Lois Wilson
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Birth Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
June 28, 1894
Died
March 03, 1988
Cause of Death
Pneumonia
Biography
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Warm, attractive, highly talented leading actress, popular in silent film in roles calling for quiet realism rather than slick glamour. Wilson played the female lead in several well-remembered action and epic films of the period such as "The Covered Wagon" (1923) and "The Vanishing American" (1925), but enjoyed a more memorable showcase with her superb work in the poignant title role of ...
Biography
Warm, attractive, highly talented leading actress, popular in silent film in roles calling for quiet realism rather than slick glamour. Wilson played the female lead in several well-remembered action and epic films of the period such as "The Covered Wagon" (1923) and "The Vanishing American" (1925), but enjoyed a more memorable showcase with her superb work in the poignant title role of a lonely, put-upon young woman in William DeMille's "Miss Lulu Bett" (1921). She also played Daisy opposite Warner Baxter in the first film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1926).
Chosen by Paramount Studios to represent the film industry at the British Empire Exposition, Wilson was cited as "a typical example of the American girl in character, culture and beauty." Her stardom faded with the coming of sound, but she continued in good supporting roles (e.g. 1933's "Female") until the early 1940s, eventually racking up over 100 credits in feature films. Wilson later enjoyed success on the Broadway stage and the TV soap operas "The Guiding Light" and "The Edge of Night."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Girl from Jones Beach
(1949)
Mrs. Wilson
For Beauty's Sake
(1941)
Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
Nobody's Children
(1940)
Miss Jamieson
Bad Little Angel
(1939)
Ellen Creighton
Life Returns
(1938)
Dr. Louise Stone
Wedding Present
(1936)
Laura Dodacker
Laughing at Trouble
(1936)
Alice Mathews
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
(1936)
Mary Davis
School for Girls
(1935)
Miss Cartwright
Public Opinion
(1935)
Mona Trevor/Anne Trevor
Society Fever
(1935)
Portia Prouty
Your Uncle Dudley
(1935)
Christine Saunders
Born to Gamble
(1935)
Paula Mathews
Cappy Ricks Returns
(1935)
Florry Peasley
The Show-Off
(1934)
Clara [Harling]
There's Always Tomorrow
(1934)
Sophie White
Ticket to a Crime
(1934)
Mrs. [Elaine] Purdy
Bright Eyes
(1934)
Mary Blake
No Greater Glory
(1934)
[Nemecsek's] Mother
Laughing at Life
(1933)
Mrs. McHale
Female
(1933)
Harriet
Obey the Law
(1933)
Grace Chester
Deluge
(1933)
Helen [Webster]
In the Money
(1933)
Mary "Lambie" Higginbottom
Divorce in the Family
(1932)
Mrs. [Grace] Shumaker
The Devil Is Driving
(1932)
Nancy Evans
The Crash
(1932)
Marcia Peterson
The Expert
(1932)
Nettie Minick
Drifting Souls
(1932)
Lawyer
The Secrets of Wu Sin
(1932)
Mona Gould
Rider of Death Valley
(1932)
Helen Joyce
Seed
(1931)
Peggy Carter
The Age for Love
(1931)
Sylvia Pearson
The Furies
(1930)
Fifi Sands
Lovin' the Ladies
(1930)
Joan Bently
Once a Gentleman
(1930)
Mrs. Mallin
Temptation
(1930)
Wedding Rings
(1929)
Cornelia Quinn
The Gamblers
(1929)
Catherine Darwin
Kid Gloves
(1929)
Ruth
The Show of Shows
(1929)
French Dressing
(1928)
Cynthia Grey
On Trial
(1928)
May Strickland
Conquest
(1928)
Diane Holden
Coney Island
(1928)
Joan Wellman
Ransom
(1928)
Lois Brewster
Object--Alimony
(1928)
Ruth Rutledge
Sally's Shoulders
(1928)
Sally
The Gingham Girl
(1927)
Mary Thompson
Broadway Nights
(1927)
Fannie Fanchette
Alias the Lone Wolf
(1927)
Eve de Montalais
New York
(1927)
Marjorie Church
Fascinating Youth
(1926)
The Vanishing American
(1926)
Marion Warner
Let's Get Married
(1926)
Mary Corbin, "the only girl"
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
(1926)
Mary Kelly
The Great Gatsby
(1926)
Daisy Buchanan
The Show Off
(1926)
Amy Fisher
Welcome Home
(1925)
Nettie Prouty
Contraband
(1925)
Carmel Lee
Irish Luck
(1925)
Lady Gwendolyn
The Thundering Herd
(1925)
Milly Fayre
Rugged Water
(1925)
Norma Bartlett
Monsieur Beaucaire
(1924)
Queen Marie of France
North of 36
(1924)
Taisie Lockheart
Another Scandal
(1924)
Beatrix Franklin
The Covered Wagon
(1924)
Molly Wingate
The Man Who Fights Alone
(1924)
Marion
Icebound
(1924)
Jane Crosby
Pied Piper Malone
(1924)
Patty Thomas
Hollywood
(1923)
Ruggles of Red Gap
(1923)
Kate Kenner
The Call of the Canyon
(1923)
Carley Burch
Only 38
(1923)
Mrs. Stanley
To the Last Man
(1923)
Ellen Jorth
A Man's Man
(1923)
Dolores Ruey
Bella Donna
(1923)
Patricia
Is Matrimony a Failure?
