Born
1879-06-12 (age 146)
Birthplace
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Directing
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
How Men Propose
as The Maid
1913
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1913
The Spider and Her Web
as Madame DuBarr
1914
A Heroine of '76
as The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
1911
Suspense.
as The Wife
1913
The Pursuit of Hate
as Diana Grave
1914
Idle Wives
as Anne
1916
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
as Mrs. Brown
1911
Fate
as Flora Brown
1911
A Japanese Idyll
1912
Fine Feathers
as Mira, the Artist's Model
1912
Lost Illusions
as Grace - The Wife
1911
The Rosary
as The Soldier's Sweetheart
1913
The Price
as Ann
1911
Alone in the World
1917
Scandal
as Daisy Dean
1915
On the Brink
as Tess
1911
Sunshine Molly
as Sunshine Molly
1915
From Death to Life
as Aratus' Wife
1911
Lost by a Hair
as Summer Girl
1914