Lois Weber
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jun 12, 1879 (147 years old)
Place of Birth
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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
| 2016 | The Women Who Run HollywoodSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Early Directors on DirectingSelf | |
| 1917 | Alone in the World | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the CradleMrs. Broome | |
| 1916 | Idle WivesAnne | |
| 1916 | The Eye of GodRenie | |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's BrewLydia Jansen | |
| 1915 | ScandalDaisy Dean | |
| 1915 | Sunshine MollySunshine Molly | |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her WebMadame DuBarr | |
| 1914 | The Pursuit of HateDiana Grave | |
| 1914 | Lost by a HairSummer Girl | |
| 1914 | The Merchant of VenicePortia | |
| 1914 | False ColorsMrs. Moore | |
| 1913 | How Men ProposeThe Maid | |
| 1913 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
| 1913 | Suspense.The Wife | |
| 1913 | The RosaryThe Soldier's Sweetheart | |
| 1913 | The Jew's ChristmasLeah - Isaac's Daughter | |
| 1912 | Fine FeathersMira, the Artist's Model | |
| 1912 | A Japanese Idyll | |
| 1912 | Eyes That See NotThe Millionaire's Wife | |
| 1911 | A Heroine of '76The Tavern Keeper's Daughter | |
| 1911 | Sherlock Holmes, Jr.Mrs. Brown | |
| 1911 | FateFlora Brown | |
| 1911 | Lost IllusionsGrace - The Wife | |
| 1911 | The PriceAnn | |
| 1911 | On the BrinkTess | |
| 1911 | From Death to LifeAratus' Wife | |
| 1911 | The TwinsThe Twin Sisters |
| 1921 | The BlotProducer | |
| 1921 | Too Wise WivesProducer | |
| 1921 | What's Worth While?Producer | |
| 1918 | For Husbands OnlyProducer | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the CradleProducer | |
| 1916 | The Dumb Girl of PorticiProducer | |
| 1916 | Wanted- A HomeProducer | |
| 1916 | Where Are My Children?Producer | |
| 1916 | Idle WivesProducer | |
| 1916 | ShoesProducer | |
| 1916 | The People vs. John DoeProducer | |
| 1915 | HypocritesProducer | |
| 1913 | How Men ProposeProducer |
| 1934 | White HeatDirector | |
| 1927 | The Angel of BroadwayDirector | |
| 1927 | Sensation SeekersDirector | |
| 1926 | The Marriage ClauseDirector | |
| 1923 | A Chapter in Her LifeDirector | |
| 1921 | The BlotDirector | |
| 1921 | Too Wise WivesDirector | |
| 1921 | What Do Men Want?Director | |
| 1921 | What's Worth While?Director | |
| 1920 | To Please One WomanDirector | |
| 1919 | A Midnight RomanceDirector | |
| 1919 | Mary ReganDirector | |
| 1919 | ForbiddenDirector | |
| 1919 | HomeDirector | |
| 1919 | When a Girl LovesDirector | |
| 1918 | For Husbands OnlyDirector | |
| 1918 | The Doctor and the WomanDirector | |
| 1918 | Borrowed ClothesDirector | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the CradleDirector | |
| 1917 | Even as You and IDirector | |
| 1917 | The Mysterious Mrs. MDirector | |
| 1917 | The Price of a Good TimeDirector | |
| 1916 | ShoesDirector | |
| 1916 | Where Are My Children?Director | |
| 1916 | The Dumb Girl of PorticiDirector | |
| 1916 | Idle WivesDirector | |
| 1916 | DiscontentDirector | |
| 1916 | The Eye of GodDirector | |
| 1916 | Saving the Family NameDirector | |
| 1916 | The People vs. John DoeDirector | |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's BrewDirector | |
