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Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Acting·1892–1979·218 films

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.

As Actor

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Lonely Villa
The Lonely Villa (1909)
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate (1926)Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Sparrows
Sparrows (1926)Molly
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor (1909)Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)Gwen
The Unchanging Sea
The Unchanging Sea (1910)The Daughter as an Adult
The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room (1909)A Lady-in-Waiting
Coquette
Coquette (1929)Norma Besant
The New York Hat
The New York Hat (1912)Mary Harding, the Daughter
Stella Maris
Stella Maris (1918)Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
The Tramp and the Dictator
The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cinderella
Cinderella (1914)Cinderella
Decasia: The State of Decay
Decasia: The State of Decay (2002)Self (archive footage)
Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1920)Pollyanna Whittier
My Best Girl
My Best Girl (1927)Maggie Johnson
Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney (1925)Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
The Little American
The Little American (1917)Angela Moore
Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)Judy Abbott
Ramona
Ramona (1910)Ramona
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)Rebecca Randall
The Old Actor
The Old Actor (1912)The Old Actor's Daughter
Birth of the Tramp
Birth of the Tramp (2013)Self (archive footage)
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)Caterina
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum (1919)Amy Burke
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country (1914)Tessibel Skinner
Secrets
Secrets (1933)Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)Jenny Lawrence
A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)Sara Crewe
The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species (1912)The Miner's Wife's Sister
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country (1922)Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)Self (archive footage)
What Drink Did
What Drink Did (1909)
Fanchon, the Cricket
Fanchon, the Cricket (1915)Fanchon, the Cricket
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)Amarilly Jenkins
Rosita
Rosita (1923)Rosita
The Usurer
The Usurer (1910)Invalid Daughter
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
A Kiss from Mary Pickford (1927)Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003)Self (archive footage)
The Little Darling
The Little Darling (1909)Little Darling
The Gaucho
The Gaucho (1927)The Virgin Mary
The Love Light
The Love Light (1921)Angela Carlotti
Heart o' the Hills
Heart o' the Hills (1919)Mavis Hawn
Friends
Friends (1912)Dora - the Orphan
Through the Back Door
Through the Back Door (1921)Jeanne Bodamere
As It Is in Life
As It Is in Life (1910)Daughter (Adult)
A Beast at Bay
A Beast at Bay (1912)The Young Woman
Suds
Suds (1920)Amanda Afflick
The Son's Return
The Son's Return (1909)Mary
Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes (1909)Girl in crowd
The Pride of the Clan
The Pride of the Clan (1917)Marget MacTavish
The Women Who Run Hollywood
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)Self (archive footage)
The Violin Maker of Cremona
The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
The Gibson Goddess
The Gibson Goddess (1909)Woman on Sidewalk
The Mender of Nets
The Mender of Nets (1912)The Little Net-Mender
Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists (1918)Johanna Renssaller
M'Liss
M'Liss (1918)Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)Self (uncredited)
Lena and the Geese
Lena and the Geese (1912)Lena
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)Self (archive footage)
Wilful Peggy
Wilful Peggy (1910)Peggy
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)Messenger's Sister
My Baby
My Baby (1912)The Wife
The Mountaineer's Honor
The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
What the Daisy Said
What the Daisy Said (1910)Martha
When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves (1911)Tessie
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1915)Cho-Cho-San
Poor Little Peppina
Poor Little Peppina (1916)Peppina
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)Self (voice) (archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood (1967)
Kiki
Kiki (1931)Kiki
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)The Young Woman
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)Self (archive footage)
An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid (1910)The Arcadian Maid
Two Memories
Two Memories (1909)Marion's Sister
The Dream
The Dream (1911)Nell Herbert
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)Dorothy Vernon
To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul (1909)Agnes Hailey
The Awakening
The Awakening (1909)The Widow's Daughter
The Renunciation
The Renunciation (1909)Kittie Ryan
His Duty
His Duty (1909)A young woman in the street
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017)Self - Actress (archive footage)
The School Teacher and the Waif
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)Nora, the Waif
A Child's Impulse
A Child's Impulse (1910)Grace
They Would Elope
They Would Elope (1909)Bessie
Getting Even
Getting Even (1909)Miss Lucy
What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry? (1909)Mary
The Narrow Road
The Narrow Road (1912)Mrs. Jim Holcomb
The Light That Came
The Light That Came (1909)Daisy
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self (archive footage)
100% American
100% American (1918)Mayme
Hollywood
Hollywood (1923)Mary Pickford
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits (1909)Biscuit Victim
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Indian Runner's Romance (1909)Blue Cloud's Wife
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)A Disguised Servant
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)Self
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch (1995)
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting (1909)
The Necklace
The Necklace (1909)The Maid / In Pawnshop
Love Among the Roses
Love Among the Roses (1910)The Lacemaker
All on Account of the Milk
All on Account of the Milk (1910)The Young Woman
