- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1892
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- May 29, 1979
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…
Filmography
movieMary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 · Self
movieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieCinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieThe Women Who Run Hollywood
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieAstrid
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieBirth of the Tramp
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieFascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieSigrid Holmquist
2010 · Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
movieMary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieDouglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieMary Pickford
2005 · Self/Archival Footage
movieElf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004 · Self (archive)
movieChaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieMurders of Hollywood
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieD.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
movieThe Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDecasia: The State of Decay
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieMary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 · Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self / Various roles (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Casting Couch
1995
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood’s Children
1982 · Self (archive footage)
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976 · Self (archive footage)
movieMondo Hollywood
1967
Anniversary
movieAnniversary
1963 · Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieYesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
movieLove Happy
1949 · Executive Producer
movieSleep, My Love
1948 · Producer
movieStork Bites Man
1947 · Producer
movieWhite Cradle Inn
1947 · Producer
movieThe Way of the World
1947 · Dora (Archive Footage)
movieLittle Iodine
1946 · Executive Producer
movieHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942 · Herself
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Desperado
1936 · Producer
movieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Producer
movieStar Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934 · Self
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Self
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSecrets
1933 · Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton, Executive Producer
movieHollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
movieKiki
1931 · Kiki
movieScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 · Mary Pickford
The Voice of Hollywood
movieThe Voice of Hollywood
1930 · Self/Queen of the Movies
movieThe Taming of the Shrew
1929 · Caterina
movieCoquette
1929 · Norma Besant, Producer
movieThe Gaucho
1927 · The Virgin Mary
movieMy Best Girl
1927 · Maggie Johnson, Producer
movieOne of Many
1927 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927 · Self (archive footage)
movieSparrows
1926 · Molly, Producer
movieThe Black Pirate
1926 · Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
movieLittle Annie Rooney
1925 · Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney, Writer, Producer
movieDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
1924 · Dorothy Vernon, Producer, Director
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
movieMary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
movieRosita
1923 · Rosita, Producer
movieHollywood
1923 · Mary Pickford
movieGarrison's Finish
1923 · Writer
movieTess of the Storm Country
1922 · Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner, Producer
movieFrom Farm to Fame
1922 · Mary Pickford
movieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1921 · Cedric Errol / Widow Errol, Producer
movieThrough the Back Door
1921 · Jeanne Bodamere, Producer
movieThe Love Light
1921 · Angela Carlotti, Producer
movieSuds
1920 · Amanda Afflick, Producer
moviePollyanna
1920 · Pollyanna Whittier, Producer
movieHeart o' the Hills
1919 · Mavis Hawn
movieThe Hoodlum
1919 · Amy Burke, Executive Producer
movieDaddy-Long-Legs
1919 · Judy Abbott, Producer
movieCaptain Kidd, Jr.
1919 · Mary MacTavish
movie100% American
1918 · Mayme
movieJohanna Enlists
1918 · Johanna Renssaller, Executive Producer
movieCupid Angling
1918
movieHow Could You, Jean?
1918 · Jean Mackaye, Producer
movieM'Liss
1918 · Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
movieAmarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
1918 · Amarilly Jenkins
movieStella Maris
1918 · Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
movieA Little Princess
1917 · Sara Crewe, Producer
movieAll-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
movieRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917 · Rebecca Randall
movieThe Little American
1917 · Angela Moore, Producer
movieA Romance of the Redwoods
1917 · Jenny Lawrence
movieThe Poor Little Rich Girl
1917 · Gwen
movieThe Pride of the Clan
1917 · Marget MacTavish
movieLess Than the Dust
1916 · Radha, Producer
movieHulda from Holland
1916 · Hulda
movieThe Eternal Grind
1916 · Louise
moviePoor Little Peppina
1916 · Peppina, Producer
movieThe Foundling
1916 · Molly O
movieMadame Butterfly
1915 · Cho-Cho-San
movieA Girl of Yesterday
1915 · Jane Stuart
movieEsmeralda
1915 · Esmeralda Rogers
movieRags
1915 · Rags / Alice McCloud
The Foundling
movieThe Foundling
1915 · Molly O
movieLittle Pal
1915 · 'Little Pal'
movieThe Dawn of a Tomorrow
1915 · Glad
movieFanchon, the Cricket
1915 · Fanchon, the Cricket
movieMistress Nell
1915 · Nell Gwyn
movieCinderella
1914 · Cinderella
movieBehind the Scenes
1914 · Dolly Lane
movieSuch a Little Queen
1914 · Queen Anna Victoria
movieThe Eagle's Mate
1914 · Anemone Breckenridge
movieTess of the Storm Country
1914 · Tessibel Skinner
movieA Good Little Devil
1914 · Juliet
movieHearts Adrift
1914 · Nina, Writer
movieCaprice
1913 · Mercy Baxter
movieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · Nance Olden
movieThe Unwelcome Guest
1913 · Jessie - the Slavey
movieThe New York Hat
1912 · Mary Harding, the Daughter
movieThe Informer
1912 · The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
movieMy Baby
1912 · The Wife
The One She Loved
movieThe One She Loved
1912 · The Wife
movieA Feud in the Kentucky Hills
1912 · The Daughter
movieSo Near, Yet So Far
1912 · The Young Woman
movieFriends
1912 · Dora - the Orphan
movieA Pueblo Legend
1912 · The Indian Girl
movieWith the Enemy's Help
1912 · Faro Kate
movieThe Inner Circle
1912 · The Rich Italian's Daughter
movieThe Narrow Road
1912 · Mrs. Jim Holcomb
movieAn Indian Summer
1912 · The Widow's Daughter
movieThe School Teacher and the Waif
1912 · Nora, the Waif
movieLena and the Geese
1912 · Lena, Screenplay
movieHome Folks
1912 · The Young Woman
movieA Beast at Bay
1912 · The Young Woman
movieA Lodging for the Night
1912 · The Mexican Girl
movieThe Old Actor
1912 · The Old Actor's Daughter
movieWon by a Fish
1912 · The Woman
Just Like a Woman
movieJust Like a Woman
1912 · The Young Woman
movieThe Female of the Species
1912 · The Miner's Wife's Sister
movieFate's Interception
1912 · The Mexican Girl
movieIola's Promise
1912 · Iola
movieA Timely Repentance
1912 · Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
movieThe Mender of Nets
1912 · The Little Net-Mender
Honor Thy Father
movieHonor Thy Father
1912 · Mary Fuller
The Caddy's Dream
movieThe Caddy's Dream
1911 · Miss Kelsomine
How Mary Fixed it
movieHow Mary Fixed it
1911 · Mary
The Portrait
movieThe Portrait
1911 · Little Vera - the Model
movieLittle Red Riding Hood
1911 · Little Red Riding Hood
Love Heeds Not Showers
movieLove Heeds Not Showers
1911 · Mary
movieThe Courting of Mary
1911 · Mary
From the Bottom of the Sea
movieFrom the Bottom of the Sea
1911 · Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
movieHis Dress Shirt
1911 · Mrs. Kirby
movieThe Better Way
1911 · Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
The Sentinel Asleep
movieThe Sentinel Asleep
1911 · Unknown Role
movieThe Rose's Story
1911 · Unknown Role
movie'Tween Two Loves
1911 · Grace
movieThe Toss of a Coin
1911 · Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
movieAs a Boy Dreams
1911
The Call of the Song
movieThe Call of the Song
1911 · Amy Gordon
The Skating Bug
movieThe Skating Bug
1911 · The Girl
Science
movieScience
1911 · Mrs. Crawford
At a Quarter of Two
movieAt a Quarter of Two
1911 · Mrs Warren
Caught in the Act
movieCaught in the Act
1911 · Screenplay
A Gasoline Engagement
movieA Gasoline Engagement
1911 · Flora Powell
movieFor the Queen's Honor
1911 · Princess Gilda
movieIn the Sultan's Garden
1911 · Hadee, Haidee
Behind the Stockade
movieBehind the Stockade
1911 · Florence Williams
Back to the Soil
movieBack to the Soil
1911 · Sadie Allen
The Lighthouse Keeper
movieThe Lighthouse Keeper
1911 · Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Master and the Man
movieThe Master and the Man
1911 · Elsie Graham
For Her Brother's Sake
movieFor Her Brother's Sake
1911 · Madge Spotwood
The Fair Dentist
movieThe Fair Dentist
1911 · Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist
movieThe Temptress
1911 · Lucille Allen
Second Sight
movieSecond Sight
1911 · Gertrude Edgar
While There is hope, There is Life
movieWhile There is hope, There is Life
1911 · Unknown Role
The Stampede
movieThe Stampede
1911 · Nello
movieMadame Rex
1911 · Writer
movieSweet Memories
1911 · Polly Biblett
movieIn Old Madrid
1911
The Fisher-Maid
movieThe Fisher-Maid
1911 · Paula, The Fishing-Maid
The Secret of the Palm
movieThe Secret of the Palm
1911 · Edna
The Message in the Bottle
movieThe Message in the Bottle
1911 · Louise Spencer
The Medallion
