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Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Acting

Born: April 7, 1892Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1894 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter and film studio founder, who was a pioneer in the US film industry with a Hollywood career that spanned five decades. Pickford alongside her future husband, actor-producer Douglas Fairbanks, founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th-top female star from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls." Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies." She is credited with having defined the ingénue type in cinema. She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929). By the late 1920s, Pickford's career went into decline. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.

Known For
Filmography
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

Self

2023
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Self (archive footage)

2020
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2017
The Women Who Run Hollywood

The Women Who Run Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2016
Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp

Self (archive footage)

2013
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2012
Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

2010
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Self (archive footage)

2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (voice) (archive footage)

2007
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

Self (archive footage)

2005
Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Self/Archival Footage

2005
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Self (archive footage)

2003
Murders of Hollywood

Murders of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2003
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

2002
The Tramp and the Dictator

The Tramp and the Dictator

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

1998
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988
What Do Those Old Films Mean?

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

Herself(archive footage)

1985
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage)

1982
Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1976
Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

1967

Anniversary

Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

1963
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

1961
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

1953
The Way of the World

The Way of the World

Dora (Archive Footage)

1947
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Herself

1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

1940
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

1939
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Self

1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Self

1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1933
Secrets

Secrets

Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Self (uncredited)

1932
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

1931
Kiki

Kiki

Kiki

1931
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Mary Pickford

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

Self/Queen of the Movies

1930
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Caterina

1929
Coquette

Coquette

Norma Besant

1929
The Gaucho

The Gaucho

The Virgin Mary

1927
One of Many

One of Many

Self (archive footage)

1927
My Best Girl

My Best Girl

Maggie Johnson

1927
A Kiss from Mary Pickford

A Kiss from Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

1927
Sparrows

Sparrows

Molly

1926
The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1925
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney

1925
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

Dorothy Vernon

1924

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

1924
Rosita

Rosita

Rosita

1923
Hollywood

Hollywood

Mary Pickford

1923
Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country

Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner

1922
From Farm to Fame

From Farm to Fame

Mary Pickford

1922
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Cedric Errol / Widow Errol

1921
Through the Back Door

Through the Back Door

Jeanne Bodamere

1921
The Love Light

The Love Light

Angela Carlotti

1921
Suds

Suds

Amanda Afflick

1920
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

Pollyanna Whittier

1920
Heart o' the Hills

Heart o' the Hills

Mavis Hawn

1919
The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum

Amy Burke

1919
Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

Judy Abbott

1919
Captain Kidd, Jr.

Captain Kidd, Jr.

Mary MacTavish

1919
100% American

100% American

Mayme

1918
Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

Johanna Renssaller

1918
Cupid Angling

Cupid Angling

1918
How Could You, Jean?

How Could You, Jean?

Jean Mackaye

1918
M'Liss

M'Liss

Melissa 'M'liss' Smith

1918
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

Amarilly Jenkins

1918
Stella Maris

Stella Maris

Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake

1918
A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Sara Crewe

1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

1917
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca Randall

1917
The Little American

The Little American

Angela Moore

1917
A Romance of the Redwoods

A Romance of the Redwoods

Jenny Lawrence

1917
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

Gwen

1917
The Pride of the Clan

The Pride of the Clan

Marget MacTavish

1917
Less Than the Dust

Less Than the Dust

Radha

1916
Hulda from Holland

Hulda from Holland

Hulda

1916
The Eternal Grind

The Eternal Grind

Louise

1916
Poor Little Peppina

Poor Little Peppina

Peppina

1916
The Foundling

The Foundling

Molly O

1916
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

Cho-Cho-San

1915
A Girl of Yesterday

A Girl of Yesterday

Jane Stuart

1915
Esmeralda

Esmeralda

Esmeralda Rogers

1915
Rags

Rags

Rags / Alice McCloud

1915

The Foundling

Molly O

1915
Little Pal

Little Pal

'Little Pal'

