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Who played Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard?
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Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder in a promotional photograph for Sunset Boulevard (1950), which he directed.
The role of Norma Desmond in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard was played by Gloria Swanson.12
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film features Swanson as a delusional, aging silent-film star attempting a comeback. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.21