Gloria Swanson

1899-1983

Biography: life and films

Gloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 27th March 1899 and died in New York City, New York, USA on 4th April 1983, aged 84.

Her best films as an actor include Cecil B. DeMille's Something to Think About (1920), Why Change Your Wife? (1920), Allan Dwan's Manhandled (1924), Richard Rosson's Fine Manners (1926) and Albert Parker's The Love of Sunya (1927).

Gloria Swanson appeared in 67 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Sam Wood (10 films), Allan Dwan (8), (7), Cecil B. DeMille (6), Clarence G. Badger (3), Albert Parker (3), Richard Foster Baker (2) and Jack Conway (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (33 films), comedy (23), comedy-romance (7), romance (6), comedy-drama (5), Documentary (4), history (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Gloria Swanson over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Everywoman's Husband (1918) [a]

Her Decision (1918) [a]

Shifting Sands (1918) [a]

Society for Sale (1918) [a]

Station Content (1918) [a]

The Secret Code (1918) [a]

You Can't Believe Everything (1918) [a]

Don't Change Your Husband (1919) [a]

For Better, for Worse (1919) [a]

Male and Female (1919) [a]

Something to Think About (1920) [a]

Why Change Your Wife? (1920) [a]

Don't Tell Everything (1921) [a]

The Affairs of Anatol (1921) [a]

The Great Moment (1921) [a]

Under the Lash (1921) [a]

Beyond the Rocks (1922) [a]

Her Gilded Cage (1922) [a]

Her Husband's Trademark (1922) [a]

My American Wife (1922) [a]

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922) [a]

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) [a]

Prodigal Daughters (1923) [a]

Zaza (1923) [a]

A Society Scandal (1924) [a]

Her Love Story (1924) [a]

Madame Sans-Gêne (1924) [a]

Manhandled (1924) [a]

The Humming Bird (1924) [a]

Wages of Virtue (1924) [a]

Stage Struck (1925) [a]

The Coast of Folly (1925) [a]

Fine Manners (1926) [a]

The Untamed Lady (1926) [a]

The Love of Sunya (1927) [a]

Sadie Thompson (1928) [a]

Queen Kelly (1929) [a]

The Trespasser (1929) [a]

What a Widow! (1930) [a]

Indiscreet (1931) [a]

Tonight or Never (1931) [a]

Perfect Understanding (1933) [a]

Music in the Air (1934) [a]

Father Takes a Wife (1941) [a]

Down Memory Lane (1949) [a]

Sunset Boulevard (1950) [a]

Three for Bedroom C (1952) [a]

Mio figlio Nerone (1956) [a]

When Comedy Was King (1960) [a]

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times (1972) [a]

The Dream Factory (1975) [a]



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