Mary Pickford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1892
- Died
- May 29, 1979
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 2028
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse 2023
as Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts 2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist 2010
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema 2007
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown 2004
as Self (archive)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood 2003
as Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 2002
Actor
The Tramp and the Dictator 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Decasia: The State of Decay 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film 2000
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists 1998
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch 1995
Actor
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood 1967
Actor
- Anniversary
Anniversary 1963
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 1961
as Self (archive footage)
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 1957
as Ella misma (material de archivo)
Yesterday and Today 1953
as (archive footage)
Love Happy 1949
Executive Producer
Sleep, My Love 1948
Producer
Stork Bites Man 1947
Producer
White Cradle Inn 1947
Producer
The Way of the World 1947
as Dora (Archive Footage)
Little Iodine 1946
Executive Producer
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942
as Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Actor
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Self (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado 1936
Producer
One Rainy Afternoon 1936
Producer
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 1934
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Secrets 1933
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton, Executive Producer
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 1932
as Self (uncredited)
The House That Shadows Built 1931
as (archive footage)
Kiki 1931
as Kiki
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 1930
as Mary Pickford
The Voice of Hollywood 1930
as Self/Queen of the Movies
- Forever Yours
Forever Yours 1930
Actor
The Taming of the Shrew 1929
as Caterina
Coquette 1929
as Norma Besant, Producer
The Gaucho 1927
as The Virgin Mary
One of Many 1927
as Self (archive footage)
My Best Girl 1927
as Maggie Johnson, Producer
A Kiss from Mary Pickford 1927
as Self (archive footage)
Sparrows 1926
as Molly, Producer
The Black Pirate 1926
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney 1925
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney, Writer, Producer
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1924
as Dorothy Vernon, Director, Producer
- Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm 1924
Actor
Rosita 1923
as Rosita, Producer
Hollywood 1923
as Mary Pickford
Garrison's Finish 1923
Writer
Tess of the Storm Country 1922
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner, Producer
From Farm to Fame 1922
as Mary Pickford
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1921
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol, Producer
Through the Back Door 1921
as Jeanne Bodamere, Producer
The Love Light 1921
as Angela Carlotti, Producer
Suds 1920
as Amanda Afflick, Producer
Pollyanna 1920
as Pollyanna Whittier, Producer
Heart o' the Hills 1919
as Mavis Hawn
The Hoodlum 1919
as Amy Burke, Executive Producer
Daddy-Long-Legs 1919
as Judy Abbott, Producer
Captain Kidd, Jr. 1919
as Mary MacTavish
100% American 1918
as Mayme
Johanna Enlists 1918
as Johanna Renssaller, Executive Producer
Cupid Angling 1918
Actor
How Could You, Jean? 1918
as Jean Mackaye, Producer
M'Liss 1918
as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley 1918
as Amarilly Jenkins
Stella Maris 1918
as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
A Little Princess 1917
as Sara Crewe, Producer
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan 1917
Actor
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1917
as Rebecca Randall
The Little American 1917
as Angela Moore, Producer
A Romance of the Redwoods 1917
as Jenny Lawrence
The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917
as Gwen
The Pride of the Clan 1917
as Marget MacTavish
Less Than the Dust 1916
as Radha, Producer
Hulda from Holland 1916
as Hulda
The Eternal Grind 1916
as Louise
Poor Little Peppina 1916
as Peppina, Producer