1915
The Dawn of a Tomorrow

The Dawn of a Tomorrow

Glad

1915
Fanchon, the Cricket

Fanchon, the Cricket

Fanchon, the Cricket

1915
Mistress Nell

Mistress Nell

Nell Gwyn

1915
Cinderella

Cinderella

Cinderella

1914
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Dolly Lane

1914
Such a Little Queen

Such a Little Queen

Queen Anna Victoria

1914
The Eagle's Mate

The Eagle's Mate

Anemone Breckenridge

1914
Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country

Tessibel Skinner

1914
A Good Little Devil

A Good Little Devil

Juliet

1914
Hearts Adrift

Hearts Adrift

Nina

1914
Caprice

Caprice

Mercy Baxter

1913
In the Bishop's Carriage

In the Bishop's Carriage

Nance Olden

1913
The Unwelcome Guest

The Unwelcome Guest

Jessie - the Slavey

1913
The New York Hat

The New York Hat

Mary Harding, the Daughter

1912
The Informer

The Informer

The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart

1912
My Baby

My Baby

The Wife

1912
The One She Loved

The One She Loved

The Wife

1912
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

The Daughter

1912
So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far

The Young Woman

1912
Friends

Friends

Dora - the Orphan

1912
A Pueblo Legend

A Pueblo Legend

The Indian Girl

1912
With the Enemy's Help

With the Enemy's Help

Faro Kate

1912
The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

The Rich Italian's Daughter

1912
The Narrow Road

The Narrow Road

Mrs. Jim Holcomb

1912
An Indian Summer

An Indian Summer

The Widow's Daughter

1912
The School Teacher and the Waif

The School Teacher and the Waif

Nora, the Waif

1912
Lena and the Geese

Lena and the Geese

Lena

1912
Home Folks

Home Folks

The Young Woman

1912
A Beast at Bay

A Beast at Bay

The Young Woman

1912
A Lodging for the Night

A Lodging for the Night

The Mexican Girl

1912
The Old Actor

The Old Actor

The Old Actor's Daughter

1912
Won by a Fish

Won by a Fish

The Woman

1912

Just Like a Woman

The Young Woman

1912
The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species

The Miner's Wife's Sister

1912
Fate's Interception

Fate's Interception

The Mexican Girl

1912
Iola's Promise

Iola's Promise

Iola

1912
A Timely Repentance

A Timely Repentance

Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'

1912
The Mender of Nets

The Mender of Nets

The Little Net-Mender

1912

Honor Thy Father

Mary Fuller

1912

How Mary Fixed it

Mary

1911

The Caddy's Dream

Miss Kelsomine

1911

The Portrait

Little Vera - the Model

1911
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

1911

Love Heeds Not Showers

Mary

1911
The Courting of Mary

The Courting of Mary

Mary

1911

From the Bottom of the Sea

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)

