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Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

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.

Birthday: 1892-04-07

Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Also known as: Baby Gladys, Gladys Marie Smith, Catherine Hennessey, Dorothy Nicholson, Gladys Nicholson, Baby Gladys Smith, مری پیکفورد

The Temptress
The Temptress

1911-05-04

Lucille Allen

The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room

1909-09-02

A Lady-in-Waiting

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

1932-04-17

Self (uncredited)

Sunshine Sue
Sunshine Sue

1910-11-14

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today

1953-12-02

(archive footage)

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930-12-01

Mary Pickford

Stella Maris
Stella Maris

1918-01-21

Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake

Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs

1919-05-11

Judy Abbott

Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country

1922-11-12

Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner

The Pride of the Clan
The Pride of the Clan

1917-01-07

Marget MacTavish

Sparrows
Sparrows

1926-09-19

Molly

My Best Girl
My Best Girl

1927-10-31

Maggie Johnson

Cinderella
Cinderella

1914-12-28

Cinderella

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961-05-24

Self (archive footage)

Coquette
Coquette

1929-03-30

Norma Besant

Smash His Camera
Smash His Camera

2010-07-30

Self (archive footage)

Suds
Suds

1920-01-27

Amanda Afflick

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923-08-19

Mary Pickford

Through The Back Door
Through The Back Door

1921-05-05

Jeanne

Pollyanna
Pollyanna

1920-01-18

Pollyanna Whittier

The Old Actor
The Old Actor

1912-05-06

The Old Actor's Daughter

Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney

1925-10-18

Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney

The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum

1919-08-31

Amy Burke

The New York Hat
The New York Hat

1912-12-05

Mary Harding, the Daughter

From Farm to Fame
From Farm to Fame

1922-10-01

Mary Pickford

Kiki
Kiki

1931-03-14

Kiki

A Little Princess
A Little Princess

1917-11-05

Sara Crewe

A Good Little Devil
A Good Little Devil

1914-03-01

Juliet

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley

1918-03-10

Amarilly Jenkins

A Sweet Revenge
A Sweet Revenge

1909-11-18

The Little Darling
The Little Darling

1909-09-01

Little Darling

So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far

1912-09-29

The Young Woman

The Mender of Nets
The Mender of Nets

1912-02-15

The Little Net-Mender

Wilful Peggy
Wilful Peggy

1910-08-24

Peggy

The Renunciation
The Renunciation

1909-07-19

Kittie Ryan

A Beast at Bay
A Beast at Bay

1912-05-26

The Young Woman

Friends
Friends

1912-09-22

Dora - the Orphan

The Narrow Road
The Narrow Road

1912-08-01

Mrs. Jim Holcomb

The School Teacher and the Waif
The School Teacher and the Waif

1912-06-26

Nora, the Waif

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

1924-05-24

Dorothy Vernon

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford

2005-04-04

Self/Archival Footage

Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country

1914-03-30

Tessibel Skinner

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly

1915-11-07

Cho-Cho-San

A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods

1917-05-14

Jenny Lawrence

Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists

1918-09-14

Johanna Renssaller

Heart o' the Hills
Heart o' the Hills

1919-11-30

Mavis Hawn

100% American
100% American

1918-10-04

Mayme

M'Liss
M'Liss

1918-05-05

Melissa 'M'liss' Smith

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921-09-15

Cedric Errol / Widow Errol

The Love Light
The Love Light

1921-01-08

Angela Carlotti

The Unchanging Sea
The Unchanging Sea

1910-05-05

The Daughter as an Adult

A Kiss from Mary Pickford
A Kiss from Mary Pickford

1927-09-08

Self (archive footage)

Rosita
Rosita

1923-09-03

Rosita

An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid

1910-08-01

The Arcadian Maid

Ramona
Ramona

1910-05-23

Ramona

As It Is in Life
As It Is in Life

1910-04-04

Daughter (Adult)

