    Theodora Fitzgerald

1921
The Affairs of Anatol

as    Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)

1919
Male and Female

as    Lady Mary Lasenby

1915
His New Job

as    Stenographer (uncredited)