Known for
Directing
Credits
159
Gender
Woman
Birthday
Jun 12, 1879
Day of death
Nov 13, 1939 (60)
Place of birth
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Florence Lois Weber
Mrs. Phillips Smalley
Lois Weber
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Women Who Run Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 1917 | Alone in the World | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Mrs. Broome |
| 1916 | Idle Wives | Anne |
| 1916 | The Eye of God | Renie |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's Brew | Lydia Jansen |
| 1915 | Scandal | Daisy Dean |
| 1915 | Sunshine Molly | Sunshine Molly |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her Web | Madame DuBarr |
| 1914 | The Pursuit of Hate | Diana Grave |
| 1914 | Lost by a Hair | Summer Girl |
| 1914 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia |
| 1914 | False Colors | |
| 1913 | Suspense. | The Wife |
| 1913 | How Men Propose | The Maid |
| 1913 | The Rosary | The Soldier's Sweetheart |
| 1913 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
| 1913 | The Jew's Christmas | Leah - Isaac's Daughter |
| 1912 | Fine Feathers | The Artist's Model |
| 1912 | A Japanese Idyll | |
| 1912 | Eyes That See Not | The Millionaire's Wife |
| 1911 | The Price | Ann |
| 1911 | The Twins | The Twin Sisters |
| 1911 | A Heroine of '76 | The Tavern Keeper's Daughter |
| 1911 | Sherlock Holmes, Jr. | Mrs. Brown |
| 1911 | Fate | Flora Brown |
| 1911 | Lost Illusions | Grace - The Wife |
| 1911 | On the Brink | Tess |
| 1911 | From Death to Life | Aratus' Wife |
Credits