What the Daisy Said
What the Daisy Said

1910-07-11

Martha

The Dream
The Dream

1911-01-23

Nell Herbert

Poor Little Peppina
Poor Little Peppina

1916-03-02

Peppina

The Mountaineer's Honor
The Mountaineer's Honor

1909-11-24

Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl

The Violin Maker of Cremona
The Violin Maker of Cremona

1909-06-07

Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter

In Old Madrid
In Old Madrid

1911-03-20

Sweet Memories
Sweet Memories

1911-03-27

Polly Biblett

Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies

1939-05-03

Self (uncredited)

Secrets
Secrets

1933-03-16

Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton

The Little American
The Little American

1917-07-12

Angela Moore

The Eternal Grind
The Eternal Grind

1916-04-17

Louise

Fanchon, the Cricket
Fanchon, the Cricket

1915-05-10

Fanchon, the Cricket

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew

1929-10-26

Caterina

The Mirror
The Mirror

1911-02-09

Dorothy

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917-09-22

Rebecca Randall

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

2003-07-01

Self (archive footage)

Hearts Adrift
Hearts Adrift

1914-02-09

Nina

Captain Kidd, Jr.
Captain Kidd, Jr.

1919-04-05

Mary MacTavish

How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean?

1918-06-29

Jean Mackaye

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933-12-01

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes

1909-10-03

Girl in crowd

Getting Even
Getting Even

1909-09-12

Miss Lucy

The Son's Return
The Son's Return

1909-06-14

Mary

A Manly Man
A Manly Man

1911-02-27

Lola

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000-09-12

Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Pueblo Legend
A Pueblo Legend

1912-08-29

The Indian Girl

The Gibson Goddess
The Gibson Goddess

1909-11-01

Woman on Sidewalk

The Light That Came
The Light That Came

1909-11-11

Daisy

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1909-07-08

Poor Mother's Elder Daughter

Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits

1909-06-17

Biscuit Victim

The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate

1926-03-08

Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Love Among the Roses
Love Among the Roses

1910-05-08

The Lacemaker

The Broken Locket
The Broken Locket

1909-09-16

Ruth King

The Indian Runner's Romance
The Indian Runner's Romance

1909-08-22

Blue Cloud's Wife

The Italian Barber
The Italian Barber

1911-01-09

Alice

Artful Kate
Artful Kate

1911-02-23

Artful Kate Stanley

The Awakening
The Awakening

1909-09-29

The Widow's Daughter

The Way of Man
The Way of Man

1909-06-28

Winnie, Mabel's Cousin

Such a Little Queen
Such a Little Queen

1914-09-20

Queen Anna Victoria

One of Many
One of Many

1927-10-31

Archive footage

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909-10-27

Second Couple

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008-08-29

Self (archive footage)

The Voice of Hollywood
The Voice of Hollywood

1930-08-30

Self/Queen of the Movies

Two Memories
Two Memories

1909-05-24

Marion's Sister

Sweet and Twenty
Sweet and Twenty

1909-07-22

Alice

As a Boy Dreams
As a Boy Dreams

1911-08-13

Less Than the Dust
Less Than the Dust

1916-11-04

Radha

The Little Teacher
The Little Teacher

1909-10-11

The Little Teacher

The Thread of Destiny
The Thread of Destiny

1910-03-07

Myrtle

In the Season of Buds
In the Season of Buds

1910-06-02

Mabel

The Woman from Mellon's
The Woman from Mellon's

1910-02-03

Mary Petersby

What Do Those Old Films Mean?
What Do Those Old Films Mean?

1985-11-16

Herself(archive footage)

