Overview
Mini Biography:
Gloria Swanson was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois... more
Trivia:
She cited Madame Sans-Gêne (1924) (now lost) as her personal favorite of all her films. more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another
8 wins
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1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Gloria Mae | Miss Gloria Swanson
Filmography
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Archive Footage - 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" .... 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 - "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 - "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 - "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) (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))
- Der Rosenkönig (1986) (voice: from radio play)
... aka Le roi des roses (France)
... aka O Rei das rosas (Portugal)
... aka The Rose King
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (acknowledgment: film source) (unknown episodes)
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
- Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) (TV) (acknowledgment: film source)
- "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 (unknown episodes)
... 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 Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 7 March 1977 (1977) TV episode (as Miss Gloria Swanson) .... Guest Appearance - "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 12 November 1975 (1975) TV episode .... 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 - 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
- "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.11 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The Eamonn Andrews Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 3 March 1968 (1968) 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)
... aka Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title)
... aka The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title)
- The Gloria Swanson Story (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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
- "The Mike Wallace Interview" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 28 April 1957 (1957) TV episode .... 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: alternative title)
... 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
Additional Details
Other Works:
(February 18, 1951) Radio series: Guest-starred in "Theater Guild on the Air", episode "Promise", with Hume Cronyn
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3 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 49 Articles | 7 Pictorials | 19 Magazine Cover Photos
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