Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Date of Birth:

Apr 07, 1892

Place of Birth:

Toronto, 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.

filmography:

The Message in the Bottle The Message in the Bottle

1911

The Faded Lilies The Faded Lilies

1909

At a Quarter of Two At a Quarter of Two

1911

The Peachbasket Hat The Peachbasket Hat

1909

The Fisher-Maid The Fisher-Maid

1911

The Secret of the Palm The Secret of the Palm

1911

Mistress Nell Mistress Nell

1915

Science Science

1911

A Decree of Destiny A Decree of Destiny

1911

A Gasoline Engagement A Gasoline Engagement

1911

The Eagle's Mate The Eagle's Mate

1914

The Convert The Convert

1911

Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes

1914

Her Darkest Hour Her Darkest Hour

1911

His Wife's Visitor His Wife's Visitor

1909

His Duty His Duty

1909

Tracked Tracked

1911

Second Sight Second Sight

1911

1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1909

The Stampede The Stampede

1911

While There is hope, There is Life While There is hope, There is Life

1911

The Seventh Day The Seventh Day

1909

Oh, Uncle! Oh, Uncle!

1909

In Old Kentucky In Old Kentucky

1909

The Dawn of a Tomorrow The Dawn of a Tomorrow

1915

The Slave The Slave

1909

Tender Hearts Tender Hearts

1909

The Necklace The Necklace

1909

They Would Elope They Would Elope

1909

The Mexican Sweethearts The Mexican Sweethearts

1909

The Cardinal's Conspiracy The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

When the Cat's Away When the Cat's Away

1911

Maid or Man Maid or Man

1911

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

1910

A Gold Necklace A Gold Necklace

1910

The Call to Arms The Call to Arms

1910

The Foundling The Foundling

1916

The Gaucho The Gaucho

1927

In the Bishop's Carriage In the Bishop's Carriage

1913

Muggsy Becomes a Hero Muggsy Becomes a Hero

1910

When We Were in Our 'Teens When We Were in Our 'Teens

1910

Their First Misunderstanding Their First Misunderstanding

1911

A Child's Impulse A Child's Impulse

1910

The Lighthouse Keeper The Lighthouse Keeper

1911

Back to the Soil Back to the Soil

1911

A Lucky Toothache A Lucky Toothache

1910

A Lucky Toothache A Lucky Toothache

1910

A Girl of Yesterday A Girl of Yesterday

1915

Rags Rags

1915

In the Sultan's Garden In the Sultan's Garden

1911

Esmeralda Esmeralda

1915

The Female of the Species The Female of the Species

1912

For the Queen's Honor For the Queen's Honor

1911

When a Man Loves When a Man Loves

1911

Three Sisters Three Sisters

1911

In the Sultan's Garden In the Sultan's Garden

1911

White Roses White Roses

1910

Simple Charity Simple Charity

1910

Waiter No. 5 Waiter No. 5

1910

The Song of the Wildwood Flute The Song of the Wildwood Flute

1910

Hulda from Holland Hulda from Holland

1916

A Plain Song A Plain Song

1910

Caprice Caprice

1913

His Lost Love His Lost Love

1909

A Lodging for the Night A Lodging for the Night

1912

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Fate's Interception Fate's Interception

1912

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

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

2002

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

A Timely Repentance A Timely Repentance

1912

The Portrait The Portrait

1911

His Dress Shirt His Dress Shirt

1911

Iola's Promise Iola's Promise

1912

How Mary Fixed it How Mary Fixed it

1911

The Rose's Story The Rose's Story

1911

The Sentinel Asleep The Sentinel Asleep

1911

The Better Way The Better Way

1911

The Tramp and the Dictator The Tramp and the Dictator

2002

The Foundling The Foundling

1915

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Hollywood’s Children Hollywood’s Children

1982

The Usurer The Usurer

1910

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

2005

That Chink at Golden Gulch That Chink at Golden Gulch

1910

Cupid Angling Cupid Angling

1918

From the Bottom of the Sea From the Bottom of the Sea

1911

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

2007

Sigrid Holmquist Sigrid Holmquist

2010

The House That Shadows Built The House That Shadows Built

1931

Birth of the Tramp Birth of the Tramp

2013

Behind the Stockade Behind the Stockade

1911

The Women Who Run Hollywood The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016

Won by a Fish Won by a Fish

1912

Home Folks Home Folks

1912

Through the Breakers Through the Breakers

1909

The Trick that Failed The Trick that Failed

1909

The Test The Test

1909

The Restoration The Restoration

1909

The Fair Dentist The Fair Dentist

1911

To Save Her Soul To Save Her Soul

1909

A Midnight Adventure A Midnight Adventure

1909

The Heart of an Outlaw The Heart of an Outlaw

1909

What's Your Hurry? What's Your Hurry?

