In the 1970's along with the death of her husband in 1978, she returned to acting, and still acts to this day. She has been in over sixty movies and TV shows.

Gloria has made few appearances on television, but there are a few. Her TV debut came in 1975, in the TV movie "The Legend of Liz Borden" as a store customer. That same year, she appeared in "Adventures of the Queen". Then in 1976, she starred as Mrs. Parker in "Flood!". She followed it up the next year with "In the Glitter Place" as Mrs. Bowman. A year later, 1978, Gloria completed "The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan" as Roberta. Her last project for the 70's was "The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel" as Rose Hooper. She starred as Gertrude in "Shootdown". Then, came "Universal Horrors" as herself. Finally, her last TV movie and latest project "My Mother, the Spy", as Grandma. Her only guest appearance on a T.V show, was as Edna Jarvis on "Murder, She Wrote" in 1987.

Gloria has mainly stayed in the movies. Her movie debut was as Ellen Steffens in "The All-American" in 1932. Her only real successes were "The Old Dark House", (1932) "The Invisible Man", (1933) "The Kiss Before the Mirror", (1933) and "Titanic" in 1997.

In February of ‘98, Gloria became the oldest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. This was for "Best Supporting Actress" for "Titanic". She was also chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. She was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, and was also the only cast member of "Titanic who was alive at while at the time of the ship's sinking.

Filmography:
Conspicuous T.V. guest appearances:

1. "Murder, She Wrote"- Edna Jarvis (1987)

T.V. Movies:

1. "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" - Store Customer (1975)
   
2. "Adventures of the Queen" -Role Unknown (1975)
   
3. "Flood!"- Mrs. Parker (1976)
   
4. "In the Glitter Palace -Mrs. Bowman (1976)
   
5. "The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan" -Roberta
6. "The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel" -Rose Hooper (1979)
   
7. "The Violation of Sarah McDavid" -Mrs. Fowler (1981)
   
8. "Shootdown" -Gertrude (1988)
   
9. "Universal Horror" -Herself (1998)
   
10. "My Mother, the Spy" -Grandma (2000)

Movies:

1. "The All-American" -Ellen Steffens (1932)
   a.k.a. "Sport of a Nation"
2. "The Old Dark House" -Margaret Waverton (1932)
   
3. "Air Mail" -Ruth Barnes (1932)
   
4. "Street of Women" -Doris Baldwin (1932)
   
5. "Sweepings" -Phoebe Pardway Gilitziv (1933)
   
6. "The Kiss Before the Mirror" -Mrs. Bernsdorf (1933)
   
7. "The Secret of the Blue Room" -Irene von Helldorf (1933)
   
8. "Laughter in Hell" -Lorraine (1933)
   
9. "Roman Scandals" -Princess Sylvia (1933)
   
10. "Private Jones"-Mary Gregg (1933)
    
11. "It's Great to be Alive" -Dorothy Wilton (1933)
    
12. "Hollywood on Parade No. 9" -Role Unknown (1933)
    
13. "The Girl in 419" -Mary Dolan (1933)
    
14. "Beloved" -Lucy Hausmann (1934)
    
15. "I Like It That Way" -Anne Rogers (1934)
    
16. "Here Comes the Navy" -Dorothy Martin (1934)
    
17. "Gift of Gab" -Barbara Kelton (1934)
    
18. "The Love Captive" -Alice Trask (1934)
    
19. "I'll Tell the World" -Jane Hamilton (1934)
    
20. "Maybe It's Love" -Bobby Halevy (1935)
    
21. "Gold Diggers of 1935" -Ann Prentiss (1935)
    
22. "Laddie" -Pamela Pryor (1935)
    
23. "Poor Little Rich Girl" -Margaret Allen (1936)
    
24. "The Prisoner of Shark Island" -Mrs. Peggy Mudd
    
25. "Girl on the Front Page" -Joan Langford (1936)
    
26. "Wanted: Jane Turner" -Doris Martin (1936)
    
27. "Professional Soldier" -Countess Sonia (1936)
    
28. "The Crime of Dr. Forbes" -Ellen Godfrey (1936)
    
29. "36 Hours to Kill" -Anne Marvis (1936)
    
30. "Girl Overboard" -Mary Chesbrooke (1937)
    
31. "Life Begins in College" -Janet O'Hara (1937)
    a.k.a. "The Joy Parade"
    
32. "The Lady Escapes" -Linda Ryan (1937)
    
33. "Change of Heart" -Carol Murdock (1938)
    
34. "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" -Gwen Warren (1938)
    
35. "Time Out For Murder" -Margie Ross (1938)
    
36. "The Lady Objects" -Ann Adams (1938)
    
37. "Keep Smiling" -Carol Walters (1938)
    
38. "Island in the Sky" -Julie Hayes (1938)
    
39. "The Three Musketeers" Queen Anne d'Autriche (1939)
    
40. "Winner Take All" -Julie Harrison (1939)
    
41. "It Could Happen to You"-Doris Winslow (1939)
    
42. "Here Comes Elmer" -Glenda Forbes (1943)
    
43. "Enemy of Women" -Bertha (1944)
    a.k.a. "Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels" (1944)
    a.k.a. "Mad Lover" (1944)
    a.k.a. "The Private Life of Paul Joseph Goebbels"
    
44. "The Whistler" -Alice Walker (1944)
    
45. " She Wrote the Book" -Phyllis Fowler (1946)
    
46. "My Favorite Year" -Mrs. Horn (1982)
    
47. "Mass Appeal" -Mrs. Curry (1984)
    
48. "Wildcats" -Mrs. Connoly (1988)
    a.k.a. "First and Goal (1986)
    
49. "Titanic" -Rose Dawson Calvert (1997)
    
50. "The Love Letter" -Eleanor (1999)
    
51. "The Titanic Chronicles" -Mrs. Helen Bishop (1999)
    
52. "Forever Hollywood" -Herself (1999)
    
53. "Million Dollar Hotel" -Jessica (2000)