About

Known credits:
294
Birthday:
1892-04-07
Place of birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Pickford

Overview

Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1894 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter and film studio founder, who was a pioneer in the US film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades.

Pickford alongside her future husband, actor-producer Douglas Fairbanks, founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls."

Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies." She is credited with having defined the ingénue type in cinema.

She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929). By the late 1920s, Pickford's career went into decline. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.

Known for

Acting
2023 Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse Actor Self N/A
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2017 Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts Actor Self - Actress (archive footage) 59
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2016 The Women Who Run Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2013 Birth of the Tramp Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2010 Sigrid Holmquist Actor Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) 59
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2010 Smash His Camera Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2008 Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2007 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Actor Self (voice) (archive footage) 59
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2005 Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2005 Mary Pickford Actor Self/Archival Footage N/A
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2003 Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2002 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Actor N/A
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2002 The Tramp and the Dictator Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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2000 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Actor Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited) N/A
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1998 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Actor Self / Various roles (archive footage) N/A
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1985 What Do Those Old Films Mean? Actor Herself(archive footage) 59
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1982 Hollywood’s Children Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1953 Yesterday and Today Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1942 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Actor Herself 59
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1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Actor 59
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1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1939 Hollywood Hobbies Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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1934 Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Actor Self 59
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1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) N/A
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1933 Secrets Actor Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton 58
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1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
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1931 The House That Shadows Built Actor (archive footage) 59
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1931 Kiki Actor Kiki 58
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1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Actor Mary Pickford N/A
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1930 The Voice of Hollywood Actor Self/Queen of the Movies N/A
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1929 The Taming of the Shrew Actor Caterina 59
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1929 Coquette Actor Norma Besant 58
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1927 The Gaucho Actor The Virgin Mary 59
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1927 One of Many Actor Archive footage N/A
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1927 My Best Girl Actor Maggie Johnson 59
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1927 A Kiss from Mary Pickford Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1926 Sparrows Actor Molly 59
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1926 The Black Pirate Actor Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) 59
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1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1925 Little Annie Rooney Actor Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney 59
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1924 Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Actor Dorothy Vernon 58
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1924 Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm Actor N/A
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1923 Rosita Actor Rosita 59
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1923 Hollywood Actor Mary Pickford 59
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1922 Tess of the Storm Country Actor Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner 59
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1922 From Farm to Fame Actor Mary Pickford N/A
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1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy Actor Cedric Errol / Widow Errol 59
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1921 Through The Back Door Actor Jeanne 59
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1921 The Love Light Actor Angela Carlotti 59
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1920 Suds Actor Amanda Afflick 59
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1920 Pollyanna Actor Pollyanna Whittier 59
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1919 Heart o' the Hills Actor Mavis Hawn 58
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1919 The Hoodlum Actor Amy Burke 59
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1919 Daddy-Long-Legs Actor Judy Abbott 59
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1919 Captain Kidd, Jr. Actor Mary MacTavish N/A
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1918 100% American Actor Mayme 58
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1918 Johanna Enlists Actor Johanna Renssaller 59
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1918 Cupid Angling Actor N/A
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1918 How Could You, Jean? Actor Jean Mackaye N/A
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1918 M'Liss Actor Melissa 'M'liss' Smith 59
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1918 Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley Actor Amarilly Jenkins 58
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1918 Stella Maris Actor Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake 59
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1917 A Little Princess Actor Sara Crewe 58
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1917 All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan Actor N/A
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1917 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Actor Rebecca Randall 59
