Lois Wilson

Acting

Lois Wilson

Born June 26, 1894Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA124 credits

A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.

Known For

The Girl from Jones Beach
4.8

The Girl from Jones Beach

Movie

1949

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV

1948

For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake

Movie

1941

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

Movie

1940

Bad Little Angel
4.9

Bad Little Angel

Movie

1939

Laughing at Trouble
6.0

Laughing at Trouble

Movie

1936

Filmography

The Girl from Jones Beach
1949The Girl from Jones Beachas Mrs. WilsonMovie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
For Beauty's Sake
1941For Beauty's Sakeas Mrs. Lloyd KennarMovie
Nobody's Children
1940Nobody's Childrenas Miss JamiesonMovie
Bad Little Angel
1939Bad Little Angelas Mrs. Ellen CreightonMovie
Laughing at Trouble
1936Laughing at Troubleas Alice MathewsMovie
Wedding Present
1936Wedding Presentas Laura DodackerMovie
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
1936The Return of Jimmy Valentineas Mary DavisMovie
Your Uncle Dudley
1935Your Uncle Dudleyas Christine SaundersMovie
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1935Cappy Ricks Returnsas Florry PeasleyMovie
Society Fever
1935Society Feveras Portia ProutyMovie
Born to Gamble
1935Born to Gambleas Paula MathewsMovie
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1935Public Opinionas Mona Trevor / Anne TrevorMovie
Life Returns
1935Life Returnsas Dr. Louise StoneMovie
Bright Eyes
1934Bright Eyesas Mary BlakeMovie
Ticket to a Crime
1934Ticket to a Crimeas Elaine PurdyMovie
There's Always Tomorrow
1934There's Always Tomorrowas Sophie WhiteMovie
No Greater Glory
1934No Greater Gloryas MotherMovie
School for Girls
1934School for Girlsas Miss CartwrightMovie
The Show-Off
1934The Show-Offas Clara HarlingMovie
Female
1933Femaleas Harriet BrownMovie
In the Money
1933In the Moneyas Mary 'Lambie' HigginbottomMovie
Deluge
1933Delugeas Helen WebsterMovie
Obey the Law
1933Obey the Lawas Grace ChesterMovie
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932The Secrets of Wu Sinas Nona GouldMovie
The Devil Is Driving
1932The Devil Is Drivingas Nancy EvansMovie
The Crash
1932The Crashas Marcia PetersonMovie
Divorce In The Family
1932Divorce In The Familyas Mrs. Grace ShumakerMovie
Drifting Souls
1932Drifting Soulsas Linda LawrenceMovie
The Rider of Death Valley
1932The Rider of Death Valleyas Helen JoyceMovie
The Expert
1932The Expertas Nettie MinickMovie
The Age for Love
1931The Age for Loveas Sylvia PearsonMovie
Seed
1931Seedas Peggy CarterMovie
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1930Once a Gentlemanas Mrs. MalinMovie
Temptation
1930Temptationas JulieMovie
Lovin' the Ladies
1930Lovin' the Ladiesas Joan BentlyMovie
The Furies
1930The Furiesas Fifi SandsMovie
Wedding Rings
1929Wedding Ringsas Cornelia QuinnMovie
The Show of Shows
1929The Show of Showsas Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)Movie
The Gamblers
1929The Gamblersas Catherine DarwinMovie
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1929Her Husband's Womenas The Painter's Jealous WifeMovie
Kid Gloves
1929Kid Glovesas RuthMovie
Conquest
1928Conquestas Diane HoldenMovie
Object: Alimony
1928Object: Alimonyas Ruth RutledgeMovie
On Trial
1928On Trialas May StricklandMovie
Sally's Shoulders
1928Sally's Shouldersas SallyMovie
Coney Island
1928Coney Islandas Joan WellmanMovie
French Dressing
1927French Dressingas Cynthia GreyMovie
Alias the Lone Wolf
1927Alias the Lone Wolfas Eve de MontalaisMovie
The Gingham Girl
1927The Gingham GirlMovie
Broadway Nights
1927Broadway Nightsas Fanny FranchetteMovie
New York
1927New Yorkas Marjorie ChurchMovie
The Great Gatsby
1926The Great Gatsbyas Daisy BuchananMovie
The Show Off
1926The Show Offas Amy Fisher PiperMovie
North of 36
1926North of 36as Taisie LockheartMovie
Fascinating Youth
1926Fascinating Youthas Lois WilsonMovie
Let's Get Married
1926Let's Get Marriedas Mary CorbinMovie
