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Lois Wilson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 26, 1894 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.

Known For

Acting
1949The Girl from Jones BeachMrs. Wilson
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1941For Beauty's SakeMrs. Lloyd Kennar
1940Nobody's ChildrenMiss Jamieson
1939Bad Little AngelMrs. Ellen Creighton
1936Wedding PresentLaura Dodacker
1936Laughing at TroubleAlice Mathews
1936The Return of Jimmy ValentineMary Davis
1935Life ReturnsDr. Louise Stone
1935Public OpinionMona Trevor / Anne Trevor
1935Society FeverPortia Prouty
1935Cappy Ricks ReturnsFlorry Peasley
1935Your Uncle DudleyChristine Saunders
1935Born to GamblePaula Mathews
1934Bright EyesMary Blake
1934There's Always TomorrowSophie White
1934Ticket to a CrimeElaine Purdy
1934The Show-OffClara Harling
1934No Greater GloryMother
1934School for GirlsMiss Cartwright
1933FemaleHarriet Brown
1933In the MoneyMary 'Lambie' Higginbottom
1933Obey the LawGrace Chester
1933DelugeHelen Webster
1932Divorce In The FamilyMrs. Grace Shumaker
1932The CrashMarcia Peterson
1932The ExpertNettie Minick
1932Drifting SoulsLinda Lawrence
1932The Devil Is DrivingNancy Evans
1932The Secrets of Wu SinNona Gould
1932The Rider of Death ValleyHelen Joyce
1931SeedPeggy Carter
1931The Age for LoveSylvia Pearson
1930Once a GentlemanMrs. Malin
1930The FuriesFifi Sands
1930Lovin' the LadiesJoan Bently
1930TemptationJulie
1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929The GamblersCatherine Darwin
1929Kid GlovesRuth
1929Wedding RingsCornelia Quinn
1929Her Husband's WomenThe Painter's Jealous Wife
1928On TrialMay Strickland
1928ConquestDiane Holden
1928Coney IslandJoan Wellman
1928Sally's ShouldersSally
1928Object: AlimonyRuth Rutledge
1927French DressingCynthia Grey
1927Alias the Lone WolfEve de Montalais
1927New YorkMarjorie Church
1927Broadway NightsFanny Franchette
1927The Gingham Girl
1926Fascinating YouthLois Wilson
1926The Show OffAmy Fisher Piper
1926The Great GatsbyDaisy Buchanan
1926North of 36Taisie Lockheart
1926Let's Get MarriedMary Corbin
1926Bluebeard's Seven WivesMary Kelly
1925The Thundering HerdMilly Fayre
1925Rugged WaterNorma Bartlett
1925Welcome HomeNettie Prouty
1925The Vanishing AmericanMarion Warner
1925Irish LuckLady Gwendolyn
1925ContrabandCarmel Lee
1924Monsieur BeaucaireQueen Marie of France
1924IceboundJane Crosby
1924The Man Who Fights AloneMarion
1924Pied Piper MalonePatty Thomas
1924Another ScandalBeatrix Franklin
1923HollywoodLois Wilson
1923Ruggles of Red GapKate Kenner
1923The Covered WagonMolly Wingate
1923Only 38Mrs. Stanley
1923Bella DonnaPatricia
1923The Call of the CanyonCarley Burch
1923To the Last ManEllen Jorth
1922ManslaughterEvans (Lydia's maid)
1922Broad DaylightNora Fay
1922The World's ChampionLady Elizabeth
1922Without CompromiseJean Ainsworth
1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922Self
1922Our Leading CitizenKatherine Fendle - His Fiancee
1922Is Matrimony a Failure?Mabel Hoyt
1921The Hell DiggersDora Wade
1921Miss Lulu BettLulu Bett
1921The Lost RomanceSylvia Hayes
1921Midsummer MadnessMargaret Meredith
1921What Every Woman KnowsMaggie Wylie
1921The City of Silent MenMolly Bryant
1920Who's Your Servant?Madeline Bancroft
1920What's Your Hurry?Virginia MacMurran
1920Burglar ProofLaura Lowell
1920Thou Art the ManJoan Farrant
1920A Full HouseOttilie Howell
1920The City of MasksMiss Emsdale
1919The End of the GameMary Miller
1919A Man's FightMary Tompkins
1919The Best ManCelia Hathaway
1919Too Much JohnsonMrs. Billings
1919Gates of BrassMargaret Blake
1919Come Again SmithLucy Stevens
1919The DriftersThe Girl
1919It Pays to AdvertiseMary Grayson
1919Love InsuranceCynthia Meyrick
1919Why Smith Left HomeMarian
1918The BellsAnnette
1918Prisoners of the PinesRosalie Dufresne
1918Maid o' the StormElaine Shackleford
1918The Turn of a CardCynthia Burdette
1918His Robe of HonorLaura Nelson
1918Three X GordonDorrie Webster
1918A Burglar for a NightJanet Leslie
1917AlimonyMarjorie Lansing
1917TreasonFloria Natarre
1917A Man's ManDolores Ruey
1916The Decoy
1916A Son of the ImmortalsJoan Cameron
1916The Silent BattleJane Loring
1916The Gay Lord WaringHelen Von Gerold
1916The Pool of FlamePrincess Beatrix
1916The Morals of HildaMarion
1916The Beckoning TrailMary Helton
1915The Road to ParadiseBeatrix
Directing
1917Alone in the WorldDirector
Writing
1917Alone in the WorldStory