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Gloria Swanson was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Gloria Mae | Gloria Mae SwansonFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Costume Designer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
- Airport 1975 (1974) .... Gloria Swanson
... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title) - 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" .... Charlotte Heaton (1 episode, 1964)
... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
- Who Is Jennifer? (1964) TV episode .... 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 Desmon (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.8 (1957) TV episode .... Norma Desmon - 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) - "Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "The Gloria Swanson Show"
- If Speech Be Silvern (1954) TV episode - "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, aka 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
- Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan (1922)
- 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 and 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 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) (as Gloria Mae Swanson)
- 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) .... Extra, Stenographer
... aka Charlie's New Job - The Ambition of the Baron (1915) .... Bit part
- At the End of a Perfect Day (1915) (uncredited) .... Minor Role - Hands bouquet to Holmes
- The Misjudged Mr. Hartley (1915) .... Maid
- The Song of the Soul (1914/I) (unconfirmed)
Producer:
- 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:
- 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
Thanks:
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (acknowledgment: film source)
... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" (USA: video box title) - Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) (TV) (acknowledgment: film source)
Self:
- Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) .... Herself/interviewee (1976 and 1981 interviews)
- "City Confidential" .... Norma Desmond (1 episode, 2002)
- Beverly Hills: Brothers in Arms (2002) TV episode .... Norma Desmond - "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" (1980) TV mini-series .... Herself
... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" (USA: video box title) - "Parkinson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
- Episode #8.14 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - "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
- "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) .... Herself/Narrator
- Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times (1972) .... 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 - "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)
- The Gloria Swanson Story (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "Hollywood Talent Scouts" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts" (USA)
- Episode dated 10 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1965)
- Episode dated 14 February 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 29 October 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself/Mystery challenger
- Episode dated 15 October 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
- Erich von Stroheim (1965) TV episode .... Herself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Co-host / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
- Episode dated 7 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Co-host - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #1.23 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - Sketch Actor - "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
- "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
- Gloria Swanson (1957) TV episode .... Herself - "Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson" .... Herself - Host (7 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
(2 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)
... 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
Archive Footage:
- 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
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"Silenci?"
- Episode #5.8 (2005) TV episode .... Norma Desmond - Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Herself (from Sadie Thompson)
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"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 Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1982) (V) .... Herself
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"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... 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:
Radio series: Guest-starred in "Theater Guild on the Air", episode "Promise", with Hume Cronyn, 2/18/51. morePublicity Listings:
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