Lois Weber

Lois Weber

1879-06-12 – 1939-11-13 (age 60) Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Price
The Price

1911

as Ann

Scandal
Scandal

1915

as Daisy Dean

Early Directors on Directing
The Women Who Run Hollywood
The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Idle Wives
Idle Wives

1916

as Anne

Suspense.
Suspense.

1913

as The Wife

The Eye of God
The Eye of God

1916

as Renie

How Men Propose
How Men Propose

1913

as The Maid

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The Pursuit of Hate

1914

as Diana Grave

Hop - The Devil's Brew
Hop - The Devil's Brew

1916

as Lydia Jansen

Lost by a Hair
Lost by a Hair

1914

as Summer Girl

A Heroine of '76
A Heroine of '76

1911

as The Tavern Keeper's Daughter

The Merchant of Venice
From Death to Life
From Death to Life

1911

as Aratus' Wife

Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly

1915

as Sunshine Molly

The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web

1914

as Madame DuBarr

The Twins
The Twins

1911

as The Twin Sisters

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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

1911

as Mrs. Brown

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Fate

1911

as Flora Brown