Lois Weber

Lois Weber

ActorWriterDirectorProducer Jun 12 (died age 60) Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA 1911–2016 (105 year career)
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (81)

Movies (81)

White Heat

White Heat

1934

Writer

4.0
Topsy and Eva

Topsy and Eva

1927

Adaptation

Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

1927

Director

6.4
Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

1927

Writer

6.4
The Angel of Broadway

The Angel of Broadway

1927

Director

The Marriage Clause

The Marriage Clause

1926

Director

A Chapter in Her Life

A Chapter in Her Life

1923

Director

6.0
The Blot

The Blot

1921

Director

6.2
The Blot

The Blot

1921

Producer

6.2
The Blot

The Blot

1921

Writer

6.2
Too Wise Wives

Too Wise Wives

1921

Director

5.2
What's Worth While?

What's Worth While?

1921

Writer

What Do Men Want?

What Do Men Want?

1921

Writer

3.0
To Please One Woman

To Please One Woman

1920

Director

Forbidden

Forbidden

1919

Writer

When a Girl Loves

When a Girl Loves

1919

Director

Home

Home

1919

Director

7.0
Mary Regan

Mary Regan

1919

Director

Mary Regan

Mary Regan

1919

Scenario Writer

Mary Regan

Mary Regan

1919

Screenplay

A Midnight Romance

A Midnight Romance

1919

Director

For Husbands Only

For Husbands Only

1918

Director

Borrowed Clothes

Borrowed Clothes

1918

Director

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

1918

Writer

5.3
The Doctor and the Woman

The Doctor and the Woman

1918

Director

The Mysterious Mrs. M

The Mysterious Mrs. M

1917

Director

Even as You and I

Even as You and I

1917

Director

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1917

Director

The Price of a Good Time

The Price of a Good Time

1917

Director

John Needham's Double

John Needham's Double

1916

Director

The Dumb Girl of Portici

The Dumb Girl of Portici

1916

Producer

7.0
Hop - The Devil's Brew

Hop - The Devil's Brew

1916

Director

Shoes

Shoes

1916

Director

6.0
Idle Wives

Idle Wives

1916

Adaptation

5.0
Idle Wives

Idle Wives

1916

Director

5.0
Idle Wives

Idle Wives

1916

Producer

5.0
Idle Wives

Idle Wives

1916

Writer

5.0
The Flirt

The Flirt

1916

Director

The Flirt

The Flirt

1916

Writer

Where Are My Children?

Where Are My Children?

1916

Director

5.9
Saving the Family Name

Saving the Family Name

1916

Director

Discontent

Discontent

1916

Director

5.1
Discontent

Discontent

1916

Writer

5.1
The People vs. John Doe

The People vs. John Doe

1916

Director

The Eye of God

The Eye of God

1916

Scenario Writer

Wanted- A Home

Wanted- A Home

1916

Producer

It's No Laughing Matter

It's No Laughing Matter

1915

Director

Betty in Search of a Thrill

Betty in Search of a Thrill

1915

Director

3.0
Hypocrites

Hypocrites

1915

Director

5.6
Hypocrites

Hypocrites

1915

Producer

5.6
Hypocrites

Hypocrites

1915

Writer

5.6
Jewel

Jewel

1915

Writer

Captain Courtesy

Captain Courtesy

1915

Director

A Cigarette - That's All

A Cigarette - That's All

1915

Director

Scandal

Scandal

1915

Director

Sunshine Molly

Sunshine Molly

1915

Director

Sunshine Molly

Sunshine Molly

1915

Writer

The Spider and Her Web

The Spider and Her Web

1914

Director

The Opened Shutters

The Opened Shutters

1914

Scenario Writer

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1914

Director

Lost by a Hair

Lost by a Hair

1914

Director

False Colors

False Colors

1914

Director

False Colors

False Colors

1914

Screenplay

The Pursuit of Hate

The Pursuit of Hate

1914

Director

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1913

Screenplay

Suspense.

Suspense.

1913

Director

7.0
Suspense.

Suspense.

1913

Writer

7.0
How Men Propose

How Men Propose

1913

Director

5.5
How Men Propose

How Men Propose

1913

Producer

5.5
The Jew's Christmas

The Jew's Christmas

1913

Director

The Rosary

The Rosary

1913

Director

7.5
The Troubadour's Triumph

The Troubadour's Triumph

1912

Director

Eyes That See Not

Eyes That See Not

1912

Director

A Japanese Idyll

A Japanese Idyll

1912

Director

Fine Feathers

Fine Feathers

1912

Director

On the Brink

On the Brink

1911

Director

10.0
From Death to Life

From Death to Life

1911

Director

6.0
Fate

Fate

1911

Director

8.5
A Heroine of '76

A Heroine of '76

1911

Director

The Twins

The Twins

1911

Writer

4.5
The Price

The Price

1911

Director

5.5