Mary Pickford
Acting
Born April 7, 1892 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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 Sweethe…
Known For · 40 titles
American Experience
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
100% American
Astrid
The Women Who Run Hollywood
A Lucky Toothache
Madame Butterfly
Love Heeds Not Showers
Cupid Angling
Hollywood
Hearts Adrift
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Three Sisters
The Renunciation
White Roses
Kiki
The Casting Couch
The Black Pirate
The Love Light
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Esmeralda
Cinderella
The Tramp and the Dictator
Anniversary
Mary Pickford
Mistress Nell
To Save Her Soul
Rags
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Caprice
Stella Maris
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Science
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino