Mary Pickford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

263

Gender

Female

Birthday

1892-04-07

Day of death

1979-05-29 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mary Pickford

Biography

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.

Known For

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • The Gaucho

    The Gaucho

  • How Could You, Jean?

    How Could You, Jean?

  • Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

  • Sparrows

    Sparrows

  • Getting Even

    Getting Even

  • The Necklace

    The Necklace

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

    Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

  • Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

  • Rosita

    Rosita

  • The Restoration

    The Restoration

  • Pippa Passes

    Pippa Passes

  • Oh, Uncle!

    Oh, Uncle!

  • Tender Hearts

    Tender Hearts

  • Sunshine Sue

    Sunshine Sue

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

  • The Slave

    The Slave

  • Esmeralda

    Esmeralda

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Little Pal

    Little Pal

  • Kiki

    Kiki

  • The Usurer

    The Usurer

  • My Baby

    My Baby

  • Mistress Nell

    Mistress Nell

  • Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

    Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

  • Two Memories

    Two Memories

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • Rags

    Rags

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Wilful Peggy

    Wilful Peggy

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Black Pirate

    The Black Pirate

  • The Foundling

    The Foundling

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

  • What Do Those Old Films Mean?

    What Do Those Old Films Mean?

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Heart o' the Hills

    Heart o' the Hills

  • The Dream

    The Dream

  • Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

    Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

  • Caprice

    Caprice

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

  • The Renunciation

    The Renunciation

  • A Beast at Bay

    A Beast at Bay

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • The Way of Man

    The Way of Man

  • The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa

  • The Courting of Mary

    The Courting of Mary

  • The Sealed Room

    The Sealed Room

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • So Near, Yet So Far

    So Near, Yet So Far

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  • A Strange Meeting

    A Strange Meeting

  • The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

  • Sweet Memories

    Sweet Memories

  • The Light That Came

    The Light That Came

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

    Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

  • Captain Kidd, Jr.

    Captain Kidd, Jr.

  • The Hoodlum

    The Hoodlum

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • The Little Darling

    The Little Darling

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    The Song of the Wildwood Flute

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • Through the Breakers

    Through the Breakers

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • Sweet and Twenty

    Sweet and Twenty

  • The Broken Locket

    The Broken Locket

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

  • The Mountaineer's Honor

    The Mountaineer's Honor

  • A Pueblo Legend

    A Pueblo Legend

  • They Would Elope

    They Would Elope

  • A Kiss from Mary Pickford

    A Kiss from Mary Pickford

  • In Old Kentucky

    In Old Kentucky

  • The School Teacher and the Waif

    The School Teacher and the Waif

  • An Arcadian Maid

    An Arcadian Maid

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • White Roses

    White Roses

  • Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

    Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

  • Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

  • The Gibson Goddess

    The Gibson Goddess

  • The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

  • The Indian Runner's Romance

    The Indian Runner's Romance

  • Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

  • Fanchon, the Cricket

    Fanchon, the Cricket

  • The Mender of Nets

    The Mender of Nets

  • What Drink Did

    What Drink Did

  • The Better Way

    The Better Way

  • The Violin Maker of Cremona

    The Violin Maker of Cremona

  • The One She Loved

    The One She Loved

  • Honor Thy Father

    Honor Thy Father

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • The Heart of an Outlaw

    The Heart of an Outlaw

  • The Eagle's Mate

    The Eagle's Mate

  • To Save Her Soul

    To Save Her Soul

  • Stella Maris

    Stella Maris

  • The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

    The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

  • The Fair Dentist

    The Fair Dentist

  • What the Daisy Said

    What the Daisy Said

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Anniversary

    Anniversary

  • A Lucky Toothache

    A Lucky Toothache

  • A Lucky Toothache

    A Lucky Toothache

  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

    A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

  • The Love Light

    The Love Light

  • What's Your Hurry?

    What's Your Hurry?

