Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
June 12, 1879
Place of Birth:
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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Lois Weber
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Women Who Run Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Early Directors on Directing | Self |
| 1917 | Alone in the World | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Mrs. Broome |
| 1916 | Idle Wives | Anne |
| 1916 | The Eye of God | Renie |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's Brew | Lydia Jansen |
| 1915 | Scandal | Daisy Dean |
| 1915 | Sunshine Molly | Sunshine Molly |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her Web | Madame DuBarr |
| 1914 | The Pursuit of Hate | Diana Grave |
| 1914 | Lost by a Hair | Summer Girl |
| 1914 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia |
| 1914 | False Colors | Mrs. Moore |
| 1913 | How Men Propose | The Maid |
| 1913 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
| 1913 | Suspense. | The Wife |
| 1913 | The Rosary | The Soldier's Sweetheart |
| 1913 | The Jew's Christmas | Leah - Isaac's Daughter |
| 1912 | Fine Feathers | The Artist's Model |
| 1912 | A Japanese Idyll | |
| 1912 | Eyes That See Not | The Millionaire's Wife |
| 1911 | A Heroine of '76 | The Tavern Keeper's Daughter |
| 1911 | Sherlock Holmes, Jr. | Mrs. Brown |
| 1911 | Fate | Flora Brown |
| 1911 | Lost Illusions | Grace - The Wife |
| 1911 | The Price | Ann |
| 1911 | On the Brink | Tess |
| 1911 | From Death to Life | Aratus' Wife |
| 1911 | The Twins | The Twin Sisters |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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