Mary Pickford
Known for Acting · 271 credits
- Born
- 1892-04-07
- Died
- 1979-05-29
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Baby Gladys · Gladys Marie Smith · Catherine Hennessey · Dorothy Nicholson · Gladys Nicholson · Baby Gladys Smith
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (270)
Cupid Angling
1918
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927
as Self (archive footage)
Madame Butterfly
1915
as Cho-Cho-San
Hearts Adrift
1914
as Nina
White Roses
1910
as Betty
100% American
1918
as Mayme
Caprice
1913
as Mercy Baxter
Mistress Nell
1915
as Nell Gwyn
Esmeralda
1915
as Esmeralda Rogers
Mary Pickford
2005
as Self/Archival Footage
Rags
1915
as Rags / Alice McCloud
Kiki
1931
as Kiki
Through the Back Door
1921
as Jeanne Bodamere
The Black Pirate
1926
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
A Lucky Toothache
1910
as Bessie / Mary
The Medallion
1911
as Rumored
Anniversary
1963
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
One of Many
1927
as Self (archive footage)
The Pride of the Clan
1917
as Marget MacTavish
Love Heeds Not Showers
1911
as Mary
The Foundling
1915
as Molly O
Three Sisters
1911
as Mary
Fanchon, the Cricket
1915
as Fanchon, the Cricket
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
as Madge Spotwood
The Renunciation
1909
as Kittie Ryan
The Casting Couch
1995
My Best Girl
1927
as Maggie Johnson
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
1914
as Cinderella
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
as Rebecca Randall
The Love Light
1921
as Angela Carlotti
A Girl of Yesterday
1915
as Jane Stuart
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
1910
as Mabel Brown
The Gaucho
1927
as The Virgin Mary
A Good Little Devil
1914
as Juliet
Science
1911
as Mrs. Crawford
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
as Self (archive footage)
Astrid
2014
as Self (archive footage)
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as Princess Gilda
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
as Self (archive)
Hulda from Holland
1916
as Hulda
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife's Sister
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
as Messenger's Sister
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Her Darkest Hour
1911
as Ruth
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
The Little American
1917
as Angela Moore
The Caddy's Dream
1911
as Miss Kelsomine
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
as Caterina
The Way of the World
1947
as Dora (Archive Footage)
The Call to Arms
1910
as A Messenger
A Little Princess
1917
as Sara Crewe
The Eternal Grind
1916
as Louise
Stella Maris
1918
as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
To Save Her Soul
1909
as Agnes Hailey
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Sparrows
1926
as Molly
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Secrets
1933
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
The Slave
1909
as A Slave Girl
His Lost Love
1909
as Mary
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Johanna Enlists
1918
as Johanna Renssaller
In the Watches of the Night
1909
as Girl at Henry Brainard's
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917
as Gwen
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
The One She Loved
1912
as The Wife
The Trick that Failed
1909
as Nellie Burt
Just Like a Woman
1912
as The Young Woman
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
The Lonely Villa
1909
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner
Coquette
1929
as Norma Besant
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
The Sealed Room
1909
as A Lady-in-Waiting
Pollyanna
1920
as Pollyanna Whittier
Behind the Scenes
1914
as Dolly Lane
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The New York Hat
1912
as Mary Harding, the Daughter
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as Jessie - the Slavey
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Twisted Trail
1910
as Molly Hendricks
The Narrow Road
1912
as Mrs. Jim Holcomb
The Englishman and the Girl
1910
as The Girl
Daddy-Long-Legs
1919
as Judy Abbott
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
1918
as Amarilly Jenkins
Little Red Riding Hood
1911
as Little Red Riding Hood
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
1915
as Glad
The Hoodlum
1919
as Amy Burke
They Would Elope
1909
as Bessie
Birth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)
A Romance of the Western Hills
1910
The Little Teacher
1909
as The Little Teacher
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as Nora, the Waif
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
as Self/Queen of the Movies
The Old Actor
1912
as The Old Actor's Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as The Young Woman
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Poor Little Peppina
1916
as Peppina
Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pippa Passes
1909
as Girl in crowd
The Little Darling
1909
as Little Darling
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as Second Couple
The Restoration
1909
as Alice Ashford
Their First Misunderstanding
1911
as Mae Darcy
What the Daisy Said
1910
as Martha
Rosita
1923
as Rosita
With the Enemy's Help
1912
as Faro Kate
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Nance Olden
About 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 recognis… With 271 credits spanning from 1909 to 2028, Mary Pickford has appeared in 270 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Mary Pickford Movies
- Cupid Angling (1918)
- A Kiss from Mary Pickford (1927) — as Self (archive footage)
- Madame Butterfly (1915) — as Cho-Cho-San
- Hearts Adrift (1914) — as Nina
- White Roses (1910) — as Betty
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