Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Known for Acting · 123 credits

Born
1894-06-26
Died
1988-03-03
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.

Known For

TV Shows (1)

Movies (122)

Bright Eyes
Movie

Bright Eyes

1934

as Mary Blake

Female
Movie

Female

1933

as Harriet Brown

Seed
Movie

Seed

1931

as Peggy Carter

Deluge
Movie

Deluge

1933

as Helen Webster

Hollywood
Movie

Hollywood

1923

as Lois Wilson

Life Returns
Movie

Life Returns

1935

as Dr. Louise Stone

The Show of Shows
Movie

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Fascinating Youth
Movie

Fascinating Youth

1926

as Lois Wilson

The Gamblers
Movie

The Gamblers

1929

as Catherine Darwin

Without Compromise
Movie

Without Compromise

1922

as Jean Ainsworth

Wedding Present
Movie

Wedding Present

1936

as Laura Dodacker

Laughing at Trouble
Movie

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Alice Mathews

The Devil Is Driving
Movie

The Devil Is Driving

1932

as Nancy Evans

The Man Who Fights Alone
Movie

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

as Marion

The Girl from Jones Beach
Movie

The Girl from Jones Beach

1949

as Mrs. Wilson

The Rider of Death Valley
Movie

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Helen Joyce

The Crash
Movie

The Crash

1932

as Marcia Peterson

To the Last Man
Movie

To the Last Man

1923

as Ellen Jorth

The Show Off
Movie

The Show Off

1926

as Amy Fisher Piper

Bella Donna
Movie

Bella Donna

1923

as Patricia

The Expert
Movie

The Expert

1932

as Nettie Minick

In the Money
Movie

In the Money

1933

as Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom

The Age for Love
Movie

The Age for Love

1931

as Sylvia Pearson

The Furies
Movie

The Furies

1930

as Fifi Sands

Manslaughter
Movie

Manslaughter

1922

as Evans (Lydia's maid)

