Lois Weber

Birthday: 1879-06-12
Deathday: 1939-11-13
Birthplace: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1917-05-13 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Mrs. Broome
1917-01-03 Alone in the World
1916-09-16 Idle Wives Anne
1916-06-05 The Eye of God Renie
1916-02-14 Hop - The Devil's Brew Lydia Jansen
1915-07-10 Scandal Daisy Dean
1915-03-18 Sunshine Molly Sunshine Molly
1914-12-17 False Colors Mrs. Moore
1914-06-28 Lost by a Hair Summer Girl
1914-06-14 The Pursuit of Hate Diana Grave
1914-03-26 The Spider and Her Web Madame DuBarr
1914-02-01 The Merchant of Venice Portia
1913-12-18 The Jew's Christmas Leah - Isaac's Daughter
1913-07-19 How Men Propose The Maid
1913-07-06 Suspense. The Wife
1913-05-03 The Rosary The Soldier's Sweetheart
1913-01-01 The Picture of Dorian Gray
1912-08-28 A Japanese Idyll
1912-03-14 Eyes That See Not The Millionaire's Wife
1912-02-02 Fine Feathers The Artist's Model
1911-11-23 The Price Ann
1911-10-04 Lost Illusions Grace - The Wife
1911-07-20 Sherlock Holmes, Jr. Mrs. Brown
1911-07-06 Fate Flora Brown
1911-06-22 On the Brink Tess
1911-06-14 The Twins The Twin Sisters
1911-06-08 From Death to Life Aratus' Wife
1911-02-16 A Heroine of '76 The Tavern Keeper's Daughter