movieThe Medallion
1911 · Rumored, Screenplay
A Decree of Destiny
movieA Decree of Destiny
1911 · Mary
Tracked
movieTracked
1911 · Unknown Role
movieA Manly Man
1911 · Lola
movieArtful Kate
1911 · Artful Kate Stanley
movieThe Convert
1911 · Agnes Boyd
movieHer Darkest Hour
1911 · Ruth
movieThe Mirror
1911 · Dorothy
When the Cat's Away
movieWhen the Cat's Away
1911 · Dorothy, The Wife
Three Sisters
movieThree Sisters
1911 · Mary
movieMaid or Man
1911 · Elsie Keene
movieThe Dream
1911 · Nell Herbert
movieThe Italian Barber
1911 · Alice
movieTheir First Misunderstanding
1911 · Mae Darcy
movieWhen a Man Loves
1911 · Tessie
White Roses
movieWhite Roses
1910 · Betty
movieA Plain Song
1910 · Edith
movieThe Song of the Wildwood Flute
1910 · Dove Eyes
movieSunshine Sue
1910
movieSimple Charity
1910 · Miss Wilkins
movieWaiter No. 5
1910 · The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
movieA Lucky Toothache
1910 · Bessie, Mary
movieThat Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
movieA Gold Necklace
1910 · Masie
movieMuggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 · Mabel
movieWilful Peggy
1910 · Peggy
movieThe Sorrows of the Unfaithful
1910 · Mary
movieWhen We Were in Our 'Teens
1910 · Mary
movieThe Usurer
1910 · Invalid Daughter
movieAn Arcadian Maid
1910 · The Arcadian Maid
movieThe Call to Arms
1910 · A Messenger
movieWhat the Daisy Said
1910 · Martha
movieMuggsy's First Sweetheart
1910 · Mabel Brown
movieA Child's Impulse
1910 · Grace
Never Again
movieNever Again
1910 · The Girl
movieMay and December
1910 · May, Writer
movieA Victim of Jealousy
1910 · The Wife's Friend
In the Season of Buds
movieIn the Season of Buds
1910 · Mabel
movieRamona
1910 · Ramona
An Affair of Hearts
movieAn Affair of Hearts
1910 · Extra
movieThe Two Brothers
1910 · A Mexican
movieLove Among the Roses
1910 · The Lacemaker
movieThe Unchanging Sea
1910 · The Daughter as an Adult
movieA Romance of the Western Hills
1910
A Rich Revenge
movieA Rich Revenge
1910 · Jennie
movieAs It Is in Life
1910 · Daughter (Adult)
The Smoker
movieThe Smoker
1910 · George's Wife
The Twisted Trail
movieThe Twisted Trail
1910 · Molly Hendricks
movieThe Thread of Destiny
1910 · Myrtle
movieThe Newlyweds
1910 · Alice Vance
The Englishman and the Girl
movieThe Englishman and the Girl
1910 · The Girl
The Woman from Mellon's
movieThe Woman from Mellon's
1910 · Mary Petersby
movieAll on Account of the Milk
1910 · The Young Woman
The Heart of an Outlaw
movieThe Heart of an Outlaw
1909 · The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult
movieThe Day After
1909 · Writer
movieTo Save Her Soul
1909 · Agnes Hailey
The Test
movieThe Test
1909 · Bessie
movieThrough the Breakers
1909 · An Extra
The Trick that Failed
movieThe Trick that Failed
1909 · Nellie Burt
movieThe Mountaineer's Honor
1909 · Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
A Sweet Revenge
movieA Sweet Revenge
1909
A Midnight Adventure
movieA Midnight Adventure
1909 · Eleanor
movieThe Light That Came
1909 · Daisy
movieThe Restoration
1909 · Alice Ashford
movieThe Gibson Goddess
1909 · Woman on Sidewalk
movieWhat's Your Hurry?
1909 · Mary
movieLines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909 · Second Couple
In the Watches of the Night
movieIn the Watches of the Night
1909 · Girl at Henry Brainard's
movieHis Lost Love
1909 · Mary
The Little Teacher
movieThe Little Teacher
1909 · The Little Teacher
moviePippa Passes
1909 · Girl in crowd
movieThe Awakening
1909 · The Widow's Daughter, Screenplay
movieIn Old Kentucky
1909 · Partygoer
movieThe Broken Locket
1909 · Ruth King
movieGetting Even
1909 · Miss Lucy
movie1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909 · Messenger's Sister
movieThe Sealed Room
1909 · A Lady-in-Waiting
movieThe Little Darling
1909 · Little Darling
movieOh, Uncle!
1909 · Bessie
movieThe Seventh Day
1909 · The Maid
movieThe Indian Runner's Romance
1909 · Blue Cloud's Wife
movieHis Wife's Visitor
1909 · Bessie Wright
movieThey Would Elope
1909 · Bessie
movieA Strange Meeting
1909
movieThe Slave
1909 · A Slave Girl
movieSweet and Twenty
1909 · Alice
movieThe Renunciation
1909 · Kittie Ryan
movieTender Hearts
1909 · Nellie
movieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909 · A Disguised Servant
movieThe Country Doctor
1909 · Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
movieThe Necklace
1909 · The Maid / In Pawnshop
movieThe Way of Man
1909 · Winnie, Mabel's Cousin
movieThe Peachbasket Hat
1909 · On street/In store
The Mexican Sweethearts
movieThe Mexican Sweethearts
1909 · The Señorita
movieHer First Biscuits
1909 · Biscuit Victim
movieThe Faded Lilies
1909 · At party
movieThe Son's Return
1909 · Mary
movieThe Lonely Villa
1909
movieThe Violin Maker of Cremona
1909 · Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
movieWhat Drink Did
1909
movieHis Duty
1909 · A young woman in the street
movieTwo Memories
1909 · Marion's Sister