Mary Pickford
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.
Acting
Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Movie
The Lonely Villa
1909
Movie
The Black Pirate
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1926
TV
American Experience
as Self
1988
Movie
Sparrows
as Molly
1926
Movie
The Country Doctor
as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
1909
Movie
The Poor Little Rich Girl
as Gwen
1917
Movie
The Unchanging Sea
as The Daughter as an Adult
1910
Movie
The Sealed Room
as A Lady-in-Waiting
1909
Movie
Coquette
as Norma Besant
1929
Movie
The New York Hat
as Mary Harding, the Daughter
1912
Movie
Stella Maris
as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
1918
Movie
Cinderella
as Cinderella
1914
Movie
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Movie
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
Pollyanna
as Pollyanna Whittier
1920
Movie
My Best Girl
as Maggie Johnson
1927
Movie
Little Annie Rooney
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
1925
Movie
The Little American
as Angela Moore
1917
Movie
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Judy Abbott
1919
Movie
Ramona
as Ramona
1910
Movie
The Old Actor
as The Old Actor's Daughter
1912
Movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
1921
Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Rebecca Randall
1917
Crew
Movie
Love Happy
Executive Producer
1949
Movie
Sleep, My Love
Producer
1948
Movie
Sparrows
Producer
1926
Movie
Coquette
Producer
1929
Movie
Pollyanna
Producer
1920
Movie
Little Annie Rooney
Writer
1925
Movie
The Little American
Producer
1917
Movie
My Best Girl
Producer
1927
Movie
Daddy-Long-Legs
Producer
1919
Movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Producer
1921
Movie
The Hoodlum
Executive Producer
1919
Movie
A Little Princess
Producer
1917