Lois Weber
from Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
from Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Alone in the World
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Mrs. Broome
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Director
Editor
Lydia Jansen
Renie
Anne
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Producer
The Flirt
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John Needham's Double
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Sunshine Molly
Daisy Dean
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Producer
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A Cigarette - That's All
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Portia
Madame DuBarr
The Pursuit of Hate
Diana Grave
Summer Girl
False Colors
Mrs. Moore
Scenario Writer
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Soldier's Sweetheart
The Wife
The Maid
Leah - Isaac's Daughter
Mira, the Artist's Model
Eyes That See Not
The Millionaire's Wife
A Japanese Idyll
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The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
Aratus' Wife
The Twin Sisters
Tess
Fate
Flora Brown
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Mrs. Brown
Lost Illusions
Grace - The Wife
Ann