1909

In the Watches of the Night In the Watches of the Night

1909

The Skating Bug The Skating Bug

1911

The Unwelcome Guest The Unwelcome Guest

1913

The Toss of a Coin The Toss of a Coin

1911

The Call of the Song The Call of the Song

1911

Little Pal Little Pal

1915

The Informer The Informer

1912

The Inner Circle The Inner Circle

1912

With the Enemy's Help With the Enemy's Help

1912

Lena and the Geese Lena and the Geese

1912

An Indian Summer An Indian Summer

1912

Just Like a Woman Just Like a Woman

1912

'Tween Two Loves 'Tween Two Loves

1911

The Caddy's Dream The Caddy's Dream

1911

Honor Thy Father Honor Thy Father

1912

The Courting of Mary The Courting of Mary

1911

Love Heeds Not Showers Love Heeds Not Showers

1911

My Baby My Baby

1912

The One She Loved The One She Loved

1912

Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood

1911

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

1912

Muggsy's First Sweetheart Muggsy's First Sweetheart

1910

May and December May and December

1910

Tess of the Storm Country Tess of the Storm Country

1914

Mary Pickford Mary Pickford

2005

Madame Butterfly Madame Butterfly

1915

A Romance of the Redwoods A Romance of the Redwoods

1917

M'Liss M'Liss

1918

100% American 100% American

1918

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

1924

The School Teacher and the Waif The School Teacher and the Waif

1912

Wilful Peggy Wilful Peggy

1910

The Mender of Nets The Mender of Nets

1912

The Renunciation The Renunciation

1909

A Beast at Bay A Beast at Bay

1912

The Narrow Road The Narrow Road

1912

Friends Friends

1912

Heart o' the Hills Heart o' the Hills

1919

Johanna Enlists Johanna Enlists

1918

What the Daisy Said What the Daisy Said

1910

The Dream The Dream

1911

Poor Little Peppina Poor Little Peppina

1916

The Mountaineer's Honor The Mountaineer's Honor

1909

In Old Madrid In Old Madrid

1911

Sweet Memories Sweet Memories

1911

An Arcadian Maid An Arcadian Maid

1910

As It Is in Life As It Is in Life

1910

The Love Light The Love Light

1921

The Unchanging Sea The Unchanging Sea

1910

Little Lord Fauntleroy Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921

A Kiss from Mary Pickford A Kiss from Mary Pickford

1927

Rosita Rosita

1923

Ramona Ramona

1910

So Near, Yet So Far So Near, Yet So Far

1912

The Little Darling The Little Darling

1909

Sparrows Sparrows

1926

The Pride of the Clan The Pride of the Clan

1917

My Best Girl My Best Girl

1927

Cinderella Cinderella

1914

Coquette Coquette

1929

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

Tess of the Storm Country Tess of the Storm Country

1922

Daddy-Long-Legs Daddy-Long-Legs

1919

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

1932

The Sealed Room The Sealed Room

1909

Sunshine Sue Sunshine Sue

1910

Yesterday and Today Yesterday and Today

1953

Stella Maris Stella Maris

1918

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

Smash His Camera Smash His Camera

2010

Suds Suds

1920

Kiki Kiki

1931

From Farm to Fame From Farm to Fame

1922

A Little Princess A Little Princess

1917

A Good Little Devil A Good Little Devil

1914

A Sweet Revenge A Sweet Revenge

1909

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

1918

The New York Hat The New York Hat

1912

The Hoodlum The Hoodlum

1919

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

The Poor Little Rich Girl The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

Through The Back Door Through The Back Door

1921

Pollyanna Pollyanna

1920

Little Annie Rooney Little Annie Rooney

1925

The Old Actor The Old Actor

1912

The Violin Maker of Cremona The Violin Maker of Cremona

1909

Hollywood Hobbies Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Two Memories Two Memories

1909

The Voice of Hollywood The Voice of Hollywood

1930

Sweet and Twenty Sweet and Twenty

1909

As a Boy Dreams As a Boy Dreams

1911

The Thread of Destiny The Thread of Destiny

1910

Less Than the Dust Less Than the Dust

1916

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008

The Awakening The Awakening

1909

The Way of Man The Way of Man

1909

Artful Kate Artful Kate

1911

Such a Little Queen Such a Little Queen

1914

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909

One of Many One of Many

1927

The Little Teacher The Little Teacher

1909

A Romance of the Western Hills A Romance of the Western Hills

1910

The Smoker The Smoker

1910

A Rich Revenge A Rich Revenge

1910

For Her Brother's Sake For Her Brother's Sake

1911

The Master and the Man The Master and the Man

1911

A Victim of Jealousy A Victim of Jealousy

1910

Never Again Never Again

1910

The Woman from Mellon's The Woman from Mellon's

1910

All on Account of the Milk All on Account of the Milk

1910

What Do Those Old Films Mean? What Do Those Old Films Mean?

1985

The Twisted Trail The Twisted Trail

1910

The Englishman and the Girl The Englishman and the Girl

1910

The Newlyweds The Newlyweds

1910

The Two Brothers The Two Brothers

1910

In the Season of Buds In the Season of Buds

1910

The Italian Barber The Italian Barber

1911

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

1917

Captain Kidd, Jr. Captain Kidd, Jr.

1919

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

2003

How Could You, Jean? How Could You, Jean?

1918

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

Getting Even Getting Even

1909

Pippa Passes Pippa Passes

1909

Hearts Adrift Hearts Adrift

1914

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917

The Little American The Little American

1917

Secrets Secrets

1933

The Eternal Grind The Eternal Grind

1916

Fanchon, the Cricket Fanchon, the Cricket

1915

The Mirror The Mirror

1911

The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew

1929

The Son's Return The Son's Return

1909

A Manly Man A Manly Man

1911

The Black Pirate The Black Pirate

1926

A Strange Meeting A Strange Meeting

1909

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

1924

The Broken Locket The Broken Locket

1909

The Indian Runner's Romance The Indian Runner's Romance

1909

Love Among the Roses Love Among the Roses

1910

Her First Biscuits Her First Biscuits

1909

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1909

The Lonely Villa The Lonely Villa

1909

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000

A Pueblo Legend A Pueblo Legend

1912

The Gibson Goddess The Gibson Goddess

1909

The Light That Came The Light That Came

1909

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

2023

The Temptress The Temptress

1911

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