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1917 The Little American Actor Angela Moore 59
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1917 A Romance of the Redwoods Actor Jenny Lawrence 59
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1917 The Poor Little Rich Girl Actor Gwen 58
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1917 The Pride of the Clan Actor Marget MacTavish 59
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1916 Less Than the Dust Actor Radha 58
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1916 Hulda from Holland Actor Hulda N/A
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1916 The Eternal Grind Actor Louise N/A
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1916 Poor Little Peppina Actor Peppina 58
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1916 The Foundling Actor Molly O N/A
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1915 Madame Butterfly Actor Cho-Cho-San 58
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1915 A Girl of Yesterday Actor Jane Stuart N/A
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1915 Esmeralda Actor Esmeralda Rogers N/A
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1915 Rags Actor Rags / Alice McCloud 59
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1915 The Foundling Actor Molly O N/A
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1915 Little Pal Actor 'Little Pal' N/A
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1915 The Dawn of a Tomorrow Actor Glad 59
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1915 Fanchon, the Cricket Actor Fanchon, the Cricket 59
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1915 Mistress Nell Actor Nell Gwyn N/A
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1914 Cinderella Actor Cinderella 58
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1914 Behind the Scenes Actor Dolly Lane N/A
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1914 Such a Little Queen Actor Queen Anna Victoria N/A
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1914 The Eagle's Mate Actor Anemone Breckenridge 58
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1914 Tess of the Storm Country Actor Tessibel Skinner 58
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1914 A Good Little Devil Actor Juliet N/A
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1914 Hearts Adrift Actor Nina N/A
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1913 Caprice Actor Mercy Baxter 58
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1913 In the Bishop's Carriage Actor Nance Olden 58
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1913 The Unwelcome Guest Actor Jessie - the Slavey 58
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1912 The New York Hat Actor Mary Harding, the Daughter 58
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1912 The Informer Actor The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart N/A
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1912 My Baby Actor The Wife 58
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1912 The One She Loved Actor The Wife N/A
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1912 A Feud in the Kentucky Hills Actor The Daughter 58
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1912 So Near, Yet So Far Actor The Young Woman 58
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1912 Friends Actor Dora - the Orphan 58
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1912 A Pueblo Legend Actor The Indian Girl N/A
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1912 With the Enemy's Help Actor Faro Kate N/A
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1912 The Inner Circle Actor The Rich Italian's Daughter 58
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1912 The Narrow Road Actor Mrs. Jim Holcomb 58
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1912 An Indian Summer Actor The Widow's Daughter 58
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1912 The School Teacher and the Waif Actor Nora, the Waif 58
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1912 Lena and the Geese Actor Lena 58
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1912 Home Folks Actor The Young Woman N/A
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1912 A Beast at Bay Actor The Young Woman 58
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1912 A Lodging for the Night Actor The Mexican Girl 58
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1912 The Old Actor Actor The Old Actor's Daughter 58
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1912 Won by a Fish Actor The Woman 58
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1912 Just Like a Woman Actor The Young Woman N/A
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1912 The Female of the Species Actor The Miner's Wife's Sister 58
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1912 Fate's Interception Actor The Mexican Girl N/A
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1912 Iola's Promise Actor Iola 58
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1912 A Timely Repentance Actor Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion' N/A
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1912 The Mender of Nets Actor The Little Net-Mender 58
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1912 Honor Thy Father Actor Mary Fuller N/A
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1911 How Mary Fixed it Actor Mary N/A
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1911 The Caddy's Dream Actor Miss Kelsomine N/A
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1911 The Portrait Actor Little Vera - the Model N/A
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1911 Little Red Riding Hood Actor Little Red Riding Hood N/A
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1911 Love Heeds Not Showers Actor Mary N/A
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1911 The Courting of Mary Actor Mary N/A
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1911 From the Bottom of the Sea Actor Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) N/A
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1911 His Dress Shirt Actor Mrs. Kirby N/A
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1911 The Better Way Actor Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass N/A
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1911 The Sentinel Asleep Actor Unknown Role N/A
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1911 The Rose's Story Actor Unknown Role N/A
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1911 'Tween Two Loves Actor Grace N/A
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1911 The Toss of a Coin Actor Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter N/A
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1911 The Call of the Song Actor Amy Gordon N/A
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1911 As a Boy Dreams Actor 58
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1911 The Skating Bug Actor The Girl N/A
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1911 Science Actor Mrs. Crawford N/A
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1911 At a Quarter of Two Actor Mrs Warren N/A
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1911 A Gasoline Engagement Actor Flora Powell N/A
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1911 For the Queen's Honor Actor Princess Gilda N/A
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1911 In the Sultan's Garden Actor Haidee N/A