The Foundling 1916
as Molly O
Madame Butterfly 1915
as Cho-Cho-San
A Girl of Yesterday 1915
as Jane Stuart
Esmeralda 1915
as Esmeralda Rogers
Rags 1915
as Rags / Alice McCloud
- The Foundling
The Foundling 1915
as Molly O
Little Pal 1915
as 'Little Pal'
The Dawn of a Tomorrow 1915
as Glad
Fanchon, the Cricket 1915
as Fanchon, the Cricket
Mistress Nell 1915
as Nell Gwyn
Cinderella 1914
as Cinderella
Behind the Scenes 1914
as Dolly Lane
Such a Little Queen 1914
as Queen Anna Victoria
The Eagle's Mate 1914
as Anemone Breckenridge
Tess of the Storm Country 1914
as Tessibel Skinner
A Good Little Devil 1914
as Juliet
Hearts Adrift 1914
as Nina, Writer
Caprice 1913
as Mercy Baxter
In the Bishop's Carriage 1913
as Nance Olden
The Unwelcome Guest 1913
as Jessie - the Slavey
The New York Hat 1912
as Mary Harding, the Daughter
The Informer 1912
as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
My Baby 1912
as The Wife
- The One She Loved
The One She Loved 1912
as The Wife
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills 1912
as The Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far 1912
as The Young Woman
Friends 1912
as Dora - the Orphan
A Pueblo Legend 1912
as The Indian Girl
With the Enemy's Help 1912
as Faro Kate
The Inner Circle 1912
as The Rich Italian's Daughter
The Narrow Road 1912
as Mrs. Jim Holcomb
An Indian Summer 1912
as The Widow's Daughter
The School Teacher and the Waif 1912
as Nora, the Waif
Lena and the Geese 1912
as Lena, Screenplay
Home Folks 1912
as The Young Woman
A Beast at Bay 1912
as The Young Woman
A Lodging for the Night 1912
as The Mexican Girl
The Old Actor 1912
as The Old Actor's Daughter
Won by a Fish 1912
as The Woman
- Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman 1912
as The Young Woman
The Female of the Species 1912
as The Miner's Wife's Sister
Fate's Interception 1912
as The Mexican Girl
Iola's Promise 1912
as Iola
A Timely Repentance 1912
as Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
The Mender of Nets 1912
as The Little Net-Mender
- Honor Thy Father
Honor Thy Father 1912
as Mary Fuller
- How Mary Fixed it
How Mary Fixed it 1911
as Mary
- The Caddy's Dream
The Caddy's Dream 1911
as Miss Kelsomine
- The Portrait
The Portrait 1911
as Little Vera - the Model
Little Red Riding Hood 1911
as Little Red Riding Hood
- Love Heeds Not Showers
Love Heeds Not Showers 1911
as Mary
The Courting of Mary 1911
as Mary
- From the Bottom of the Sea
From the Bottom of the Sea 1911
as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
His Dress Shirt 1911
as Mrs. Kirby
The Better Way 1911
as Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
- The Sentinel Asleep
The Sentinel Asleep 1911
as Unknown Role
The Rose's Story 1911
as Unknown Role
'Tween Two Loves 1911
as Grace
The Toss of a Coin 1911
as Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
- The Call of the Song
The Call of the Song 1911
as Amy Gordon
As a Boy Dreams 1911
Actor
- The Skating Bug
The Skating Bug 1911
as The Girl
- Science
Science 1911
as Mrs. Crawford
- At a Quarter of Two
At a Quarter of Two 1911
as Mrs Warren
- Caught in the Act
Caught in the Act 1911
Screenplay
- A Gasoline Engagement
A Gasoline Engagement 1911
as Flora Powell
For the Queen's Honor 1911
as Princess Gilda
In the Sultan's Garden 1911
as Hadee, as Haidee
- Behind the Stockade
Behind the Stockade 1911
as Florence Williams
- Back to the Soil
Back to the Soil 1911
as Sadie Allen
- The Lighthouse Keeper
The Lighthouse Keeper 1911
as Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
- The Master and the Man
The Master and the Man 1911
as Elsie Graham
- For Her Brother's Sake
For Her Brother's Sake 1911
as Madge Spotwood
- The Fair Dentist
The Fair Dentist 1911
as Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist
The Temptress 1911
as Lucille Allen
- Second Sight
Second Sight 1911
as Gertrude Edgar
- While There is hope, There is Life
While There is hope, There is Life 1911
as Unknown Role
Madame Rex 1911
Writer
- The Stampede
The Stampede 1911
as Nello
Sweet Memories 1911
as Polly Biblett
In Old Madrid 1911
Actor
- The Fisher-Maid
The Fisher-Maid 1911
as Paula, The Fishing-Maid
- The Secret of the Palm
The Secret of the Palm 1911
as Edna
- The Medallion
The Medallion 1911
as Rumored, Screenplay
- The Message in the Bottle
The Message in the Bottle 1911
as Louise Spencer
- Tracked
Tracked 1911
as Unknown Role
A Decree of Destiny 1911
as Mary
A Manly Man 1911
as Lola
Artful Kate 1911
as Artful Kate Stanley
The Convert 1911