The Twisted Trail
The Twisted Trail

1910-03-24

Molly Hendricks

The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl

1910-02-17

The Girl

The Smoker
The Smoker

1910-03-31

George's Wife

The Two Brothers
The Two Brothers

1910-05-12

A Mexican

All on Account of the Milk
All on Account of the Milk

1910-01-13

The Young Woman

For Her Brother's Sake
For Her Brother's Sake

1911-05-11

Madge Spotwood

A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge

1910-04-07

Jennie

The Newlyweds
The Newlyweds

1910-03-03

Alice Vance

The Master and the Man
The Master and the Man

1911-05-15

Elsie Graham

Never Again
Never Again

1910-06-20

The Girl

A Victim of Jealousy
A Victim of Jealousy

1910-06-09

The Wife's Friend

May and December
May and December

1910-06-20

May

Muggsy's First Sweetheart
Muggsy's First Sweetheart

1910-06-30

Mabel Brown

A Child's Impulse
A Child's Impulse

1910-06-27

Grace

Their First Misunderstanding
Their First Misunderstanding

1911-01-09

Mae Darcy

The Lighthouse Keeper
The Lighthouse Keeper

1911-05-18

Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

Back to the Soil
Back to the Soil

1911-06-08

Sadie Allen

The Call to Arms
The Call to Arms

1910-07-25

A Messenger

A Lucky Toothache
A Lucky Toothache

1910-10-13

Bessie

A Lucky Toothache
A Lucky Toothache

1910-10-13

Mary

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Muggsy Becomes a Hero

1910-09-01

Mabel

A Gold Necklace
A Gold Necklace

1910-10-06

Masie

In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage

1913-09-10

Nance Olden

The Foundling
The Foundling

1916-01-03

Molly O

Hulda from Holland
Hulda from Holland

1916-07-31

Hulda

A Girl of Yesterday
A Girl of Yesterday

1915-10-07

Jane Stuart

Rags
Rags

1915-08-02

Rags / Alice McCloud

The Gaucho
The Gaucho

1927-11-21

The Virgin Mary

Waiter No. 5
Waiter No. 5

1910-11-03

The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée

Simple Charity
Simple Charity

1910-11-10

Miss Wilkins

Caprice
Caprice

1913-11-10

Mercy Baxter

A Plain Song
A Plain Song

1910-11-28

Edith

White Roses
White Roses

1910-12-22

Betty

For the Queen's Honor
For the Queen's Honor

1911-07-06

Princess Gilda

The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species

1912-04-15

The Miner's Wife's Sister

Esmeralda
Esmeralda

1915-09-06

Esmeralda Rogers

In the Sultan's Garden
In the Sultan's Garden

1911-07-03

Hadee

In the Sultan's Garden
In the Sultan's Garden

1911-07-03

Haidee

When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves

1911-01-05

Tessie

Three Sisters
Three Sisters

1911-02-02

Mary

The Eagle's Mate
The Eagle's Mate

1914-07-10

Anemone Breckenridge

Maid or Man
Maid or Man

1911-01-30

Elsie Keene

When the Cat's Away
When the Cat's Away

1911-02-09

Dorothy, The Wife

A Gasoline Engagement
A Gasoline Engagement

1911-07-10

Flora Powell

His Wife's Visitor
His Wife's Visitor

1909-08-19

Bessie Wright

Science
Science

1911-07-24

Mrs. Crawford

At a Quarter of Two
At a Quarter of Two

1911-07-13

Mrs Warren

Her Darkest Hour
Her Darkest Hour

1911-02-13

Ruth

Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes

1914-10-26

Dolly Lane

A Decree of Destiny
A Decree of Destiny

1911-03-06

Mary

The Convert
The Convert

1911-02-16

Agnes Boyd

The Fisher-Maid
The Fisher-Maid

1911-03-16

Paula, The Fishing-Maid

The Message in the Bottle
The Message in the Bottle

1911-03-09

Louise Spencer

The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat

1909-06-24

On street/In store

The Secret of the Palm
The Secret of the Palm

1911-03-13

Unknown Role

His Duty
His Duty

1909-05-31

A young woman in the street

The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies

1909-06-17

At party

Mistress Nell
Mistress Nell

1915-02-01

Nell Gwyn

Tracked
Tracked

1911-03-06

Unknown Role

The Necklace
The Necklace

1909-07-01

The Maid / In Pawnshop

The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mexican Sweethearts

1909-06-24

The Señorita

Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts

1909-07-15

Nellie

The Slave
The Slave

1909-07-29

A Slave Girl

They Would Elope
They Would Elope

1909-08-09

Bessie

The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909-07-12

A Disguised Servant

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1909-09-06

Messenger's Sister

Oh, Uncle!
Oh, Uncle!