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
1926Bluebeard's Seven Wivesas Mary KellyMovie
Irish Luck
1925Irish Luckas Lady GwendolynMovie
The Vanishing American
1925The Vanishing Americanas Marion WarnerMovie
Rugged Water
1925Rugged Wateras Norma BartlettMovie
Welcome Home
1925Welcome Homeas Nettie ProutyMovie
The Thundering Herd
1925The Thundering Herdas Milly FayreMovie
Contraband
1925Contrabandas Carmel LeeMovie
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924The Man Who Fights Aloneas MarionMovie
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924Monsieur Beaucaireas Queen Marie of FranceMovie
Another Scandal
1924Another Scandalas Beatrix FranklinMovie
Icebound
1924Iceboundas Jane CrosbyMovie
Pied Piper Malone
1924Pied Piper Maloneas Patty ThomasMovie
The Call of the Canyon
1923The Call of the Canyonas Carley BurchMovie
Ruggles of Red Gap
1923Ruggles of Red Gapas Kate KennerMovie
To the Last Man
1923To the Last Manas Ellen JorthMovie
Hollywood
1923Hollywoodas Lois WilsonMovie
Only 38
1923Only 38as Mrs. StanleyMovie
Bella Donna
1923Bella Donnaas PatriciaMovie
The Covered Wagon
1923The Covered Wagonas Molly WingateMovie
Broad Daylight
1922Broad Daylightas Nora FayMovie
Without Compromise
1922Without Compromiseas Jean AinsworthMovie
Manslaughter
1922Manslaughteras Evans (Lydia's maid)Movie
Our Leading Citizen
1922Our Leading Citizenas Katherine Fendle - His FianceeMovie
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922Is Matrimony a Failure?as Mabel HoytMovie
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922as SelfMovie
The World's Champion
1922The World's Championas Lady ElizabethMovie
Miss Lulu Bett
1921Miss Lulu Bettas Lulu BettMovie
The Hell Diggers
1921The Hell Diggersas Dora WadeMovie
The Lost Romance
1921The Lost Romanceas Sylvia HayesMovie
The City of Silent Men
1921The City of Silent Menas Molly BryantMovie
What Every Woman Knows
1921What Every Woman Knowsas Maggie WylieMovie
Midsummer Madness
1921Midsummer Madnessas Margaret MeredithMovie
Burglar Proof
1920Burglar Proofas Laura LowellMovie
A Full House
1920A Full Houseas Ottilie HowellMovie
What's Your Hurry?
1920What's Your Hurry?as Virginia MacMurranMovie
The City of Masks
1920The City of Masksas Miss EmsdaleMovie
Thou Art the Man
1920Thou Art the Manas Joan FarrantMovie
Who's Your Servant?
1920Who's Your Servant?as Madeline BancroftMovie
Too Much Johnson
1919Too Much Johnsonas Mrs. BillingsMovie
It Pays to Advertise
1919It Pays to Advertiseas Mary GraysonMovie
Why Smith Left Home
1919Why Smith Left Homeas MarianMovie
Love Insurance
1919Love Insuranceas Cynthia MeyrickMovie
A Man's Fight
1919A Man's Fightas Mary TompkinsMovie
Gates of Brass
1919Gates of Brassas Margaret BlakeMovie
The Best Man
1919The Best Manas Celia HathawayMovie
The End of the Game
1919The End of the Gameas Mary MillerMovie
Come Again Smith
1919Come Again Smithas Lucy StevensMovie
The Drifters
1919The Driftersas The GirlMovie
Three X Gordon
1918Three X Gordonas Dorrie WebsterMovie
Prisoners of the Pines
1918Prisoners of the Pinesas Rosalie DufresneMovie
The Bells
1918The Bellsas AnnetteMovie
A Burglar for a Night
1918A Burglar for a Nightas Janet LeslieMovie
Maid o' the Storm
1918Maid o' the Stormas Elaine ShacklefordMovie
The Turn of a Card
1918The Turn of a Cardas Cynthia BurdetteMovie
His Robe of Honor
1918His Robe of Honoras Laura NelsonMovie
Alimony
1917Alimonyas Marjorie LansingMovie
A Man's Man
1917A Man's Manas Dolores RueyMovie
Treason
1917Treasonas Floria NatarreMovie
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1917Alone in the WorldDirectorMovie
The Morals of Hilda
1916The Morals of Hildaas MarionMovie
The Pool of Flame
1916The Pool of Flameas Princess BeatrixMovie
The Beckoning Trail
1916The Beckoning Trailas Mary HeltonMovie
The Silent Battle
1916The Silent Battleas Jane LoringMovie
The Decoy
1916The DecoyMovie
A Son of the Immortals
1916A Son of the Immortalsas Joan CameronMovie
The Gay Lord Waring
1916The Gay Lord Waringas Helen Von GeroldMovie
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1915The Road to Paradiseas BeatrixMovie