| 1916 | John Needham's DoubleDirector | |
| 1916 | The FlirtDirector | |
| 1915 | HypocritesDirector | |
| 1915 | Captain CourtesyDirector | |
| 1915 | It's No Laughing MatterDirector | |
| 1915 | Betty in Search of a ThrillDirector | |
| 1915 | A Cigarette - That's AllDirector | |
| 1915 | ScandalDirector | |
| 1915 | Sunshine MollyDirector | |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her WebDirector | |
| 1914 | False ColorsDirector | |
| 1914 | The Pursuit of HateDirector | |
| 1914 | The Merchant of VeniceDirector | |
| 1914 | Lost by a HairDirector | |
| 1913 | Suspense.Director | |
| 1913 | How Men ProposeDirector | |
| 1913 | The RosaryDirector | |
| 1913 | The Jew's ChristmasDirector | |
| 1912 | Eyes That See NotDirector | |
| 1912 | A Japanese IdyllDirector | |
| 1912 | Fine FeathersDirector | |
| 1912 | The Troubadour's TriumphDirector | |
| 1911 | A Heroine of '76Director | |
| 1911 | FateDirector | |
| 1911 | The PriceDirector | |
| 1911 | On the BrinkDirector | |
| 1911 | From Death to LifeDirector | |
| 1911 | The TwinsDirector |
| 1934 | White HeatWriter | |
| 1927 | Sensation SeekersWriter | |
| 1927 | Topsy and EvaAdaptation | |
| 1927 | Topsy and EvaScreenplay | |
| 1926 | The Marriage ClauseWriter | |
| 1923 | A Chapter in Her LifeAdaptation | |
| 1923 | A Chapter in Her LifeScreenplay | |
| 1921 | The BlotWriter | |
| 1921 | Too Wise WivesStory | |
| 1921 | Too Wise WivesScreenplay | |
| 1921 | What Do Men Want?Writer | |
| 1921 | What's Worth While?Writer | |
| 1920 | To Please One WomanWriter | |
| 1919 | A Midnight RomanceWriter | |
| 1919 | Mary ReganScenario Writer | |
| 1919 | ForbiddenWriter | |
| 1919 | HomeWriter | |
| 1919 | Mary ReganScreenplay | |
| 1919 | When a Girl LovesWriter | |
| 1918 | Tarzan of the ApesWriter | |
| 1918 | For Husbands OnlyAdaptation | |
| 1918 | The Doctor and the WomanWriter | |
| 1918 | Borrowed ClothesWriter | |
| 1918 | For Husbands OnlyScreenplay | |
| 1917 | The Hand That Rocks the CradleWriter | |
| 1917 | The Price of a Good TimeWriter | |
| 1917 | The Mysterious Mrs. MWriter | |
| 1916 | The Dumb Girl of PorticiAdaptation | |
| 1916 | Idle WivesWriter | |
| 1916 | Idle WivesAdaptation | |
| 1916 | ShoesWriter | |
| 1916 | Where Are My Children?Writer | |
| 1916 | Wanted- A HomeStory | |
| 1916 | The Eye of GodScenario Writer | |
| 1916 | The People vs. John DoeWriter | |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's BrewScenario Writer | |
| 1916 | Saving the Family NameWriter | |
| 1916 | DiscontentWriter | |
| 1916 | The Eye of GodWriter | |
| 1916 | Hop - The Devil's BrewScreenplay | |
| 1916 | The FlirtWriter | |
| 1915 | It's No Laughing MatterWriter | |
| 1915 | HypocritesWriter | |
| 1915 | ScandalWriter | |
| 1915 | Sunshine MollyWriter | |
| 1915 | JewelWriter | |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her WebScenario Writer | |
| 1914 | False ColorsScreenplay | |
| 1914 | The Merchant of VeniceWriter | |
| 1914 | Lost by a HairWriter | |
| 1914 | The Opened ShuttersScenario Writer | |
| 1913 | The Picture of Dorian GrayScreenplay | |
| 1913 | The Jew's ChristmasWriter | |
| 1913 | Suspense.Writer | |
| 1912 | The Troubadour's TriumphWriter | |
| 1911 | On the BrinkStory | |
| 1911 | The TwinsWriter | |
| 1911 | The PriceWriter |