  • The Poor Little Rich Girl

    The Poor Little Rich Girl

  • The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

  • Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

  • The Mexican Sweethearts

    The Mexican Sweethearts

  • His Lost Love

    His Lost Love

  • The Seventh Day

    The Seventh Day

  • Their First Misunderstanding

    Their First Misunderstanding

  • Behind the Stockade

    Behind the Stockade

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • My Best Girl

    My Best Girl

  • The Call to Arms

    The Call to Arms

  • The Female of the Species

    The Female of the Species

  • A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

  • In the Season of Buds

    In the Season of Buds

  • His Wife's Visitor

    His Wife's Visitor

  • A Rich Revenge

    A Rich Revenge

  • For the Queen's Honor

    For the Queen's Honor

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • The Peachbasket Hat

    The Peachbasket Hat

  • Back to the Soil

    Back to the Soil

  • The Fisher-Maid

    The Fisher-Maid

  • In Old Madrid

    In Old Madrid

  • For Her Brother's Sake

    For Her Brother's Sake

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • Waiter No. 5

    Waiter No. 5

  • The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

  • A Manly Man

    A Manly Man

  • Won by a Fish

    Won by a Fish

  • In the Bishop's Carriage

    In the Bishop's Carriage

  • Hulda from Holland

    Hulda from Holland

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • Sigrid Holmquist

    Sigrid Holmquist

  • Through The Back Door

    Through The Back Door

  • A Good Little Devil

    A Good Little Devil

  • Muggsy's First Sweetheart

    Muggsy's First Sweetheart

  • Muggsy Becomes a Hero

    Muggsy Becomes a Hero

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • A Romance of the Redwoods

    A Romance of the Redwoods

  • Never Again

    Never Again

  • As It Is in Life

    As It Is in Life

  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

    Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

  • Less Than the Dust

    Less Than the Dust

  • A Gold Necklace

    A Gold Necklace

  • With the Enemy's Help

    With the Enemy's Help

  • Birth of the Tramp

    Birth of the Tramp

  • Daddy-Long-Legs

    Daddy-Long-Legs

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

  • The Little Teacher

    The Little Teacher

  • The Master and the Man

    The Master and the Man

  • The Pride of the Clan

    The Pride of the Clan

  • The Twisted Trail

    The Twisted Trail

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

  • The Dawn of a Tomorrow

    The Dawn of a Tomorrow

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • The Tramp and the Dictator

    The Tramp and the Dictator

  • When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • The Trick that Failed

    The Trick that Failed

  • An Indian Summer

    An Indian Summer

  • A Decree of Destiny

    A Decree of Destiny

  • Suds

    Suds

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • A Midnight Adventure

    A Midnight Adventure

  • Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

  • As a Boy Dreams

    As a Boy Dreams

  • In the Watches of the Night

    In the Watches of the Night

  • How Mary Fixed it

    How Mary Fixed it

  • A Sweet Revenge

    A Sweet Revenge

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • From Farm to Fame

    From Farm to Fame

  • A Gasoline Engagement

    A Gasoline Engagement

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • All on Account of the Milk

    All on Account of the Milk

  • When We Were in Our 'Teens

    When We Were in Our 'Teens

  • The Faded Lilies

    The Faded Lilies

  • Artful Kate

    Artful Kate

  • The Narrow Road

    The Narrow Road

  • The Thread of Destiny

    The Thread of Destiny

  • 'Tween Two Loves

    'Tween Two Loves

  • The Call of the Song

    The Call of the Song

  • D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

    D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

  • Fate's Interception

    Fate's Interception

  • A Romance of the Western Hills

    A Romance of the Western Hills

  • A Plain Song

    A Plain Song

  • The Woman from Mellon's

    The Woman from Mellon's

  • Love Heeds Not Showers

    Love Heeds Not Showers

  • A Lodging for the Night

    A Lodging for the Night

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Englishman and the Girl

    The Englishman and the Girl

  • The Two Brothers

    The Two Brothers

  • Home Folks

    Home Folks

  • Love Among the Roses

    Love Among the Roses

  • 100% American

    100% American

  • Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

    Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

  • The Eternal Grind

    The Eternal Grind

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • The Unwelcome Guest

    The Unwelcome Guest

  • The Italian Barber

    The Italian Barber

  • Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

    Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • The Skating Bug

    The Skating Bug

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • The Message in the Bottle

    The Message in the Bottle

  • Lena and the Geese

    Lena and the Geese

  • In the Sultan's Garden

    In the Sultan's Garden

  • In the Sultan's Garden

    In the Sultan's Garden

  • One of Many

    One of Many

  • The Stampede

    The Stampede

  • The Temptress

    The Temptress

  • At a Quarter of Two

    At a Quarter of Two

  • Second Sight

    Second Sight

  • Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

  • The Caddy's Dream

    The Caddy's Dream

  • A Victim of Jealousy

    A Victim of Jealousy

  • Maid or Man

    Maid or Man

  • The Foundling

    The Foundling

  • Hearts Adrift

    Hearts Adrift

  • From the Bottom of the Sea

    From the Bottom of the Sea

  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

  • Science

    Science

  • The Convert

    The Convert

  • Cupid Angling

    Cupid Angling

  • Tracked

    Tracked

  • That Chink at Golden Gulch

    That Chink at Golden Gulch

  • Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

  • A Girl of Yesterday

    A Girl of Yesterday

  • The Lighthouse Keeper

    The Lighthouse Keeper

  • May and December

    May and December

  • A Timely Repentance

    A Timely Repentance

  • Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

  • The Secret of the Palm

    The Secret of the Palm

  • All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

    All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

  • The Newlyweds

    The Newlyweds

  • The Toss of a Coin

    The Toss of a Coin

  • Her Darkest Hour

    Her Darkest Hour

  • The Smoker

    The Smoker

  • The Rose's Story

    The Rose's Story

  • The Mirror

    The Mirror

  • His Duty

    His Duty

  • While There is hope, There is Life

    While There is hope, There is Life

  • The Way of the World

    The Way of the World

  • His Dress Shirt

    His Dress Shirt

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Sentinel Asleep

    The Sentinel Asleep

  • When the Cat's Away

    When the Cat's Away