Mary Pickford
Born April 07, 1892 (Age: 133)
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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 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.
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.
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Filmography
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
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as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 108
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
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as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
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Age: 105
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
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as
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Age: 96
Hollywood’s Children
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
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Anniversary
1963
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as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 69
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
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as Herself
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Age: 50
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
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as
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Age: 49
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 40
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The Voice of Hollywood
1930
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as Self/Queen of the Movies
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Age: 38
Cupid Angling
1918
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as
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Age: 26
Stella Maris
1918
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as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
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Age: 25
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How Mary Fixed it
1911
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as Mary
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Age: 19
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The Caddy's Dream
1911
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as Miss Kelsomine
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Age: 19
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The Portrait
1911
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as Little Vera - the Model
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Age: 19
Little Red Riding Hood
1911
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as Little Red Riding Hood
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Age: 19
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Love Heeds Not Showers
1911
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as Mary
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Age: 19
The Courting of Mary
1911
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as Mary
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Age: 19
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From the Bottom of the Sea
1911
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as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
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Age: 19
His Dress Shirt
1911
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as Mrs. Kirby
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Age: 19
The Better Way
1911
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as Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
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Age: 19
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The Sentinel Asleep
1911
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as Unknown Role
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Age: 19
The Rose's Story
1911
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as Unknown Role
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Age: 19
'Tween Two Loves
1911
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as Grace
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Age: 19
The Toss of a Coin
1911
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as Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
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Age: 19
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The Call of the Song
1911
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as Amy Gordon
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Age: 19
As a Boy Dreams
1911
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as
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Age: 19
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The Skating Bug
1911
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as The Girl
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Age: 19
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Science
1911
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as Mrs. Crawford
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Age: 19
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At a Quarter of Two
1911
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as Mrs Warren
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Age: 19
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A Gasoline Engagement
1911
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as Flora Powell
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Age: 19
For the Queen's Honor
1911
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as Princess Gilda
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Age: 19
In the Sultan's Garden
1911
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as Hadee
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Age: 19
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Behind the Stockade
1911
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as Florence Williams
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Age: 19
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Back to the Soil
1911
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as Sadie Allen
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Age: 19
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The Lighthouse Keeper
1911
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as Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
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Age: 19
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The Master and the Man
1911
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as Elsie Graham
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Age: 19
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For Her Brother's Sake
1911
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as Madge Spotwood
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Age: 19
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The Fair Dentist
1911
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as Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist
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Age: 19
The Temptress
1911
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as Lucille Allen
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Age: 19
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Second Sight
1911
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as Gertrude Edgar
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Age: 19
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While There is hope, There is Life
1911
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as Unknown Role
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Age: 19
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The Stampede
1911
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as Nello
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Age: 19
Sweet Memories
1911
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as Polly Biblett
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Age: 18
In Old Madrid
1911
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as
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Age: 18
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The Fisher-Maid
1911
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as Paula, The Fishing-Maid
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Age: 18
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The Secret of the Palm
1911
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as Edna
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Age: 18
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The Medallion
1911
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as Rumored
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Age: 18
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The Message in the Bottle
1911
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as Louise Spencer
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Age: 18
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A Decree of Destiny
1911
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as Mary
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Age: 18
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Tracked
1911
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as Unknown Role
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Age: 18
A Manly Man
1911
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as Lola
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Age: 18
Artful Kate
1911
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as Artful Kate Stanley
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Age: 18
The Convert
1911
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as Agnes Boyd
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Age: 18
Her Darkest Hour
1911
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as Ruth
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Age: 18
The Mirror
1911
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as Dorothy
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Age: 18
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When the Cat's Away
1911
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as Dorothy, The Wife
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Age: 18
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Three Sisters
1911
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as Mary
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Age: 18
Maid or Man
1911
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as Elsie Keene
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Age: 18
The Dream
1911
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as Nell Herbert
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Age: 18
The Italian Barber
1911
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as Alice
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Age: 18
Their First Misunderstanding
1911
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as Mae Darcy
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Age: 18
When a Man Loves
1911
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as Tessie
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Age: 18