The Thundering Herd
Movie

The Thundering Herd

1925

as Milly Fayre

Irish Luck
Movie

Irish Luck

1925

as Lady Gwendolyn

Icebound
Movie

Icebound

1924

as Jane Crosby

The Vanishing American
Movie

The Vanishing American

1925

as Marion Warner

There's Always Tomorrow
Movie

There's Always Tomorrow

1934

as Sophie White

Kid Gloves
Movie

Kid Gloves

1929

as Ruth

Society Fever
Movie

Society Fever

1935

as Portia Prouty

Wedding Rings
Movie

Wedding Rings

1929

as Cornelia Quinn

The Call of the Canyon
Movie

The Call of the Canyon

1923

as Carley Burch

French Dressing
Movie

French Dressing

1927

as Cynthia Grey

The Lost Romance
Movie

The Lost Romance

1921

as Sylvia Hayes

The City of Masks
Movie

The City of Masks

1920

as Miss Emsdale

Object: Alimony
Movie

Object: Alimony

1928

as Ruth Rutledge

On Trial
Movie

On Trial

1928

as May Strickland

Conquest
Movie

Conquest

1928

as Diane Holden

Rugged Water
Movie

Rugged Water

1925

as Norma Bartlett

Bad Little Angel
Movie

Bad Little Angel

1939

as Mrs. Ellen Creighton

Temptation
Movie

Temptation

1930

as Julie

For Beauty's Sake
Movie

For Beauty's Sake

1941

as Mrs. Lloyd Kennar

School for Girls
Movie

School for Girls

1934

as Miss Cartwright

The Covered Wagon
Movie

The Covered Wagon

1923

as Molly Wingate

Welcome Home
Movie

Welcome Home

1925

as Nettie Prouty

Drifting Souls
Movie

Drifting Souls

1932

as Linda Lawrence

Midsummer Madness
Movie

Midsummer Madness

1921

as Margaret Meredith

A Full House
Movie

A Full House

1920

as Ottilie Howell

Ticket to a Crime
Movie

Ticket to a Crime

1934

as Elaine Purdy

New York
Movie

New York

1927

as Marjorie Church

Too Much Johnson
Movie

Too Much Johnson

1919

as Mrs. Billings

Treason
Movie

Treason

1917

as Floria Natarre

North of 36
Movie

North of 36

1926

as Taisie Lockheart

Public Opinion
Movie

Public Opinion

1935

as Mona Trevor / Anne Trevor

Broadway Nights
Movie

Broadway Nights

1927

as Fanny Franchette

The Gay Lord Waring
Movie

The Gay Lord Waring

1916

as Helen Von Gerold

Let's Get Married
Movie

Let's Get Married

1926

as Mary Corbin

Alimony
Movie

Alimony

1917

as Marjorie Lansing

Bluebeard's Seven Wives
Movie

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

1926

as Mary Kelly

What Every Woman Knows
Movie

What Every Woman Knows

1921

as Maggie Wylie

Pied Piper Malone
Movie

Pied Piper Malone

1924

as Patty Thomas

The Great Gatsby
Movie

The Great Gatsby

1926

as Daisy Buchanan

Only 38
Movie

Only 38

1923

as Mrs. Stanley

Obey the Law
Movie

Obey the Law

1933

as Grace Chester

Another Scandal
Movie

Another Scandal

1924

as Beatrix Franklin

Miss Lulu Bett
Movie

Miss Lulu Bett

1921

as Lulu Bett

Alias the Lone Wolf
Movie

Alias the Lone Wolf

1927

as Eve de Montalais

No Greater Glory
Movie

No Greater Glory

1934

as Mother

The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

as Nona Gould

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
Movie

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

1922

as Self

Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie

Ruggles of Red Gap

1923

as Kate Kenner

Once a Gentleman
Movie

Once a Gentleman

1930

as Mrs. Malin

Sally's Shoulders
Movie

Sally's Shoulders

1928

as Sally

Monsieur Beaucaire
Movie

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

as Queen Marie of France

Cappy Ricks Returns
Movie

Cappy Ricks Returns

1935

as Florry Peasley

The Bells
Movie

The Bells

1918

as Annette

Three X Gordon
Movie

Three X Gordon

1918

as Dorrie Webster

The Silent Battle
Movie

The Silent Battle

1916

as Jane Loring

Nobody's Children
Movie

Nobody's Children

1940

as Miss Jamieson

It Pays to Advertise
Movie

It Pays to Advertise

1919

as Mary Grayson

Is Matrimony a Failure?
Movie

Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922

as Mabel Hoyt

Divorce In The Family
Movie

Divorce In The Family

1932

as Mrs. Grace Shumaker

Prisoners of the Pines
Movie

Prisoners of the Pines

1918

as Rosalie Dufresne

The Pool of Flame
Movie

The Pool of Flame

1916

as Princess Beatrix

The World's Champion
Movie

The World's Champion

1922

as Lady Elizabeth

The Decoy
Movie

The Decoy

1916

Your Uncle Dudley
Movie

Your Uncle Dudley

1935

as Christine Saunders

The Gingham Girl
Movie

The Gingham Girl

1927

Broad Daylight
Movie

Broad Daylight

1922

as Nora Fay

Thou Art the Man
Movie

Thou Art the Man

1920

as Joan Farrant

What's Your Hurry?
Movie

What's Your Hurry?

1920

as Virginia MacMurran

The Best Man
Movie

The Best Man

1919

as Celia Hathaway

Her Husband's Women
Movie

Her Husband's Women

1929

as The Painter's Jealous Wife

Lovin' the Ladies
Movie

Lovin' the Ladies

1930

as Joan Bently

Maid o' the Storm
Movie

Maid o' the Storm

1918

as Elaine Shackleford

The Beckoning Trail
Movie

The Beckoning Trail

1916

as Mary Helton

The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Movie

The Return of Jimmy Valentine

1936

as Mary Davis

The Hell Diggers
Movie

The Hell Diggers

1921

as Dora Wade

Coney Island
Movie

Coney Island

1928

as Joan Wellman

Burglar Proof
Movie

Burglar Proof

1920

as Laura Lowell

Our Leading Citizen
Movie

Our Leading Citizen

1922

as Katherine Fendle - His Fiancee

Contraband
Movie

Contraband

1925

as Carmel Lee

The Drifters
Movie

The Drifters

1919

as The Girl

The Show-Off
Movie

The Show-Off

1934

as Clara Harling

A Son of the Immortals
Movie

A Son of the Immortals

1916

as Joan Cameron

The Road to Paradise
Movie

The Road to Paradise

1915

as Beatrix

Who's Your Servant?
Movie

Who's Your Servant?

1920

as Madeline Bancroft

A Man's Man
Movie

A Man's Man

1917

as Dolores Ruey

Born to Gamble
Movie

Born to Gamble

1935

as Paula Mathews

Why Smith Left Home
Movie

Why Smith Left Home

1919

as Marian

His Robe of Honor
Movie

His Robe of Honor

1918

as Laura Nelson

A Burglar for a Night
Movie

A Burglar for a Night

1918

as Janet Leslie

A Man's Fight
Movie

A Man's Fight

1919

as Mary Tompkins

Love Insurance
Movie

Love Insurance

1919

as Cynthia Meyrick

The City of Silent Men
Movie

The City of Silent Men

1921

as Molly Bryant

Come Again Smith
Movie

Come Again Smith

1919

as Lucy Stevens

The Morals of Hilda
Movie

The Morals of Hilda

1916

as Marion

Gates of Brass
Movie

Gates of Brass

1919

as Margaret Blake

About Lois Wilson

A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage. With 123 credits spanning from 1915 to 1949, Lois Wilson has appeared in 122 films and 1 TV show.

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