Lois Weber

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

30

Gender

Female

Birthday

1879-06-12

Day of death

1939-11-13 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

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

  • Idle Wives

    Idle Wives

  • A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

  • Suspense.

    Suspense.

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • Fate

    Fate

  • How Men Propose

    How Men Propose

  • Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

  • The Rosary

    The Rosary

  • Sunshine Molly

    Sunshine Molly

  • Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

  • Alone in the World

    Alone in the World

  • The Spider and Her Web

    The Spider and Her Web

  • Lost by a Hair

    Lost by a Hair

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • From Death to Life

    From Death to Life

  • Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • A Japanese Idyll

    A Japanese Idyll

  • Eyes That See Not

    Eyes That See Not

  • On the Brink

    On the Brink

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • The Pursuit of Hate

    The Pursuit of Hate

  • The Eye of God

    The Eye of God

  • The Jew's Christmas

    The Jew's Christmas

  • Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

  • The Twins

    The Twins

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • Lost Illusions

    Lost Illusions

  • The Price

    The Price