Acting
Mary Pickford
EN, FR, IT, RU cinema · 282 credits
Born
7 April 1892
Died
29 May 1979 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Baby Gladys · Gladys Marie Smith · Catherine Hennessey · Dorothy Nicholson · Gladys Nicholson · Baby Gladys Smith
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.
Known for
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
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)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (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)
Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
as Self (archive footage)
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
as Self (archive)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self (archive footage)
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)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
1963
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Love Happy
Executive Producer
Sleep, My Love
Producer
The Way of the World
as Dora (Archive Footage)
White Cradle Inn
Producer
Stork Bites Man
Producer
Little Iodine
Executive Producer
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
Producer
One Rainy Afternoon
Producer
Secrets
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton, Executive Producer
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
Kiki
as Kiki
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Mary Pickford
The Voice of Hollywood
as Self/Queen of the Movies
Coquette
as Norma Besant, Producer
The Taming of the Shrew
as Caterina
My Best Girl
as Maggie Johnson, Producer
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
One of Many
as Self (archive footage)
The Gaucho
as The Virgin Mary
Sparrows
as Molly, Producer
The Black Pirate
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney, Writer, Producer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
as Dorothy Vernon, Director, Producer
Hollywood
as Mary Pickford
Rosita
as Rosita, Producer
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner, Producer
From Farm to Fame
as Mary Pickford
Through the Back Door
as Jeanne Bodamere, Producer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol, Producer
The Love Light
as Angela Carlotti, Producer
Suds
as Amanda Afflick, Producer
Pollyanna
as Pollyanna Whittier, Producer
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Judy Abbott, Producer
The Hoodlum
as Amy Burke, Executive Producer
Heart o' the Hills
as Mavis Hawn
Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Mary MacTavish
Stella Maris
as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
as Amarilly Jenkins
100% American
as Mayme
Johanna Enlists
as Johanna Renssaller, Executive Producer
M'Liss
as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
How Could You, Jean?
as Jean Mackaye, Producer
The Pride of the Clan
as Marget MacTavish
A Little Princess
as Sara Crewe, Producer
A Romance of the Redwoods
as Jenny Lawrence
The Little American
as Angela Moore, Producer
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Rebecca Randall
Poor Little Peppina
as Peppina, Producer
The Eternal Grind
as Louise
Less Than the Dust
as Radha, Producer
The Foundling
as Molly O
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-Cho-San
Fanchon, the Cricket
as Fanchon, the Cricket
A Girl of Yesterday
as Jane Stuart
Rags
as Rags / Alice McCloud
Esmeralda
as Esmeralda Rogers
Mistress Nell
as Nell Gwyn
Little Pal
as 'Little Pal'
Cinderella
as Cinderella
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tessibel Skinner
Hearts Adrift
as Nina, Writer
Such a Little Queen
as Queen Anna Victoria
The Eagle's Mate
as Anemone Breckenridge
Behind the Scenes
as Dolly Lane
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Nance Olden
Caprice
as Mercy Baxter
The Unwelcome Guest
as Jessie - the Slavey
The Old Actor
as The Old Actor's Daughter
The New York Hat
as Mary Harding, the Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far
as The Young Woman
The Mender of Nets
as The Little Net-Mender
A Beast at Bay
as The Young Woman
Friends
as Dora - the Orphan
The Narrow Road
as Mrs. Jim Holcomb
The School Teacher and the Waif
as Nora, the Waif
A Pueblo Legend
as The Indian Girl
The Female of the Species
as The Miner's Wife's Sister
A Lodging for the Night
as The Mexican Girl
The Informer
as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
My Baby
as The Wife
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
as The Daughter
Honor Thy Father
1912
Honor Thy Father
as Mary Fuller
With the Enemy's Help
as Faro Kate
The Inner Circle
as The Rich Italian's Daughter
An Indian Summer
as The Widow's Daughter
Lena and the Geese
as Lena, Screenplay
Home Folks