A Lodging for the Night
A Lodging for the Night (1912)The Mexican Girl
The Broken Locket
The Broken Locket (1909)Ruth King
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)The Daughter
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)Second Couple
Oh, Uncle!
Oh, Uncle! (1909)Bessie
Artful Kate
Artful Kate (1911)Artful Kate Stanley
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Astrid
Astrid (2014)Self (archive footage)
The Slave
The Slave (1909)A Slave Girl
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)(archive footage)
A Gold Necklace
A Gold Necklace (1910)Masie
Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers (1909)An Extra
Rags
Rags (1915)Rags / Alice McCloud
That Chink at Golden Gulch
That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
The Way of Man
The Way of Man (1909)Winnie, Mabel's Cousin
The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat (1909)On street/In store
Iola's Promise
Iola's Promise (1912)Iola
The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies (1909)At party
Murders of Hollywood
Murders of Hollywood (2003)Self (archive footage)
The Restoration
The Restoration (1909)Alice Ashford
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler (2005)Self (archive footage)
Less Than the Dust
Less Than the Dust (1916)Radha
Sweet and Twenty
Sweet and Twenty (1909)Alice
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children (1982)Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts (1909)Nellie
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915)Glad
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)(archive footage)
Won by a Fish
Won by a Fish (1912)The Woman
Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist (2010)Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
His Wife's Visitor
His Wife's Visitor (1909)Bessie Wright
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910)Mabel
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)Herself
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford (2005)Self/Archival Footage
A Timely Repentance
A Timely Repentance (1912)Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)Jessie - the Slavey
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
Muggsy's First Sweetheart (1910)Mabel Brown
Caprice
Caprice (1913)Mercy Baxter
The Eagle's Mate
The Eagle's Mate (1914)Anemone Breckenridge
In Old Madrid
In Old Madrid (1911)
The Call to Arms
The Call to Arms (1910)A Messenger
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Newlyweds
The Newlyweds (1910)Alice Vance
In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky (1909)Partygoer
The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day (1909)The Maid
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle (1912)The Rich Italian's Daughter
The Italian Barber
The Italian Barber (1911)Alice
May and December
May and December (1910)May
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse (2023)Self
His Lost Love
His Lost Love (1909)Mary
From Farm to Fame
From Farm to Fame (1922)Mary Pickford
When We Were in Our 'Teens
When We Were in Our 'Teens (1910)Mary
Sweet Memories
Sweet Memories (1911)Polly Biblett
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)Nance Olden
The Courting of Mary
The Courting of Mary (1911)Mary
The Temptress
The Temptress (1911)Lucille Allen
An Indian Summer
An Indian Summer (1912)The Widow's Daughter
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan (1917)
As a Boy Dreams
As a Boy Dreams (1911)
The Convert
The Convert (1911)Agnes Boyd
With the Enemy's Help
With the Enemy's Help (1912)Faro Kate
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Two Brothers
The Two Brothers (1910)A Mexican
The Eternal Grind
The Eternal Grind (1916)Louise
A Romance of the Western Hills
A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
A Manly Man
A Manly Man (1911)Lola
Waiter No. 5
Waiter No. 5 (1910)The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
Captain Kidd, Jr.
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)Mary MacTavish
Sunshine Sue
Sunshine Sue (1910)
How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean? (1918)Jean Mackaye
The Informer
The Informer (1912)The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
A Plain Song
A Plain Song (1910)Edith
The Way of the World
The Way of the World (1947)Dora (Archive Footage)
Mistress Nell
Mistress Nell (1915)Nell Gwyn
The Mirror
The Mirror (1911)Dorothy
Esmeralda
Esmeralda (1915)Esmeralda Rogers
One of Many
One of Many (1927)Self (archive footage)
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood (1911)Little Red Riding Hood
Their First Misunderstanding
Their First Misunderstanding (1911)Mae Darcy
A Girl of Yesterday
A Girl of Yesterday (1915)Jane Stuart
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)Self
Hearts Adrift
Hearts Adrift (1914)Nina
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910)Dove Eyes
In the Sultan's Garden
In the Sultan's Garden (1911)Hadee
Hulda from Holland
Hulda from Holland (1916)Hulda
Fate's Interception
Fate's Interception (1912)The Mexican Girl
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (2002)
For the Queen's Honor
For the Queen's Honor (1911)Princess Gilda
The Better Way
The Better Way (1911)Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
A Good Little Devil
A Good Little Devil (1914)Juliet
The Rose's Story
The Rose's Story (1911)Unknown Role
Home Folks
Home Folks (1912)The Young Woman
A Pueblo Legend
A Pueblo Legend (1912)The Indian Girl
A Lucky Toothache
A Lucky Toothache (1910)Bessie
A Victim of Jealousy
A Victim of Jealousy (1910)The Wife's Friend
Such a Little Queen
Such a Little Queen (1914)Queen Anna Victoria
The Thread of Destiny
The Thread of Destiny (1910)Myrtle
Maid or Man
Maid or Man (1911)Elsie Keene
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes (1914)Dolly Lane
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 (1932)Self (uncredited)
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (1910)Mary
The Foundling
The Foundling (1916)Molly O
Little Pal
Little Pal (1915)'Little Pal'
The Toss of a Coin
The Toss of a Coin (1911)Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
Simple Charity
Simple Charity (1910)Miss Wilkins
Cupid Angling
Cupid Angling (1918)
His Dress Shirt
His Dress Shirt (1911)Mrs. Kirby
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930)Mary Pickford
'Tween Two Loves
'Tween Two Loves (1911)Grace
Her Darkest Hour
Her Darkest Hour (1911)Ruth

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