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Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Acting

April 7, 1892 – May 29, 1979 (died at 87)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Female
307 Movies
1 TV Shows

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.

The Lonely Villa
The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

1909 6.0
Age 17 (now 87)
Sparrows
Sparrows

Sparrows

1926 7.0

as Molly

Age 34 (now 87)
Stella Maris
Stella Maris

Stella Maris

1918 6.8

as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake

Age 25 (now 87)
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917 5.7

as Gwen

Age 24 (now 87)
Coquette
Coquette

Coquette

1929 5.8

as Norma Besant

Age 36 (now 87)
The New York Hat
The New York Hat

The New York Hat

1912 5.6

as Mary Harding, the Daughter

Age 20 (now 87)
Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

1925 7.1

as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney

Age 33 (now 87)
My Best Girl
My Best Girl

My Best Girl

1927 7.1

as Maggie Johnson

Age 35 (now 87)
Pollyanna
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1920 6.5

as Pollyanna Whittier

Age 27 (now 87)
Cinderella
Cinderella

Cinderella

1914 5.4

as Cinderella

Age 22 (now 87)
The Unchanging Sea
The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea

1910 6.4

as The Daughter as an Adult

Age 18 (now 87)
The Little American
The Little American

The Little American

1917 6.3

as Angela Moore

Age 25 (now 87)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921 7.0

as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol

Age 29 (now 87)
Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

1919 6.7

as Judy Abbott

Age 27 (now 87)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917 5.8

as Rebecca Randall

Age 25 (now 87)
Ramona
Ramona

Ramona

1910 4.9

as Ramona

Age 18 (now 87)