as The Young Woman
Won by a Fish
as The Woman
Just Like a Woman
1912
Just Like a Woman
as The Young Woman
Iola's Promise
as Iola
A Timely Repentance
as Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
Fate's Interception
as The Mexican Girl
The Temptress
as Lucille Allen
The Dream
as Nell Herbert
Sweet Memories
as Polly Biblett
The Mirror
as Dorothy
The Italian Barber
as Alice
Artful Kate
as Artful Kate Stanley
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
as Madge Spotwood
Their First Misunderstanding
as Mae Darcy
The Lighthouse Keeper
1911
The Lighthouse Keeper
as Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
Back to the Soil
1911
Back to the Soil
as Sadie Allen
In the Sultan's Garden
as Hadee, as Haidee
For the Queen's Honor
as Princess Gilda
When a Man Loves
as Tessie
Maid or Man
as Elsie Keene
When the Cat's Away
1911
When the Cat's Away
as Dorothy, The Wife
The Convert
as Agnes Boyd
Science
1911
Science
as Mrs. Crawford
Tracked
1911
Tracked
as Unknown Role
The Fisher-Maid
1911
The Fisher-Maid
as Paula, The Fishing-Maid
While There is hope, There is Life
1911
While There is hope, There is Life
as Unknown Role
Second Sight
1911
Second Sight
as Gertrude Edgar
The Toss of a Coin
as Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
The Fair Dentist
1911
The Fair Dentist
as Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist
Little Red Riding Hood
as Little Red Riding Hood
The Caddy's Dream
1911
The Caddy's Dream
as Miss Kelsomine
The Rose's Story
as Unknown Role
The Sentinel Asleep
1911
The Sentinel Asleep
as Unknown Role
The Better Way
as Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
His Dress Shirt
as Mrs. Kirby
The Portrait
1911
The Portrait
as Little Vera - the Model
Behind the Stockade
1911
Behind the Stockade
as Florence Williams
From the Bottom of the Sea
1911
From the Bottom of the Sea
as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
The Medallion
1911
The Medallion
as Rumored, Screenplay
Wilful Peggy
as Peggy
The Unchanging Sea
as The Daughter as an Adult
Ramona
as Ramona
An Arcadian Maid
as The Arcadian Maid
As It Is in Life
1910
As It Is in Life
as Daughter (Adult)
What the Daisy Said
as Martha
Love Among the Roses
as The Lacemaker
All on Account of the Milk
as Sophia Simpson
The Newlyweds
as Alice Vance
The Twisted Trail
1910
The Twisted Trail
as Molly Hendricks
The Smoker
1910
The Smoker
as George's Wife
The Two Brothers
as A Mexican
A Victim of Jealousy
as The Wife's Friend
Never Again
1910
Never Again
as The Girl
May and December
as May, Writer
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
as Mabel Brown
A Child's Impulse
as Grace
The Call to Arms
as A Messenger
A Gold Necklace
as Masie
A Lucky Toothache
as Bessie
Waiter No. 5
as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
Simple Charity
as Miss Wilkins
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
as Dove Eyes
A Plain Song
as Edith
The Usurer
as Invalid Daughter
The Sealed Room
as A Lady-in-Waiting
The Little Darling
as Little Darling
The Renunciation
as Kittie Ryan
The Mountaineer's Honor
as Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
The Violin Maker of Cremona
as Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
Pippa Passes
as Girl in crowd
Getting Even
as Miss Lucy
The Son's Return
as Mary
The Gibson Goddess
as Woman on Sidewalk
The Country Doctor
as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
The Light That Came
as Daisy
Her First Biscuits
as Biscuit Victim
The Broken Locket
as Ruth King
The Indian Runner's Romance
as Blue Cloud's Wife
The Way of Man
as Winnie, Mabel's Cousin
The Awakening
as The Widow's Daughter, Screenplay
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as Second Couple
Two Memories
as Marion's Sister
Sweet and Twenty
as Alice
The Little Teacher
1909
The Little Teacher
as The Little Teacher
His Wife's Visitor
as Bessie Wright
His Duty
as A young woman in the street
The Faded Lilies
as At party
The Peachbasket Hat
as On street/In store
The Necklace
as The Maid / In Pawnshop
Tender Hearts
as Nellie
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Disguised Servant
The Slave
as A Slave Girl
They Would Elope
as Bessie
Oh, Uncle!
as Bessie
The Seventh Day
as The Maid
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
as Messenger's Sister
In Old Kentucky
as Partygoer
His Lost Love
as Mary
In the Watches of the Night
1909
In the Watches of the Night
as Girl at Henry Brainard's
The Restoration
as Alice Ashford
Through the Breakers
as An Extra
The Test
1909
The Test
as Bessie
To Save Her Soul
as Agnes Hailey
The Heart of an Outlaw
1909
The Heart of an Outlaw
as The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult
