Mary Pickford
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.
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
as Self (archive footage)
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Astrid
as Self (archive footage)
Astrid
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
as Self/Archival Footage
Mary Pickford
as Self/Archival Footage
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
as Self (archive)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
as Self (archive)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self (archive footage)
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
The Way of the World
as Dora (Archive Footage)
The Way of the World
as Dora (Archive Footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Herself
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Herself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Secrets
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
Secrets
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Kiki
as Kiki
Kiki
as Kiki
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Mary Pickford
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Mary Pickford
The Voice of Hollywood
as Self/Queen of the Movies
The Voice of Hollywood
as Self/Queen of the Movies
The Taming of the Shrew
as Caterina
The Taming of the Shrew
as Caterina
The Gaucho
as The Virgin Mary
The Gaucho
as The Virgin Mary
My Best Girl
as Maggie Johnson
My Best Girl
as Maggie Johnson
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
Sparrows
as Molly
Sparrows
as Molly
The Black Pirate
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
The Black Pirate
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
Little Annie Rooney
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
as Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
as Dorothy Vernon
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Rosita
as Rosita
Rosita
as Rosita
Hollywood
as Mary Pickford
Hollywood
as Mary Pickford
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
Through the Back Door
as Jeanne Bodamere
Through the Back Door
as Jeanne Bodamere
Suds
as Amanda Afflick
Suds
as Amanda Afflick
Heart o' the Hills
as Mavis Hawn
Heart o' the Hills
as Mavis Hawn
The Hoodlum
as Amy Burke
The Hoodlum
as Amy Burke
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Judy Abbott
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Judy Abbott
Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Mary MacTavish
Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Mary MacTavish
100% American
as Mayme
100% American
as Mayme
Johanna Enlists
as Johanna Renssaller
Johanna Enlists
as Johanna Renssaller
Cupid Angling
Cupid Angling
How Could You, Jean?
as Jean Mackaye
How Could You, Jean?
as Jean Mackaye
M'Liss
as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
M'Liss
as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
A Little Princess
as Sara Crewe
A Little Princess
as Sara Crewe
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Rebecca Randall
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Rebecca Randall
The Little American
as Angela Moore
The Little American
as Angela Moore
The Pride of the Clan
as Marget MacTavish
The Pride of the Clan
as Marget MacTavish
Less Than the Dust
as Radha
Less Than the Dust
as Radha
Hulda from Holland
as Hulda
Hulda from Holland
as Hulda
Poor Little Peppina
as Peppina
Poor Little Peppina
as Peppina
The Foundling
as Molly O
The Foundling
as Molly O
Esmeralda
as Esmeralda Rogers
Esmeralda
as Esmeralda Rogers
Little Pal
as 'Little Pal'
Little Pal
as 'Little Pal'
Cinderella
as Cinderella
Cinderella
as Cinderella
The Eagle's Mate
as Anemone Breckenridge
The Eagle's Mate
as Anemone Breckenridge
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel Skinner
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel Skinner
A Good Little Devil
as Juliet
A Good Little Devil
as Juliet
Caprice
as Mercy Baxter
Caprice
as Mercy Baxter
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Nance Olden
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Nance Olden
The Unwelcome Guest
as Jessie - the Slavey
The Unwelcome Guest
as Jessie - the Slavey
The Informer
as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
The Informer
as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
The One She Loved
as The Wife
The One She Loved
as The Wife
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
as The Daughter
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
as The Daughter
A Pueblo Legend
as The Indian Girl
A Pueblo Legend
as The Indian Girl
With the Enemy's Help
as Faro Kate
With the Enemy's Help
as Faro Kate
An Indian Summer
as The Widow's Daughter
An Indian Summer
as The Widow's Daughter
A Lodging for the Night
as The Mexican Girl
A Lodging for the Night
as The Mexican Girl
Won by a Fish
as The Woman
Won by a Fish
as The Woman
Just Like a Woman
as The Young Woman
Just Like a Woman
as The Young Woman
The Sentinel Asleep
as Unknown Role
The Sentinel Asleep
as Unknown Role
'Tween Two Loves
as Grace
'Tween Two Loves
as Grace
Science
as Mrs. Crawford
Science
as Mrs. Crawford
Sweet Memories
as Polly Biblett
Sweet Memories
as Polly Biblett
Three Sisters
as Mary
Three Sisters
as Mary
Waiter No. 5
as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
Waiter No. 5
as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as Mabel
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as Mabel
A Victim of Jealousy
as The Wife's Friend
A Victim of Jealousy
as The Wife's Friend
The Thread of Destiny
as Myrtle
The Thread of Destiny
as Myrtle
The Newlyweds
as Alice Vance
The Newlyweds
as Alice Vance
Through the Breakers
as An Extra
Through the Breakers
as An Extra
The Mountaineer's Honor
as Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
The Mountaineer's Honor
as Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
The Seventh Day
as The Maid
The Seventh Day
as The Maid
His Duty
as A young woman in the street
His Duty
as A young woman in the street
What Drink Did
What Drink Did
Two Memories
as Marion's Sister
Two Memories
as Marion's Sister