Lois Weber
Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.
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- Born:
- Jun 13, 1879 In Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 23
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Heroine of '76 1911-02-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Women Who Run Hollywood 2016-05-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Women Who Run Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2016-05-16 |
| Movie | Alone in the World | 1917-01-03 | |
| Movie | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Mrs. Broome | 1917-05-13 |
| Movie | The Eye of God | Renie | 1916-06-05 |
| Movie | Hop - The Devil's Brew | Lydia Jansen | 1916-02-14 |
| Movie | Idle Wives | Anne | 1916-09-16 |
| Movie | Sunshine Molly | Sunshine Molly | 1915-03-18 |
| Movie | Scandal | Daisy Dean | 1915-07-10 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | 1914-02-01 |
| Movie | Lost by a Hair | Summer Girl | 1914-06-28 |
| Movie | The Rosary | The Soldier's Sweetheart | 1913-05-03 |
| Movie | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1913-01-01 | |
| Movie | How Men Propose | The Maid | 1913-07-19 |
| Movie | The Jew's Christmas | Leah - Isaac's Daughter | 1913-12-18 |
| Movie | Suspense. | The Wife | 1913-07-06 |
| Movie | Fine Feathers | The Artist's Model | 1912-02-02 |
| Movie | A Japanese Idyll | 1912-08-28 | |
| Movie | From Death to Life | Aratus' Wife | 1911-06-08 |
| Movie | A Heroine of '76 | The Tavern Keeper's Daughter | 1911-02-16 |
| Movie | The Twins | The Twin Sisters | 1911-06-14 |
| Movie | The Price | Ann | 1911-11-23 |
| Movie | Lost Illusions | Grace - The Wife | 1911-10-04 |
| Movie | On the Brink | Tess | 1911-06-22 |