Lois Weber
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
DirectingBirthday
June 12, 1879Deathday
November 13, 1939Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
93Place of birth
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as
Florence Lois Weber, Mrs. Phillips Smalley
Cast credits
Suspense.
The Wife
Idle Wives
Anne
The Price
Ann
Fine Feathers
The Artist's Model
The Rosary
The Soldier's Sweetheart
Scandal
Daisy Dean
On the Brink
Tess
From Death to Life
Aratus' Wife
Lost by a Hair
Summer Girl
Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly
The Eye of God
Renie
Hop - The Devil's Brew
Lydia Jansen
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Broome
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
The Twins
The Twin Sisters
The Jew's Christmas
Leah - Isaac's Daughter
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Herself (archive footage)Crew credits
Tarzan of the Apes
Writer
Suspense.
Director, Writer
Shoes
Director, Writer, Producer
Hypocrites
Director, Writer, Producer
The Blot
Director, Writer, Producer
Where Are My Children?
Director, Producer, Writer
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Director, Adaptation, Producer
How Men Propose
Director, Producer
Too Wise Wives
Director, Story, Producer, Screenplay
The Angel of Broadway
Director
Sensation Seekers
Director, Writer
Idle Wives
Director, Writer, Producer, Adaptation
The Marriage Clause
Director, Writer
White Heat
Director, Writer
Fine Feathers
Director
Discontent
Director, Writer
The Rosary
Director
The Merchant of Venice
Director, Writer
The Price
Director, Writer
Scandal
Director, WriterImages