(1922)
Mabel Hoyt
Manslaughter
(1922)
Evans, her maid
Broad Daylight
(1922)
Nora Fay
Miss Lulu Bett
(1922)
Lulu Bett
Without Compromise
(1922)
Jean Ainsworth
The World's Champion
(1922)
Lady Elizabeth
Our Leading Citizen
(1922)
Katherine Fendle, his fiancée
Midsummer Madness
(1921)
Margaret Meredith
City of Silent Men
(1921)
Molly Bryant
What Every Woman Knows
(1921)
Maggie Wylie
The Lost Romance
(1921)
Sylvia Hayes
The Hell Diggers
(1921)
Dora Wade
Thou Art the Man
(1920)
Joan Farrant
What's Your Hurry?
(1920)
Virginia MacMurran
The City of Masks
(1920)
Miss Emsdale
Burglar Proof
(1920)
Laura Lowell
A Full House
(1920)
Ottilie Howell
Too Much Johnson
(1920)
Mrs. Billings
Who's Your Servant?
(1920)
Madeline Bancroft
The Drifters
(1919)
The girl
The Best Man
(1919)
Celia Hathaway
Love Insurance
(1919)
Cynthia Meyrick
It Pays to Advertise
(1919)
Mary Grayson
Why Smith Left Home
(1919)
Marian
The Price Woman Pays
(1919)
Louise
Gates of Brass
(1919)
Margaret Blake
The End of the Game
(1919)
Mary Miller
Come Again Smith
(1919)
Lucy Stevens
A Man's Fight
(1919)
Mary Tompkins
The Pride Woman Pays
(1919)
His Robe of Honor
(1918)
Laura Nelson
One Dollar Bid
(1918)
Virginia Dare
A Man's Man
(1918)
Dolores Ruey
The Bells
(1918)
Annette
The Turn of a Card
(1918)
Cynthia Burdette
Three X Gordon
(1918)
Dorrie Webster
Prisoners of the Pines
(1918)
Rosalie Dufresne
A Burglar for a Night
(1918)
Janet Leslie
Maid O' the Storm
(1918)
Elaine Shackleford
Alimony
(1917)
Marjorie Lansing
Treason
(1917)
Floria Natarre
The Morals of Hilda
(1916)
Marion
A Son of the Immortals
(1916)
Joan Cameron
Langdon's Legacy
(1916)
Pepita
The Gay Lord Waring
(1916)
Helen Von Gerold
The Silent Battle
(1916)
Jane Loring
The Pool of Flame
(1916)
Princess Beatrix
The Beckoning Trail
(1916)
Mary Helton
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Major Payne
(1995)
Other
Far Out Man
(1990)
Other
The Blob
(1988)
Other
Life Events
1915
Won a statewide beauty contest in Alabama
1916
Made film acting debut in a small part in "The Dumb Girl of Portici", starring ballerina Anna Pavlova
1924
Selected by Paramount Studios to represent the motion picture industry at the British Empire Exposition
1941
Retired from motion pictures
1949
Made one-shot return to films with a small part in "The Girl from Jones Beach"
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Family
Diana Kane
Sister
Actor.
Connie Lewis
Sister
Actor.