1909-08-26

Bessie

Second Sight
Second Sight

1911-05-01

Gertrude Edgar

The Stampede
The Stampede

1911-04-17

Nello

The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day

1909-08-26

The Maid

In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night

1909-10-25

Girl at Henry Brainard's

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky

1909-09-20

Partygoer

The Skating Bug
The Skating Bug

1911-07-31

The Girl

His Lost Love
His Lost Love

1909-10-18

Mary

A Lodging for the Night
A Lodging for the Night

1912-05-09

The Mexican Girl

What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry?

1909-11-01

Mary

The Call of the Song
The Call of the Song

1911-08-13

Amy Gordon

The Toss of a Coin
The Toss of a Coin

1911-08-31

Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter

The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest

1913-03-15

Jessie - the Slavey

The Fair Dentist
The Fair Dentist

1911-05-08

Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist

The Test
The Test

1909-12-16

Bessie

The Trick that Failed
The Trick that Failed

1909-11-29

Nellie Burt

Little Pal
Little Pal

1915-07-01

'Little Pal'

The Heart of an Outlaw
The Heart of an Outlaw

1909-12-31

The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult

A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure

1909-11-18

Eleanor

The Restoration
The Restoration

1909-11-08

Alice Ashford

Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers

1909-12-06

An Extra

To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul

1909-12-27

Agnes Hailey

The Informer
The Informer

1912-11-21

The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart

The Courting of Mary
The Courting of Mary

1911-11-26

Mary

My Baby
My Baby

1912-11-14

The Wife

The One She Loved
The One She Loved

1912-10-21

The Wife

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

1912-10-03

The Daughter

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood

1911-12-17

Little Red Riding Hood

Honor Thy Father
Honor Thy Father

1912-02-09

Mary Fuller

The Caddy's Dream
The Caddy's Dream

1911-12-31

Miss Kelsomine

The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle

1912-08-12

The Rich Italian's Daughter

With the Enemy's Help
With the Enemy's Help

1912-08-19

Faro Kate

Lena and the Geese
Lena and the Geese

1912-06-17

Lena

An Indian Summer
An Indian Summer

1912-07-08

The Widow's Daughter

'Tween Two Loves
'Tween Two Loves

1911-09-28

Grace

Won by a Fish
Won by a Fish

1912-04-22

The Woman

Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman

1912-04-18

The Young Woman

Home Folks
Home Folks

1912-06-06

The Young Woman

Iola's Promise
Iola's Promise

1912-03-14

Iola

The Rose's Story
The Rose's Story

1911-10-02

Unknown Role

How Mary Fixed it
How Mary Fixed it

1911-12-31

Mary

His Dress Shirt
His Dress Shirt

1911-10-30

Mrs. Kirby

The Sentinel Asleep
The Sentinel Asleep

1911-10-09

Unknown Role

A Timely Repentance
A Timely Repentance

1912-03-11

Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'

The Better Way
The Better Way

1911-10-12

Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass

The Portrait
The Portrait

1911-12-28

Little Vera - the Model

Fate's Interception
Fate's Interception

1912-04-08

The Mexican Girl

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940-07-31

Self (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998-01-01

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator
The Tramp and the Dictator

2002-02-14

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Foundling
The Foundling

1915-08-01

Molly O

Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist

2010-10-08

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

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

2007-05-23

Self (voice) (archive footage)

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built

1931-07-08

(archive footage)

Birth of the Tramp
Birth of the Tramp

2013-12-29

Self (archive footage)

The Women Who Run Hollywood
The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016-05-16

Self (archive footage)

Behind the Stockade
Behind the Stockade

1911-06-12

Florence Williams

From the Bottom of the Sea
From the Bottom of the Sea

1911-11-20

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)

Cupid Angling
Cupid Angling

1918-07-18

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925-12-25

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017-06-14

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children

1982-02-24

Self (archive footage)

The Usurer
The Usurer

1910-08-15

Invalid Daughter

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

2005-08-09

Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood

1976-01-01

Self (archive footage)

What Drink Did
What Drink Did

1909-06-02