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 Merchant of Venice
Suspense.
Suspense.

1913

as The Wife

The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web

1914

as Madame DuBarr

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

2016

as Self (archive footage)

The Eye of God
The Eye of God

1916

as Renie

From Death to Life
From Death to Life

1911

as Aratus' Wife

Lost by a Hair
Lost by a Hair

1914

as Summer Girl

How Men Propose
How Men Propose

1913

as The Maid

The Price
The Price

1911

as Ann

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Fate

1911

as Flora Brown

Idle Wives
Idle Wives

1916

as Anne

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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

1911

as Mrs. Brown

Scandal
Scandal

1915

as Daisy Dean

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

1916

as Lydia Jansen

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers

1912

as Mira, the Artist's Model

Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly

1915

as Sunshine Molly

The Twins
The Twins

1911

as The Twin Sisters