Mary Pickford profile
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Mary Pickford

7th April 1892 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

267 Movies 1 TV Shows 268 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Astrid poster
Astrid 25th December 2014 as Self (archive footage)
Anniversary poster
Anniversary 1st January 1963 as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Secrets poster
Secrets 16th March 1933 as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
Kiki poster
Kiki 14th March 1931 as Kiki
The Black Pirate poster
The Black Pirate 8th March 1926 as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Rosita poster
Rosita 3rd September 1923 as Rosita
Suds poster
Suds 27th January 1920 as Amanda Afflick
Pollyanna poster
Pollyanna 18th January 1920 as Pollyanna Whittier
M'Liss poster
M'Liss 5th May 1918 as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
Stella Maris poster
Stella Maris 21st January 1918 as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
Esmeralda poster
Esmeralda 6th September 1915 as Esmeralda Rogers
Rags poster
Rags 2nd August 1915 as Rags / Alice McCloud
Caprice poster
Caprice 10th November 1913 as Mercy Baxter
The Informer poster
The Informer 21st November 1912 as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
My Baby poster
My Baby 14th November 1912 as The Wife
Friends poster
Friends 22nd September 1912 as Dora - the Orphan
A Timely Repentance poster
A Timely Repentance 11th March 1912 as Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
The Better Way poster
The Better Way 12th October 1911 as Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
Science poster
Science 24th July 1911 as Mrs. Crawford
Tracked poster
Tracked 6th March 1911 as Unknown Role
Waiter No. 5 poster
Waiter No. 5 3rd November 1910 as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
His Duty poster
His Duty 31st May 1909 as A young woman in the street