as Agnes Boyd
Her Darkest Hour 1911
as Ruth
- When the Cat's Away
When the Cat's Away 1911
as Dorothy, The Wife
The Mirror 1911
as Dorothy
- Three Sisters
Three Sisters 1911
as Mary
Maid or Man 1911
as Elsie Keene
The Dream 1911
as Nell Herbert
Their First Misunderstanding 1911
as Mae Darcy
The Italian Barber 1911
as Alice
When a Man Loves 1911
as Tessie
- White Roses
White Roses 1910
as Betty
A Plain Song 1910
as Edith
The Song of the Wildwood Flute 1910
as Dove Eyes
Sunshine Sue 1910
Actor
Simple Charity 1910
as Miss Wilkins
Waiter No. 5 1910
as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
A Lucky Toothache 1910
as Bessie
That Chink at Golden Gulch 1910
Actor
A Gold Necklace 1910
as Masie
Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910
as Mabel
Wilful Peggy 1910
as Peggy
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful 1910
as Mary
When We Were in Our 'Teens 1910
as Mary
The Usurer 1910
as Invalid Daughter
An Arcadian Maid 1910
as The Arcadian Maid
The Call to Arms 1910
as A Messenger
What the Daisy Said 1910
as Martha
Muggsy's First Sweetheart 1910
as Mabel Brown
A Child's Impulse 1910
as Grace
May and December 1910
as May, Writer
- Never Again
Never Again 1910
as The Girl
A Victim of Jealousy 1910
as The Wife's Friend
- In the Season of Buds
In the Season of Buds 1910
as Mabel
Ramona 1910
as Ramona
- An Affair of Hearts
An Affair of Hearts 1910
as Extra
The Two Brothers 1910
as A Mexican
Love Among the Roses 1910
as The Lacemaker
The Unchanging Sea 1910
as The Daughter as an Adult
A Romance of the Western Hills 1910
Actor
- A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge 1910
as Jennie
- As It Is in Life
As It Is in Life 1910
as Daughter (Adult)
- The Smoker
The Smoker 1910
as George's Wife
- The Twisted Trail
The Twisted Trail 1910
as Molly Hendricks
The Thread of Destiny 1910
as Myrtle
The Newlyweds 1910
as Alice Vance
- The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl 1910
as The Girl
- The Woman from Mellon's
The Woman from Mellon's 1910
as Mary Petersby
All on Account of the Milk 1910
as Sophia Simpson
- The Heart of an Outlaw
The Heart of an Outlaw 1909
as The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult
The Day After 1909
Writer
To Save Her Soul 1909
as Agnes Hailey
- The Test
The Test 1909
as Bessie
Through the Breakers 1909
as An Extra
- The Trick that Failed
The Trick that Failed 1909
as Nellie Burt
The Mountaineer's Honor 1909
as Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
- A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure 1909
as Eleanor
- Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge 1909
Actor
The Light That Came 1909
as Daisy
The Restoration 1909
as Alice Ashford
What's Your Hurry? 1909
as Mary
The Gibson Goddess 1909
as Woman on Sidewalk
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909
as Second Couple
- In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night 1909
as Girl at Henry Brainard's
His Lost Love 1909
as Mary
- The Little Teacher
The Little Teacher 1909
as The Little Teacher
Pippa Passes 1909
as Girl in crowd
The Awakening 1909
as The Widow's Daughter, Screenplay
In Old Kentucky 1909
as Partygoer
The Broken Locket 1909
as Ruth King
Getting Even 1909
as Miss Lucy
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909
as Messenger's Sister
The Little Darling 1909
as Little Darling
The Sealed Room 1909
as A Lady-in-Waiting
The Seventh Day 1909
as The Maid
Oh, Uncle! 1909
as Bessie
The Indian Runner's Romance 1909
as Blue Cloud's Wife
His Wife's Visitor 1909
as Bessie Wright
They Would Elope 1909
as Bessie
A Strange Meeting 1909
Actor
The Slave 1909
as A Slave Girl
Sweet and Twenty 1909
as Alice
The Renunciation 1909
as Kittie Ryan
Tender Hearts 1909
as Nellie
The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909
as A Disguised Servant
The Country Doctor 1909
as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
The Necklace 1909
as The Maid / In Pawnshop
The Way of Man 1909
as Winnie, Mabel's Cousin
- The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mexican Sweethearts 1909
as The Señorita
The Peachbasket Hat 1909
as On street/In store
The Faded Lilies 1909
as At party
Her First Biscuits 1909
as Biscuit Victim
The Son's Return 1909
as Mary
The Lonely Villa 1909
Actor
The Violin Maker of Cremona 1909
as Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
His Duty 1909
as A young woman in the street
What Drink Did 1909
Actor
Two Memories 1909
as Marion's Sister
Credits from TMDB.