Lois Weber
Known for Directing
Born June 11, 1879
Died November 13, 1939
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.
Filmography
Early Directors on Directing
2009
as Self
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Suspense.
1913
as The Wife
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1917
as Mrs. Broome
The Eye of God
1916
as Renie
The Merchant of Venice
1914
as Portia
The Spider and Her Web
1914
as Madame DuBarr
Scandal
1915
as Daisy Dean
The Price
1911
as Ann
Hop - The Devil's Brew
1916
as Lydia Jansen
The Jew's Christmas
1913
as Leah - Isaac's Daughter
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1913
From Death to Life
1911
as Aratus' Wife
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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
1911
as Mrs. Brown
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Alone in the World
1917
Idle Wives
1916
as Anne
Lost by a Hair
1914
as Summer Girl
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The Pursuit of Hate
1914
as Diana Grave
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False Colors
1914
as Mrs. Moore
The Rosary
1913
as The Soldier's Sweetheart
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