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Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Actor · 1894–1988 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.

Acted in 119

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. The Girl from Jones Beach

    Mrs. Wilson

  3. 1948
  4. 1941

    For Beauty's Sake

    Mrs. Lloyd Kennar

  5. 1940

    Nobody's Children

    Miss Jamieson

1930s

  1. 1939

    Bad Little Angel

    Mrs. Ellen Creighton

  2. 1936

    Laughing at Trouble

    Alice Mathews

  3. Wedding Present

    Laura Dodacker

  4. The Return of Jimmy Valentine

    Mary Davis

  5. 1935

    Your Uncle Dudley

    Christine Saunders

  6. Society Fever

    Portia Prouty

  7. Born to Gamble

    Paula Mathews

  8. Life Returns

    Dr. Louise Stone

  9. 1934
  10. Ticket to a Crime

    Elaine Purdy

  11. There's Always Tomorrow

    Sophie White

  12. No Greater Glory

    Mother

  13. School for Girls

    Miss Cartwright

  14. The Show-Off

    Clara Harling

  15. 1933

    Female

    Harriet Brown

  16. Deluge

    Helen Webster

  17. Obey the Law

    Grace Chester

  18. 1932

    The Secrets of Wu Sin

    Nona Gould

  19. The Devil Is Driving

    Nancy Evans

  20. The Crash

    Marcia Peterson

  21. Divorce In The Family

    Mrs. Grace Shumaker

  22. Drifting Souls

    Linda Lawrence

  23. The Rider of Death Valley

    Helen Joyce

  24. The Expert

    Nettie Minick

  25. 1931

    The Age for Love

    Sylvia Pearson

  26. Seed

    Peggy Carter

  27. 1930

    Once a Gentleman

    Mrs. Malin

  28. Temptation

    Julie

  29. Lovin' the Ladies

    Joan Bently

  30. The Furies

    Fifi Sands

1920s

  1. 1929

    Wedding Rings

    Cornelia Quinn

  2. The Show of Shows

    Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

  3. The Gamblers

    Catherine Darwin

  4. Kid Gloves

    Ruth

  5. 1928

    Conquest

    Diane Holden

  6. Object: Alimony

    Ruth Rutledge

  7. On Trial

    May Strickland

  8. Sally's Shoulders

    Sally

  9. Coney Island

    Joan Wellman

  10. 1927

    French Dressing

    Cynthia Grey

  11. Alias the Lone Wolf

    Eve de Montalais

  12. The Gingham Girl

    Movie

  13. Broadway Nights

    Fanny Franchette

  14. 1926

    The Great Gatsby

    Daisy Buchanan

  15. The Show Off

    Amy Fisher Piper

  16. North of 36

    Taisie Lockheart

  17. Fascinating Youth

    Lois Wilson

  18. Let's Get Married

    Mary Corbin

  19. Bluebeard's Seven Wives

    Mary Kelly

  20. 1925

    Irish Luck

    Lady Gwendolyn

  21. The Vanishing American

    Marion Warner

  22. Rugged Water

    Norma Bartlett

  23. Welcome Home

    Nettie Prouty

  24. The Thundering Herd

    Milly Fayre

  25. Contraband

    Carmel Lee

  26. 1924

    The Man Who Fights Alone

    Marion

  27. Monsieur Beaucaire

    Queen Marie of France

  28. Another Scandal

    Beatrix Franklin

  29. Icebound

    Jane Crosby

  30. Pied Piper Malone

    Patty Thomas

  31. 1923

    The Call of the Canyon

    Carley Burch

  32. Ruggles of Red Gap

    Kate Kenner

  33. To the Last Man

    Ellen Jorth

  34. Hollywood

    Lois Wilson

  35. Only 38

    Mrs. Stanley

  36. Bella Donna

    Patricia

  37. The Covered Wagon

    Molly Wingate

  38. 1922

    Broad Daylight

    Nora Fay

  39. Without Compromise

    Jean Ainsworth

  40. Manslaughter

    Evans (Lydia's maid)

  41. Our Leading Citizen

    Katherine Fendle - His Fiancee

  42. Is Matrimony a Failure?

    Mabel Hoyt

  43. The World's Champion

    Lady Elizabeth

  44. 1921

    Miss Lulu Bett

    Lulu Bett

  45. The Hell Diggers

    Dora Wade

  46. The Lost Romance

    Sylvia Hayes

  47. The City of Silent Men

    Molly Bryant

  48. What Every Woman Knows

    Maggie Wylie

  49. Midsummer Madness

    Margaret Meredith

  50. 1920

    Burglar Proof

    Laura Lowell

  51. A Full House

    Ottilie Howell

  52. What's Your Hurry?

    Virginia MacMurran

  53. The City of Masks

    Miss Emsdale

  54. Thou Art the Man

    Joan Farrant

  55. Who's Your Servant?

    Madeline Bancroft

1910s

  1. 1919

    Too Much Johnson

    Mrs. Billings

  2. It Pays to Advertise

    Mary Grayson

  3. Why Smith Left Home

    Marian

  4. Love Insurance

    Cynthia Meyrick

  5. A Man's Fight

    Mary Tompkins

  6. Gates of Brass

    Margaret Blake

  7. The Best Man

    Celia Hathaway

  8. The End of the Game

    Mary Miller

  9. Come Again Smith

    Lucy Stevens

  10. The Drifters

    The Girl

  11. 1918

    Three X Gordon

    Dorrie Webster

  12. Prisoners of the Pines

    Rosalie Dufresne

  13. The Bells

    Annette

  14. A Burglar for a Night

    Janet Leslie

  15. Maid o' the Storm

    Elaine Shackleford

  16. The Turn of a Card

    Cynthia Burdette

  17. His Robe of Honor

    Laura Nelson

  18. 1917

    Alimony

    Marjorie Lansing

  19. A Man's Man

    Dolores Ruey

  20. Treason

    Floria Natarre

  21. 1916

    The Morals of Hilda

    Marion

  22. The Pool of Flame

    Princess Beatrix

  23. The Beckoning Trail

    Mary Helton

  24. The Silent Battle

    Jane Loring

  25. The Decoy

    Movie

  26. A Son of the Immortals

    Joan Cameron

  27. The Gay Lord Waring

    Helen Von Gerold

Appearances2

1980s

  1. 1980

    Hollywood

    Self · 2 episodes

1920s

  1. 1922

    The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

    Self