Mary Pickford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

262

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

  • In Old Madrid

    In Old Madrid

  • A Romance of the Redwoods

    A Romance of the Redwoods

  • The Mender of Nets

    The Mender of Nets

  • The Better Way

    The Better Way

  • An Arcadian Maid

    An Arcadian Maid

  • Sparrows

    Sparrows

  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

    A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

  • Back to the Soil

    Back to the Soil

  • The Message in the Bottle

    The Message in the Bottle

  • The Fair Dentist

    The Fair Dentist

  • When the Cat's Away

    When the Cat's Away

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • As a Boy Dreams

    As a Boy Dreams

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • At a Quarter of Two

    At a Quarter of Two

  • Tracked

    Tracked

  • The Dream

    The Dream

  • A Beast at Bay

    A Beast at Bay

  • Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

    Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

  • The Violin Maker of Cremona

    The Violin Maker of Cremona

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • The Necklace

    The Necklace

  • The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa

  • His Dress Shirt

    His Dress Shirt

  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

  • What's Your Hurry?

    What's Your Hurry?

  • The Broken Locket

    The Broken Locket

  • Rosita

    Rosita

  • Sunshine Sue

    Sunshine Sue

  • A Pueblo Legend

    A Pueblo Legend

  • The Sealed Room

    The Sealed Room

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • The Foundling

    The Foundling

  • The Skating Bug

    The Skating Bug

  • Through the Breakers

    Through the Breakers

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Sigrid Holmquist

    Sigrid Holmquist

  • The Mountaineer's Honor

    The Mountaineer's Honor

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The Eagle's Mate

    The Eagle's Mate

  • Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

  • The Usurer

    The Usurer

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

  • 'Tween Two Loves

    'Tween Two Loves

  • The Heart of an Outlaw

    The Heart of an Outlaw

  • Behind the Stockade

    Behind the Stockade

  • Heart o' the Hills

    Heart o' the Hills

  • Captain Kidd, Jr.

    Captain Kidd, Jr.

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Mirror

    The Mirror

  • Pippa Passes

    Pippa Passes

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • A Midnight Adventure

    A Midnight Adventure

  • In the Season of Buds

    In the Season of Buds

  • The Smoker

    The Smoker

  • The Courting of Mary

    The Courting of Mary

  • Artful Kate

    Artful Kate

  • Sweet and Twenty

    Sweet and Twenty

  • Lena and the Geese

    Lena and the Geese

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • The Black Pirate

    The Black Pirate

  • The Foundling

    The Foundling

  • Love Among the Roses

    Love Among the Roses

  • In the Sultan's Garden

    In the Sultan's Garden

  • In the Sultan's Garden

    In the Sultan's Garden

  • The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • The Way of Man

    The Way of Man

  • The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • A Lodging for the Night

    A Lodging for the Night

  • Fanchon, the Cricket

    Fanchon, the Cricket

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

    Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • Caprice

    Caprice

  • The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

  • While There is hope, There is Life

    While There is hope, There is Life

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • So Near, Yet So Far

    So Near, Yet So Far

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

  • The Sentinel Asleep

    The Sentinel Asleep

  • Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

    Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

  • Getting Even

    Getting Even

  • Her Darkest Hour

    Her Darkest Hour

  • Waiter No. 5

    Waiter No. 5

  • They Would Elope

    They Would Elope

  • Sweet Memories

    Sweet Memories

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • A Gold Necklace

    A Gold Necklace

  • What the Daisy Said

    What the Daisy Said

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

  • The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

  • The Mexican Sweethearts

    The Mexican Sweethearts

  • The Master and the Man

    The Master and the Man

  • Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

    Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

  • How Could You, Jean?

    How Could You, Jean?

  • Two Memories

    Two Memories

  • What Do Those Old Films Mean?

    What Do Those Old Films Mean?

  • Stella Maris

    Stella Maris

  • The Woman from Mellon's

    The Woman from Mellon's

  • My Baby

    My Baby

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • Daddy-Long-Legs

    Daddy-Long-Legs

  • Tender Hearts

    Tender Hearts

  • When We Were in Our 'Teens

    When We Were in Our 'Teens

  • Their First Misunderstanding

    Their First Misunderstanding

  • The Call of the Song

    The Call of the Song

  • The Temptress

    The Temptress

  • The Hoodlum

    The Hoodlum

  • The Old Actor

    The Old Actor

  • Never Again

    Never Again

  • The One She Loved

    The One She Loved

  • A Rich Revenge

    A Rich Revenge

  • The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

    The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

  • Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

  • Little Pal

    Little Pal

  • The Little Darling

    The Little Darling

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  • Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

  • The Fisher-Maid

    The Fisher-Maid

  • The Restoration

    The Restoration

  • Esmeralda

    Esmeralda

  • The Gaucho

    The Gaucho

  • Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

  • The Seventh Day

    The Seventh Day

  • Wilful Peggy

    Wilful Peggy

  • The Gibson Goddess

    The Gibson Goddess

  • Muggsy Becomes a Hero

    Muggsy Becomes a Hero

  • Oh, Uncle!

