Lois Weber
Born
June 12, 1879
Died
November 13, 1939 (60 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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.
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2016
Early Directors on Directing
Self
2014
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Broome
1917
Alone in the World
1917
Idle Wives
Anne
1916
The Eye of God
Renie
1916
Hop - The Devil's Brew
Lydia Jansen
1916
Scandal
Daisy Dean
1915
Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly
1915
False Colors
Mrs. Moore
1914
Lost by a Hair
Summer Girl
1914
The Pursuit of Hate
Diana Grave
1914
The Spider and Her Web
Madame DuBarr
1914
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
1914
The Jew's Christmas
Leah - Isaac's Daughter
1913
How Men Propose
The Maid
1913
Suspense.
The Wife
1913
The Rosary
The Soldier's Sweetheart
1913
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1913
A Japanese Idyll
1912
Eyes That See Not
The Millionaire's Wife
1912
Fine Feathers
The Artist's Model
1912
The Price
Ann
1911
Lost Illusions
Grace - The Wife
1911
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Mrs. Brown
1911
Fate
Flora Brown
1911
On the Brink
Tess
1911
The Twins
The Twin Sisters
1911
From Death to Life
Aratus' Wife
1911
A Heroine of '76
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
1911