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

Suspense.

The Eye of God

The Women Who Run Hollywood

Early Directors on Directing

The Spider and Her Web

Hop - The Devil's Brew

Sunshine Molly

The Merchant of Venice

All Movies (30)

• The Women Who Run Hollywood2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Early Directors on Directing2009 · as Self
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle1917 · as Mrs. Broome
• Alone in the World1917
• Idle Wives1916 · as Anne
• The Eye of God1916 · as Renie
• Hop - The Devil's Brew1916 · as Lydia Jansen
• Scandal1915 · as Daisy Dean
• Sunshine Molly1915 · as Sunshine Molly
• False Colors1914 · as Mrs. Moore
• Lost by a Hair1914 · as Summer Girl
• The Pursuit of Hate1914 · as Diana Grave
• The Spider and Her Web1914 · as Madame DuBarr
• The Merchant of Venice1914 · as Portia
• The Jew's Christmas1913 · as Leah - Isaac's Daughter
• How Men Propose1913 · as The Maid
• Suspense.1913 · as The Wife
• The Rosary1913 · as The Soldier's Sweetheart
• The Picture of Dorian Gray1913
• A Japanese Idyll1912
• Eyes That See Not1912 · as The Millionaire's Wife
• Fine Feathers1912 · as Mira, the Artist's Model
• The Price1911 · as Ann
• Lost Illusions1911 · as Grace - The Wife
• Sherlock Holmes, Jr.1911 · as Mrs. Brown
• Fate1911 · as Flora Brown
• On the Brink1911 · as Tess
• The Twins1911 · as The Twin Sisters
• From Death to Life1911 · as Aratus' Wife
• A Heroine of '761911 · as The Tavern Keeper's Daughter