    Oh, Uncle!

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • The School Teacher and the Waif

    The School Teacher and the Waif

  • His Wife's Visitor

    His Wife's Visitor

  • A Strange Meeting

    A Strange Meeting

  • The Song of the Wildwood Flute

    The Song of the Wildwood Flute

  • A Lucky Toothache

    A Lucky Toothache

  • A Lucky Toothache

    A Lucky Toothache

  • The Indian Runner's Romance

    The Indian Runner's Romance

  • Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

    Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

  • That Chink at Golden Gulch

    That Chink at Golden Gulch

  • Kiki

    Kiki

  • Won by a Fish

    Won by a Fish

  • A Manly Man

    A Manly Man

  • The Renunciation

    The Renunciation

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • The Slave

    The Slave

  • Home Folks

    Home Folks

  • The Light That Came

    The Light That Came

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • His Lost Love

    His Lost Love

  • A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

  • For the Queen's Honor

    For the Queen's Honor

  • Rags

    Rags

  • Just Like a Woman

    Just Like a Woman

  • The Peachbasket Hat

    The Peachbasket Hat

  • Birth of the Tramp

    Birth of the Tramp

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • The Poor Little Rich Girl

    The Poor Little Rich Girl

  • The Secret of the Palm

    The Secret of the Palm

  • To Save Her Soul

    To Save Her Soul

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

  • When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

  • What Drink Did

    What Drink Did

  • The Tramp and the Dictator

    The Tramp and the Dictator

  • Muggsy's First Sweetheart

    Muggsy's First Sweetheart

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • The Pride of the Clan

    The Pride of the Clan

  • Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

  • Fate's Interception

    Fate's Interception

  • A Kiss from Mary Pickford

    A Kiss from Mary Pickford

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Poor Little Peppina

    Poor Little Peppina

  • A Sweet Revenge

    A Sweet Revenge

  • The Love Light

    The Love Light

  • A Girl of Yesterday

    A Girl of Yesterday

  • Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

    Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Honor Thy Father

    Honor Thy Father

  • The Female of the Species

    The Female of the Species

  • Mistress Nell

    Mistress Nell

  • Science

    Science

  • The Call to Arms

    The Call to Arms

  • A Good Little Devil

    A Good Little Devil

  • From the Bottom of the Sea

    From the Bottom of the Sea

  • From Farm to Fame

    From Farm to Fame

  • Friends

    Friends

  • All on Account of the Milk

    All on Account of the Milk

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • Through The Back Door

    Through The Back Door

  • With the Enemy's Help

    With the Enemy's Help

  • Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

    Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

  • 100% American

    100% American

  • In the Bishop's Carriage

    In the Bishop's Carriage

  • The Caddy's Dream

    The Caddy's Dream

  • Hulda from Holland

    Hulda from Holland

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • The Eternal Grind

    The Eternal Grind

  • One of Many

    One of Many

  • How Mary Fixed it

    How Mary Fixed it

  • Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

  • The Twisted Trail

    The Twisted Trail

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

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

  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

    Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

  • My Best Girl

    My Best Girl

  • Cupid Angling

    Cupid Angling

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • The Trick that Failed

    The Trick that Failed

  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

  • Love Heeds Not Showers

    Love Heeds Not Showers

  • Suds

    Suds

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • The Narrow Road

    The Narrow Road

  • For Her Brother's Sake

    For Her Brother's Sake

  • A Decree of Destiny

    A Decree of Destiny

  • As It Is in Life

    As It Is in Life

  • Hearts Adrift

    Hearts Adrift

  • The Newlyweds

    The Newlyweds

  • Anniversary

    Anniversary

  • White Roses

    White Roses

  • Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • The Stampede

    The Stampede

  • A Timely Repentance

    A Timely Repentance

  • Maid or Man

    Maid or Man

  • The Little Teacher

    The Little Teacher

  • The Italian Barber

    The Italian Barber

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • The Unwelcome Guest

    The Unwelcome Guest

  • In the Watches of the Night

    In the Watches of the Night

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

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

  • The Thread of Destiny

    The Thread of Destiny

  • The Faded Lilies

    The Faded Lilies

  • A Gasoline Engagement

    A Gasoline Engagement

  • The Two Brothers

    The Two Brothers

  • A Plain Song

    A Plain Song

  • The Lighthouse Keeper

    The Lighthouse Keeper

  • A Romance of the Western Hills

    A Romance of the Western Hills

  • In Old Kentucky

    In Old Kentucky

  • His Duty

    His Duty

  • May and December

    May and December

  • Less Than the Dust

    Less Than the Dust

  • The Rose's Story

    The Rose's Story

  • The Dawn of a Tomorrow

    The Dawn of a Tomorrow

  • Simple Charity

    Simple Charity

  • The Convert

    The Convert

  • The Toss of a Coin

    The Toss of a Coin

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • The Englishman and the Girl

    The Englishman and the Girl

  • Second Sight

    Second Sight

  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

  • An Indian Summer

    An Indian Summer

  • A Victim of Jealousy

    A Victim of Jealousy