Actress
Lois Wilson
26 June 1894† 3 March 1988 (aged 93) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Directed
- 1
- Written
- 1
- Movies
- 122
- Shows
- 3
Biography
A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.
Known For
- 1980
- Hollywood · Series
- 1949
- The Girl from Jones Beach · Film · Mrs. Wilson
- The Aldrich Family · Series · Alice Aldrich
- 1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Series
- 1941
- For Beauty's Sake · Film · Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
- 1940
- Nobody's Children · Film · Miss Jamieson
- 1939
- Bad Little Angel · Film · Mrs. Ellen Creighton
- 1936
- Laughing at Trouble · Film · Alice Mathews
- Wedding Present · Film · Laura Dodacker
- The Return of Jimmy Valentine · Film · Mary Davis
- 1935
- Your Uncle Dudley · Film · Christine Saunders
- Cappy Ricks Returns · Film · Florry Peasley
- Society Fever · Film · Portia Prouty
- Born to Gamble · Film · Paula Mathews
- Public Opinion · Film · Mona Trevor · Anne Trevor
- Life Returns · Film · Dr. Louise Stone
- 1934
- Bright Eyes · Film · Mary Blake
- Ticket to a Crime · Film · Elaine Purdy
- There's Always Tomorrow · Film · Sophie White
- No Greater Glory · Film · Mother
- School for Girls · Film · Miss Cartwright
- The Show-Off · Film · Clara Harling
- 1933
- Female · Film · Harriet Brown
- In the Money · Film · Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom
- Deluge · Film · Helen Webster
- Obey the Law · Film · Grace Chester
- 1932
- The Secrets of Wu Sin · Film · Nona Gould
- The Devil Is Driving · Film · Nancy Evans
- The Crash · Film · Marcia Peterson
- Divorce In The Family · Film · Mrs. Grace Shumaker
- Drifting Souls · Film · Linda Lawrence
- The Rider of Death Valley · Film · Helen Joyce
- The Expert · Film · Nettie Minick
- 1931
- The Age for Love · Film · Sylvia Pearson
- Seed · Film · Peggy Carter
- 1930
- Once a Gentleman · Film · Mrs. Malin
- Temptation · Film · Julie
- Lovin' the Ladies · Film · Joan Bently
- The Furies · Film · Fifi Sands
- 1929
- Wedding Rings · Film · Cornelia Quinn
- The Show of Shows · Film · Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
- The Gamblers · Film · Catherine Darwin
- Her Husband's Women · Film · The Painter's Jealous Wife
- Kid Gloves · Film · Ruth
- 1928
- Conquest · Film · Diane Holden
- Object: Alimony · Film · Ruth Rutledge
- On Trial · Film · May Strickland
- Sally's Shoulders · Film · Sally
- Coney Island · Film · Joan Wellman
- 1927
- French Dressing · Film · Cynthia Grey
- Alias the Lone Wolf · Film · Eve de Montalais
- The Gingham Girl · Film
- Broadway Nights · Film · Fanny Franchette
- New York · Film · Marjorie Church
- 1926
- The Great Gatsby · Film · Daisy Buchanan
- The Show Off · Film · Amy Fisher Piper
- North of 36 · Film · Taisie Lockheart
- Fascinating Youth · Film · Lois Wilson
- Let's Get Married · Film · Mary Corbin
- Bluebeard's Seven Wives · Film · Mary Kelly
- 1925
- Irish Luck · Film · Lady Gwendolyn
- The Vanishing American · Film · Marion Warner
- Rugged Water · Film · Norma Bartlett
- Welcome Home · Film · Nettie Prouty
- The Thundering Herd · Film · Milly Fayre
- Contraband · Film · Carmel Lee
- 1924
- The Man Who Fights Alone · Film · Marion
- Monsieur Beaucaire · Film · Queen Marie of France
- Another Scandal · Film · Beatrix Franklin
- Icebound · Film · Jane Crosby
- Pied Piper Malone · Film · Patty Thomas
- 1923
- The Call of the Canyon · Film · Carley Burch
- Ruggles of Red Gap · Film · Kate Kenner
- To the Last Man · Film · Ellen Jorth
- Hollywood · Film · Lois Wilson
- Only 38 · Film · Mrs. Stanley
- Bella Donna · Film · Patricia
- The Covered Wagon · Film · Molly Wingate
- 1922
- Broad Daylight · Film · Nora Fay
- Without Compromise · Film · Jean Ainsworth
- Manslaughter · Film · Evans (Lydia's maid)
- Our Leading Citizen · Film · Katherine Fendle · His Fiancee
- Is Matrimony a Failure? · Film · Mabel Hoyt
- The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 · Film
- The World's Champion · Film · Lady Elizabeth
- 1921
- Miss Lulu Bett · Film · Lulu Bett
- The Hell Diggers · Film · Dora Wade
- The Lost Romance · Film · Sylvia Hayes
- The City of Silent Men · Film · Molly Bryant
- What Every Woman Knows · Film · Maggie Wylie
- Midsummer Madness · Film · Margaret Meredith
- 1920
- Burglar Proof · Film · Laura Lowell
- A Full House · Film · Ottilie Howell
- What's Your Hurry? · Film · Virginia MacMurran
- The City of Masks · Film · Miss Emsdale
- Thou Art the Man · Film · Joan Farrant
- Who's Your Servant? · Film · Madeline Bancroft
- 1919
- Too Much Johnson · Film · Mrs. Billings
- It Pays to Advertise · Film · Mary Grayson
- Why Smith Left Home · Film · Marian
- Love Insurance · Film · Cynthia Meyrick
- A Man's Fight · Film · Mary Tompkins
- Gates of Brass · Film · Margaret Blake
- The Best Man · Film · Celia Hathaway
- The End of the Game · Film · Mary Miller
- Come Again Smith · Film · Lucy Stevens
- The Drifters · Film · The Girl
- 1918
- Three X Gordon · Film · Dorrie Webster
- Prisoners of the Pines · Film · Rosalie Dufresne
- The Bells · Film · Annette
- A Burglar for a Night · Film · Janet Leslie
- Maid o' the Storm · Film · Elaine Shackleford
- The Turn of a Card · Film · Cynthia Burdette
- His Robe of Honor · Film · Laura Nelson
- 1917
- Alimony · Film · Marjorie Lansing
- A Man's Man · Film · Dolores Ruey
- Treason · Film · Floria Natarre
- Alone in the World · Film · Director
- 1916
- The Morals of Hilda · Film · Marion
- The Pool of Flame · Film · Princess Beatrix
- The Beckoning Trail · Film · Mary Helton
- The Silent Battle · Film · Jane Loring
- The Decoy · Film
- A Son of the Immortals · Film · Joan Cameron
- The Gay Lord Waring · Film · Helen Von Gerold
- 1915
- The Road to Paradise · Film · Beatrix