Lois Weber
Jun 12, 1879 - Nov 13, 1939 (60 years old) in Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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
Suspense.
The Wife
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Eye of God
Renie
Fate
Flora Brown
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Broome
Idle Wives
Anne
The Spider and Her Web
Madame DuBarr
Lost Illusions
Grace - The Wife
A Heroine of '76
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.1 -
Self★ NR -
Mrs. Broome★ NR -
Alone in the World 1917★ NR
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Idle Wives 1916Anne★ 5 -
The Eye of God 1916Renie★ NR -
Lydia Jansen★ NR -
Scandal 1915Daisy Dean★ NR -
Sunshine Molly 1915Sunshine Molly★ NR -
False Colors 1914Mrs. Moore★ NR
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Lost by a Hair 1914Summer Girl★ NR -
The Pursuit of Hate 1914Diana Grave★ NR
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Madame DuBarr★ NR -
Portia★ NR -
The Jew's Christmas 1913Leah - Isaac's Daughter★ NR -
How Men Propose 1913The Maid★ 5.6 -
Suspense. 1913The Wife★ 7 -
The Rosary 1913The Soldier's Sweetheart★ 7.5 -
★ NR
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A Japanese Idyll 1912★ NR
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Eyes That See Not 1912The Millionaire's Wife★ NR
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Fine Feathers 1912The Artist's Model★ NR -
The Price 1911Ann★ 5.5 -
Lost Illusions 1911Grace - The Wife★ NR
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Sherlock Holmes, Jr. 1911Mrs. Brown★ NR
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Fate 1911Flora Brown★ 8.5
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On the Brink 1911Tess★ 10 -
The Twins 1911The Twin Sisters★ 4.5 -
From Death to Life 1911Aratus' Wife★ NR -
A Heroine of '76 1911The Tavern Keeper's Daughter★ NR