Mary Pickford
Acting
Born: 1892-04-07 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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
American Experience
Self
100% American
Mayme
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Hearts Adrift
Nina
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Cupid Angling
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Messenger's Sister
Caprice
Mercy Baxter
Madame Butterfly
Cho-Cho-San
The Black Pirate
Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Mary Pickford
Self/Archival Footage
Esmeralda
Esmeralda Rogers
A Lucky Toothache
Mary
A Lucky Toothache
Bessie
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Sweet Revenge
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Mistress Nell
Nell Gwyn
Rags
Rags / Alice McCloud
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
Cinderella
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
The Renunciation
Kittie Ryan
Less Than the Dust
Radha
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
Kiki
Kiki
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Through the Back Door
Jeanne Bodamere
Coquette
Norma Besant
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)