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1911 In the Sultan's Garden Actor Hadee N/A
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1911 Behind the Stockade Actor Florence Williams N/A
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1911 Back to the Soil Actor Sadie Allen N/A
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1911 The Lighthouse Keeper Actor Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter N/A
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1911 The Master and the Man Actor Elsie Graham N/A
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1911 For Her Brother's Sake Actor Madge Spotwood N/A
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1911 The Fair Dentist Actor Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist N/A
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1911 The Temptress Actor Lucille Allen N/A
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1911 Second Sight Actor Gertrude Edgar N/A
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1911 While There is hope, There is Life Actor Unknown Role N/A
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1911 The Stampede Actor Nello N/A
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1911 Sweet Memories Actor Polly Biblett 58
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1911 In Old Madrid Actor 58
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1911 The Fisher-Maid Actor Paula, The Fishing-Maid N/A
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1911 The Secret of the Palm Actor Unknown Role N/A
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1911 The Message in the Bottle Actor Louise Spencer N/A
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1911 A Decree of Destiny Actor Mary N/A
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1911 Tracked Actor Unknown Role N/A
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1911 A Manly Man Actor Lola N/A
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1911 Artful Kate Actor Artful Kate Stanley 58
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1911 The Convert Actor Agnes Boyd N/A
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1911 Her Darkest Hour Actor Ruth N/A
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1911 The Mirror Actor Dorothy N/A
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1911 When the Cat's Away Actor Dorothy, The Wife N/A
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1911 Three Sisters Actor Mary N/A
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1911 Maid or Man Actor Elsie Keene N/A
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1911 The Dream Actor Nell Herbert 58
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1911 Their First Misunderstanding Actor Mae Darcy N/A
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1911 The Italian Barber Actor Alice 58
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1911 When a Man Loves Actor Tessie 58
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1910 White Roses Actor Betty N/A
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1910 A Plain Song Actor Edith N/A
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1910 The Song of the Wildwood Flute Actor Dove Eyes N/A
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1910 Sunshine Sue Actor N/A
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1910 Simple Charity Actor Miss Wilkins N/A
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1910 Waiter No. 5 Actor The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée N/A
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1910 A Lucky Toothache Actor Mary N/A
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1910 A Lucky Toothache Actor Bessie N/A
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1910 That Chink at Golden Gulch Actor 58
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1910 A Gold Necklace Actor Masie 58
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1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero Actor Mabel 58
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1910 Wilful Peggy Actor Peggy 58
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1910 The Sorrows of the Unfaithful Actor Mary N/A
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1910 When We Were in Our 'Teens Actor Mary 58
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1910 The Usurer Actor Invalid Daughter 58
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1910 An Arcadian Maid Actor The Arcadian Maid 58
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1910 The Call to Arms Actor A Messenger N/A
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1910 What the Daisy Said Actor Martha 58
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1910 Muggsy's First Sweetheart Actor Mabel Brown 58
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1910 A Child's Impulse Actor Grace 58
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1910 May and December Actor May 58
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1910 Never Again Actor The Girl 58
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1910 A Victim of Jealousy Actor The Wife's Friend N/A
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1910 In the Season of Buds Actor Mabel N/A
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1910 Ramona Actor Ramona 58
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1910 The Two Brothers Actor A Mexican N/A
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1910 Love Among the Roses Actor The Lacemaker 58
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1910 The Unchanging Sea Actor The Daughter as an Adult 59
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1910 A Romance of the Western Hills Actor N/A
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1910 A Rich Revenge Actor Jennie N/A
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1910 As It Is in Life Actor 58
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1910 The Smoker Actor George's Wife N/A
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1910 The Twisted Trail Actor Molly Hendricks N/A
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1910 The Thread of Destiny Actor Myrtle N/A
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1910 The Newlyweds Actor Alice Vance 58
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1910 The Englishman and the Girl Actor The Girl N/A
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1910 The Woman from Mellon's Actor Mary Petersby N/A
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1910 All on Account of the Milk Actor The Young Woman 58
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1909 The Heart of an Outlaw Actor The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult N/A
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1909 To Save Her Soul Actor Agnes Hailey 58
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1909 The Test Actor Bessie 58
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1909 Through the Breakers Actor An Extra 58
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1909 The Trick that Failed Actor Nellie Burt N/A
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1909 The Mountaineer's Honor Actor Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl 58
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1909 A Sweet Revenge Actor N/A
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1909 A Midnight Adventure Actor Eleanor N/A
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1909 The Light That Came Actor 58
