Lois Weber

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.

Known For

Suspense.

as The Wife

How Men Propose

as The Maid

The Women Who Run Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Idle Wives

as Anne

The Rosary

as The Soldier's Sweetheart

The Price

as Ann

The Twins

as The Twin Sisters

On the Brink

as Tess

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Spider and Her Web

as Madame DuBarr