Lois Weber
Directing · 60 years old
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.
Known For
On the Brink
Tess
The Rosary
The Soldier's Sweetheart
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Suspense.
The Wife
From Death to Life
Aratus' Wife
How Men Propose
The Maid
The Price
Ann
Idle Wives
Anne
The Twins
The Twin Sisters
The Spider and Her Web
Madame DuBarr
A Heroine of '76
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
Fine Feathers
Mira, the Artist's Model
Scandal
Daisy Dean
Lost by a Hair
Summer Girl
Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly
The Eye of God
Renie
Hop - The Devil's Brew
Lydia Jansen
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Broome
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
The Jew's Christmas
Leah - Isaac's Daughter
