Lois Weber

Directing

Lois Weber

Born June 12, 1879Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA68 credits

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

Filmography

The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)Movie
White Heat
1934White Heat
WriterMovie
The Blot
1921The Blot
DirectorMovie
Too Wise Wives
1921Too Wise Wives
DirectorMovie
Forbidden
1919Forbidden
WriterMovie
Home
1919Home
DirectorMovie
Mary Regan
1919Mary Regan
DirectorMovie
Idle Wives
1916Idle Wives
as AnneMovie
Shoes
1916Shoes
DirectorMovie
The Eye of God
1916The Eye of God
as RenieMovie
T
1916The Flirt
WriterMovie
Hop - The Devil's Brew
1916Hop - The Devil's Brew
as Lydia JansenMovie
Discontent
1916Discontent
DirectorMovie
Jewel
1915Jewel
WriterMovie
Scandal
1915Scandal
as Daisy DeanMovie
Sunshine Molly
1915Sunshine Molly
as Sunshine MollyMovie
Hypocrites
1915Hypocrites
DirectorMovie
F
1914False Colors
as Mrs. MooreMovie
Lost by a Hair
1914Lost by a Hair
as Summer GirlMovie
T
1914The Pursuit of Hate
as Diana GraveMovie
The Spider and Her Web
1914The Spider and Her Web
as Madame DuBarrMovie
The Jew's Christmas
1913The Jew's Christmas
as Leah - Isaac's DaughterMovie
How Men Propose
1913How Men Propose
as The MaidMovie
Suspense.
1913Suspense.
as The WifeMovie
The Rosary
1913The Rosary
as The Soldier's SweetheartMovie
E
1912Eyes That See Not
as The Millionaire's WifeMovie
Fine Feathers
1912Fine Feathers
as Mira, the Artist's ModelMovie
The Price
1911The Price
as AnnMovie
L
1911Lost Illusions
as Grace - The WifeMovie
S
1911Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
as Mrs. BrownMovie
F
1911Fate
as Flora BrownMovie
On the Brink
1911On the Brink
as TessMovie
The Twins
1911The Twins
as The Twin SistersMovie
From Death to Life
1911From Death to Life
as Aratus' WifeMovie
A Heroine of '76
1911A Heroine of '76
as The Tavern Keeper's DaughterMovie