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Mary Pickford

Acting

2.7 Popularity Apr 07, 1892 (87 years old) 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.

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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.

Filmography 301

2017
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts Movie

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Birth of the Tramp Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2012
2010
Sigrid Holmquist Movie

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

2010
Smash His Camera Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Movie

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2005
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Mary Pickford Movie

as Self/Archival Footage

2003
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2002
The Tramp and the Dictator Movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Movie

as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Movie

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

1988
1985
What Do Those Old Films Mean? Movie

as Herself(archive footage)

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday April 07, 1892 (87 years old)
Died May 29, 1979
Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As Baby Gladys, Gladys Marie Smith, Catherine Hennessey and 4 more
Years Active 1909 - 2023
Popularity 2.7
Career Stats
301 Total Credits
261 Movie Roles
1 TV Roles
13 Photos