1911
His Dress Shirt

His Dress Shirt

Mrs. Kirby

1911
The Better Way

The Better Way

Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass

1911

The Sentinel Asleep

Unknown Role

1911
The Rose's Story

The Rose's Story

Unknown Role

1911
'Tween Two Loves

'Tween Two Loves

Grace

1911
The Toss of a Coin

The Toss of a Coin

Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter

1911

The Call of the Song

Amy Gordon

1911
As a Boy Dreams

As a Boy Dreams

1911

The Skating Bug

The Girl

1911

Science

Mrs. Crawford

1911

At a Quarter of Two

Mrs Warren

1911

A Gasoline Engagement

Flora Powell

1911
For the Queen's Honor

For the Queen's Honor

Princess Gilda

1911
In the Sultan's Garden

In the Sultan's Garden

Haidee

1911
In the Sultan's Garden

In the Sultan's Garden

Hadee

1911

Behind the Stockade

Florence Williams

1911

Back to the Soil

Sadie Allen

1911

The Lighthouse Keeper

Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

1911

The Master and the Man

Elsie Graham

1911

For Her Brother's Sake

Madge Spotwood

1911

The Fair Dentist

Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist

1911
The Temptress

The Temptress

Lucille Allen

1911

Second Sight

Gertrude Edgar

1911

While There is hope, There is Life

Unknown Role

1911

The Stampede

Nello

1911
Sweet Memories

Sweet Memories

Polly Biblett

1911
In Old Madrid

In Old Madrid

1911

The Fisher-Maid

Paula, The Fishing-Maid

1911

The Secret of the Palm

Edna

1911

The Medallion

Rumored

1911

The Message in the Bottle

Louise Spencer

1911

Tracked

Unknown Role

1911

A Decree of Destiny

Mary

1911
A Manly Man

A Manly Man

Lola

1911
Artful Kate

Artful Kate

Artful Kate Stanley

1911
The Convert

The Convert

Agnes Boyd

1911
Her Darkest Hour

Her Darkest Hour

Ruth

1911

When the Cat's Away

Dorothy, The Wife

1911
The Mirror

The Mirror

Dorothy

1911

Three Sisters

Mary

1911
Maid or Man

Maid or Man

Elsie Keene

1911
The Dream

The Dream

Nell Herbert

1911
Their First Misunderstanding

Their First Misunderstanding

Mae Darcy

1911
The Italian Barber

The Italian Barber

Alice

1911
When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves

Tessie

1911

White Roses

Betty

1910
A Plain Song

A Plain Song

Edith

1910
The Song of the Wildwood Flute

The Song of the Wildwood Flute

Dove Eyes

1910
Sunshine Sue

Sunshine Sue

1910
Simple Charity

Simple Charity

Miss Wilkins

1910
Waiter No. 5

Waiter No. 5

The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée

1910
A Lucky Toothache

A Lucky Toothache

Bessie

1910
A Lucky Toothache

A Lucky Toothache

Mary

1910
That Chink at Golden Gulch

That Chink at Golden Gulch

1910
A Gold Necklace

A Gold Necklace

Masie

1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Mabel

1910
Wilful Peggy

Wilful Peggy

Peggy

1910
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

Mary

1910
When We Were in Our 'Teens

When We Were in Our 'Teens

Mary

1910
The Usurer

The Usurer

Invalid Daughter

1910
An Arcadian Maid

An Arcadian Maid

The Arcadian Maid

1910
The Call to Arms

The Call to Arms

A Messenger

1910
What the Daisy Said

What the Daisy Said

Martha

1910
Muggsy's First Sweetheart

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

Mabel Brown

1910
A Child's Impulse

A Child's Impulse

Grace

1910
May and December

May and December

May

1910

Never Again

The Girl

1910
A Victim of Jealousy

A Victim of Jealousy

The Wife's Friend

1910
In the Season of Buds

In the Season of Buds

Mabel

1910
Ramona

Ramona

Ramona

1910
The Two Brothers

The Two Brothers

A Mexican

1910
Love Among the Roses

Love Among the Roses

The Lacemaker

1910
The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea

The Daughter as an Adult

1910
A Romance of the Western Hills

A Romance of the Western Hills

1910

A Rich Revenge

Jennie

1910
As It Is in Life

As It Is in Life

Daughter (Adult)

1910

The Smoker

George's Wife

1910

The Twisted Trail

Molly Hendricks

1910
The Thread of Destiny

The Thread of Destiny

Myrtle

1910
The Newlyweds

The Newlyweds

Alice Vance

1910

The Englishman and the Girl

The Girl

1910

The Woman from Mellon's

Mary Petersby

1910
All on Account of the Milk

All on Account of the Milk

The Young Woman

1910

The Heart of an Outlaw

The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult

1909
To Save Her Soul

To Save Her Soul

Agnes Hailey

1909

The Test

Bessie

1909
Through the Breakers

Through the Breakers

An Extra

1909

The Trick that Failed

Nellie Burt

1909
The Mountaineer's Honor

The Mountaineer's Honor

Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl

1909

A Midnight Adventure

Eleanor

1909

A Sweet Revenge

1909
The Light That Came

The Light That Came

Daisy

1909
The Restoration

The Restoration

Alice Ashford

1909
What's Your Hurry?

What's Your Hurry?

Mary

1909
The Gibson Goddess

The Gibson Goddess

Woman on Sidewalk

1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Second Couple

1909

In the Watches of the Night

Girl at Henry Brainard's

1909
His Lost Love

His Lost Love

Mary

1909

The Little Teacher

The Little Teacher

1909
Pippa Passes

Pippa Passes

Girl in crowd

1909
The Awakening

The Awakening

The Widow's Daughter

1909
In Old Kentucky

In Old Kentucky

Partygoer

1909
The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket

Ruth King

1909
Getting Even

Getting Even

Miss Lucy

1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Messenger's Sister

1909
The Sealed Room

The Sealed Room

A Lady-in-Waiting

1909
The Little Darling

The Little Darling

Little Darling

1909
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

The Maid

1909
Oh, Uncle!

Oh, Uncle!

Bessie

1909
The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

Blue Cloud's Wife

1909
His Wife's Visitor

His Wife's Visitor

Bessie Wright

1909
They Would Elope

They Would Elope

Bessie

1909
A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909
The Slave

The Slave

A Slave Girl

1909
Sweet and Twenty

Sweet and Twenty

Alice

1909
The Renunciation

The Renunciation

Kittie Ryan

1909
Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

Nellie

1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

A Disguised Servant

1909
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

Poor Mother's Elder Daughter

1909
The Necklace

The Necklace

The Maid / In Pawnshop

1909
The Way of Man

The Way of Man

Winnie, Mabel's Cousin

1909

The Mexican Sweethearts

The Señorita

1909
The Peachbasket Hat

The Peachbasket Hat

On street/In store

1909
The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

At party

1909
Her First Biscuits

Her First Biscuits

Biscuit Victim

1909
The Son's Return

The Son's Return

Mary

1909
The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

1909
The Violin Maker of Cremona

The Violin Maker of Cremona

Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter

1909
What Drink Did

What Drink Did

1909
His Duty

His Duty

A young woman in the street

1909
Two Memories

Two Memories

Marion's Sister

1909