Gloria Swanson
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 27, 1899
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Hollywood
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Fine Manners
The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.
A Trip to Paramountown
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
The Love of Sunya
A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.
The Oscars
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Gloria Swanson
as Madame Maria von Bohlen
as Narrator
as Self
as Sef (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Mrs. Charlotte Heaton
as Venus Hekate Walsh
as Miss Lily Boles
as Self
as Self
as Mrs. Daniels
as Self
as Lorraine Carrington
as Victoria Hoffman
as Julia Colton
as Self (archive footage)
as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
as Self
as Agrippina
as Self
as Self
as Ann Haven
as Norma Desmond
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as (archive footage)
as Self
as Miss Gloria
as (archive footage)
as Leslie Collier Osborne
as Frieda Hotzfelt
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Judy Rogers
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
as (archive footage)
as Self
as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
as Nella Vago
as Tamarind Brook
as Marion Donnell
as Sadie Thompson
as Sunya Ashling
as Orchid Murphy
as St. Clair Van Tassel
as Jennie Hagen
as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
as Catherina Hubscher
as Carmelita
as Princess Marie
as Tessie McGuire
as Marjorie Colbert
as Toinette
as Zaza
as Gloria Swanson
as Mona deBriac
as Swifty Forbes
as Natalie Chester
as Betty Bellew
as Self
as Theodora Fitzgerald
as Suzanne Ornoff
as Lois Miller
as Marian Westover
as Deborah Krillet
as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
as Ruth Anderson
as Beth Gordon
as Lady Mary Lasenby
as Sylvia Norcross
as Leila Porter
as Sylvia Hamilton
as Sally Carter Rand
as Marcia Grey
as Edith Emerson
as Patricia Reynolds
as Kitty Manning
as Phylis Clyne
as Gloria
as The Wife
as Gloria Dawn
as The Pullman Bride
as The Blacksmith's Daughter
as Gloria - the Society Girl
as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
as Gloria
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Betty - College Girl
as Farina, Elvira's Daughter
as Stenographer (uncredited)
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
as Hands Bouquet to Holmes
as Maid
as One of the Club Girls (uncredited)