Gloria Swanson biography
Gloria Swanson was an American actress, born on 27 March 1899 in Chicago, who died on 4 April 1983.
Gloria Swanson's screen career began in 1914 with The Song of the Soul.
Gloria Swanson appeared in 79 films and 12 television or streaming titles between 1914 and 1974.
Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama and The George Pal Memorial Award.
- Also known as
- Josephine Swenson, Gloria Josephine May Swanson, Gloria Mae Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson
- Born
- 27 March 1899
- Died
- 4 April 1983 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Work
- Actor, Film producer, Autobiographer, Stage actor, Television actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1914 to 1983
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama
- The George Pal Memorial Award
Gloria Swanson filmography
79 films and 12 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | English | ||
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | |||
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King | |||
| 1956 | Nero's Weekend | Italian | ||
| 1956 | Nero's Mistress | Agrippina | ||
| 1952 | Three for Bedroom "C" | English | ||
| 1952 | 3 for Bedroom C | Ann Haven/costume designer | ||
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Norma Desmond | Charles Brackett/Paramount directed by Billy Wilder | |
| 1941 | Father Takes a Wife | Leslie Collier Osborne | ||
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Frieda Hotzfelt | Erich Pommer Productions/Fox Film directed by Joe May | |
| 1933 | The Film Parade | |||
| 1933 | Perfect Understanding | Judy Rogers | ||
| 1931 | Tonight or Never | Nella Vago | ||
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built | English | ||
| 1931 | Indiscreet | Geraldine "Gerry" Trent | ||
| 1930 | What a Widow! | Tamarind Brook | Gloria Productions/United Artists directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1929 | The Trespasser | Marion Donnell | ||
| 1928 | Sadie Thompson | Sadie Thompson | ||
| 1928 | Queen Kelly | Kitty Kelly/Queen Kelly | ||
| 1927 | The Love of Sunya | Sunya Ashling | ||
| 1926 | The Untamed Lady | St. Clair Van Tassel | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Frank Tuttle | |
| 1926 | Fine Manners | Orchid Murphy | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Richard Rosson | |
| 1925 | The Coast of Folly | Joyce Gathway/Nadine Gathway | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1925 | Stage Struck | Jennie Hagen | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1925 | Madame Sans-Gêne | Madame Sans-Gêne | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Léonce Perret |
Show all 79 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Wages of Virtue | Carmelita | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1924 | The Humming Bird | Toinette | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sidney Olcott | |
| 1924 | Manhandled | Tessie McGuire | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1924 | Madame Sans-Gene | |||
| 1924 | Her Love Story | Princess Marie | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1924 | A Society Scandal | Marjorie Colbert | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1923 | Zaza | Zaza | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Allan Dwan | |
| 1923 | Prodigal Daughters | Swifty Forbes | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1923 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Mona deBriac | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1923 | Hollywood | Cameo role | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount | |
| 1922 | The Impossible Mrs. Bellew | Betty Bellew | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1922 | My American Wife | Natalie Chester | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1922 | Her Husband's Trademark | Lois Miller | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1922 | Her Gilded Cage | Suzanne Ornoff | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1922 | Beyond the Rocks | Theodora Fitzgerald | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1921 | Under the Lash | Deborah Krillet | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1921 | The Great Moment | Nada Pelham/Nadine Pelham | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1921 | The Affairs of Anatol | Vivian Spencer , Anatol's Wife | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1921 | Don't Tell Everything | Marian Westover | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Sam Wood | |
| 1920 | Why Change Your Wife? | Beth Gordon | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1920 | Something to Think About | Ruth Anderson | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1919 | Male and Female | Lady Mary Lasenby | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1919 | For Better, for Worse | Sylvia Norcross | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1919 | Don't Change Your Husband | Leila Porter | Famous Players, Lasky/Paramount directed by Cecil B. DeMille | |
| 1918 | You Can't Believe Everything | Patricia Reynolds | Triangle Film Corporation directed by Jack Conway | |
| 1918 | Wife or Country | Sylvia Hamilton | Triangle Film Corporation directed by E. Mason Hopper | |
| 1918 | The Secret Code | Sally Carter Rand | Triangle Film Corporation directed by Albert Parker | |
| 1918 | Station Content | Kitty Manning | ||
| 1918 | Society for Sale | Phylis Clyne | Triangle Film Corporation | |
| 1918 | Shifting Sands | Marcia Grey | Triangle Film Corporation directed by Albert Parker | |
| 1918 | Her Decision | Phyllis Dunbar | Triangle Film Corporation directed by Jack Conway | |
| 1918 | Everywoman's Husband | Edith Emerson | Triangle Film Corporation directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton | |
| 1917 | Whose Baby? | |||
| 1917 | The Sultan's Wife | Gloria | ||
| 1917 | The Pullman Bride | The Girl | Paramount-Mack Sennett directed by Clarence G. Badger | |
| 1917 | Teddy at the Throttle | Gloria Dawn, His Sweetheart | ||
| 1917 | Dangers of a Bride | Keystone/Triangle directed by Clarence G. Badger | ||
| 1917 | Baseball Madness | Victor Film/Universal | ||
| 1916 | The Nick of Time Baby | |||
| 1916 | The Danger Girl | Reggie's madcap sister | ||
| 1916 | Sunshine | English | ||
| 1916 | Hearts and Sparks | |||
| 1916 | Haystacks and Steeples | |||
| 1916 | A Social Cub | |||
| 1916 | A Dash of Courage | |||
| 1915 | The Romance of an American Duchess | Minor Role | Uncredited Essanay Film | |
| 1915 | The Misjudged Mr. Hartley | Maid | ||
| 1915 | The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | Farina, Elvira's Daughter | Credited as Gloria Mae Essanay Film | |
| 1915 | The Broken Pledge | Gloria | Essanay Film | |
| 1915 | The Ambition of the Baron | Bit part | Essanay Film starring Francis X. Bushman | |
| 1915 | Sweedie Goes to College | College Girl | ||
| 1915 | His New Job | Stenographer | Essanay Film Written and directed by Charlie Chaplin | |
| 1915 | At the End of a Perfect Day | Hands Bouquet to Holmes | Uncredited, actual release date of January 26, 1915 | |
| 1914 | The Song of the Soul | Unconfirmed |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Killer Bees | Madame Maria von Bohlen | Television movie | |
| 1972 | The Eternal Tramp Special | Narrator | aka Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times | |
| 1965 | My Three Sons | Margaret McSterling | Episode: "The Fountain of Youth" | |
| 1965 | Ben Casey | Victoria Hoffman | Episode: "Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw" | |
| 1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mrs. Daniels | Episode: "Behind the Locked Door" | |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Mrs. Charlotte Heaton | Segment: "Who Is Jennifer?" | |
| 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Julia Colton | Episode: "The Good Luck Charm" | |
| 1961 | Straightaway | Lorraine Carrington | Episode: "A Toast to Yesterday" | |
| 1957 | The Steve Allen Show | Norma Desmond | Episode #3.8 | |
| 1954 | Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson | Hostess | 25 episodes | |
| 1953 | Hollywood Opening Night | Episode: "The Pattern" | ||
| 1948 | The Gloria Swanson Hour | Hostess | Variety show |