Gloria SwansonAwards

Born:
March 27, 1899 in Chicago, IL
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
Gloria May Josephine Svensson
Biography:
Gloria Swanson may not have been the world's best actress, but she was certainly one of the screen's greatest personalities. The daughter of a peripatetic army officer, she was educated in public schools from Chicago to Puerto Rico. While visiting Chicago's Essanay studios in 1913, the 15-year-old...Read More

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Best Actress

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1950

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1950

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Best Actress

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1950

  • Sadie Thompson

    Best Actress

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    0

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