Actor

Lois Weber

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Active

Consistent number of acting credits.

TMDB popularity

2.7

Moderate attention

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Movies: 58Series: 0Crew credits: 56

TMDB ID: 1037794

IMDb ID: nm0916665

Known for: Directing

Born: June 12, 1879

Died: November 13, 1939

Age: 60

Place of birth: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1911 - 2016

Years active: 106

Average TMDB rating: 6

Wikidata: Q462440

Also known as

Florence Lois Weber • Mrs. Phillips Smalley

Other jobs

Director (47)Writer (4)Adaptation (2)Scenario Writer (2)Producer (1)

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Biography

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.