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1909 The Restoration Actor Alice Ashford 58
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1909 What's Your Hurry? Actor Mary 58
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1909 The Gibson Goddess Actor Woman on Sidewalk 58
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1909 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Actor Second Couple 58
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1909 In the Watches of the Night Actor Girl at Henry Brainard's N/A
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1909 His Lost Love Actor Mary N/A
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1909 The Little Teacher Actor The Little Teacher N/A
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1909 Pippa Passes Actor Girl in crowd 59
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1909 The Awakening Actor The Widow's Daughter 58
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1909 In Old Kentucky Actor Partygoer N/A
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1909 The Broken Locket Actor Ruth King 58
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1909 Getting Even Actor Miss Lucy 58
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1909 1776, or The Hessian Renegades Actor Messenger's Sister 58
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1909 The Sealed Room Actor A Lady-in-Waiting 58
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1909 The Little Darling Actor Little Darling 58
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1909 The Seventh Day Actor The Maid N/A
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1909 Oh, Uncle! Actor Bessie 58
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1909 The Indian Runner's Romance Actor Blue Cloud's Wife 58
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1909 His Wife's Visitor Actor Bessie Wright N/A
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1909 They Would Elope Actor Bessie 58
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1909 A Strange Meeting Actor 58
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1909 The Slave Actor A Slave Girl 58
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1909 Sweet and Twenty Actor Alice 58
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1909 The Renunciation Actor Kittie Ryan 58
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1909 Tender Hearts Actor Nellie N/A
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1909 The Cardinal's Conspiracy Actor A Disguised Servant 58
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1909 The Country Doctor Actor Poor Mother's Elder Daughter 59
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1909 The Necklace Actor The Maid / In Pawnshop 58
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1909 The Way of Man Actor Winnie, Mabel's Cousin 58
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1909 The Peachbasket Hat Actor On street/In store 58
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1909 The Mexican Sweethearts Actor The Señorita N/A
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1909 The Faded Lilies Actor At party 58
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1909 Her First Biscuits Actor Biscuit Victim 58
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1909 The Son's Return Actor Mary 59
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1909 The Lonely Villa Actor 59
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1909 The Violin Maker of Cremona Actor Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter 58
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1909 His Duty Actor A young woman in the street 58
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1909 Two Memories Actor Marion's Sister 58
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Directing
1924 Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Directing Director 58
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Writing
1925 Little Annie Rooney Writing Writer 59
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1923 Garrison's Finish Writing Writer N/A
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1914 Hearts Adrift Writing Writer N/A
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1912 Lena and the Geese Writing Screenplay 58
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1911 Caught in the Act Writing Screenplay N/A
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1911 Madame Rex Writing Writer N/A
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1911 The Medallion Writing Screenplay N/A
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1909 The Day After Writing Writer 58
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1909 The Awakening Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
1949 Love Happy Production Executive Producer 58
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1948 Sleep, My Love Production Producer 59
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1947 Stork Bites Man Production Producer N/A
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1947 White Cradle Inn Production Producer 59
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1946 Little Iodine Production Executive Producer 58
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1936 The Gay Desperado Production Producer 58
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1936 One Rainy Afternoon Production Producer 58
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1933 Secrets Production Executive Producer 58
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1929 Coquette Production Producer 58
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1927 My Best Girl Production Producer 59
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1926 Sparrows Production Producer 59
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1925 Little Annie Rooney Production Producer 59
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1924 Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Production Producer 58
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1923 Rosita Production Producer 59
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1922 Tess of the Storm Country Production Producer 59
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1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy Production Producer 59
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1921 Through The Back Door Production Producer 59
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1921 The Love Light Production Producer 59
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1920 Suds Production Producer 59
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1920 Pollyanna Production Producer 59
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1919 The Hoodlum Production Executive Producer 59
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1919 Daddy-Long-Legs Production Producer 59
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1918 Johanna Enlists Production Executive Producer 59
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1918 How Could You, Jean? Production Producer N/A
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1917 A Little Princess Production Producer 58
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1917 The Little American Production Producer 59
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1916 Less Than the Dust Production Producer 58
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1916 Poor Little Peppina Production Producer 58
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