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Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Acting

Born: 1894-06-26 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

Female

Female

Harriet Brown

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Mary Blake

Deluge

Deluge

Helen Webster

No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory

Mother

The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

Molly Wingate

Wedding Present

Wedding Present

Laura Dodacker

Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett

Lulu Bett

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

Evans (Lydia's maid)

Life Returns

Life Returns

Dr. Louise Stone

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

Queen Marie of France

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American

Marion Warner

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

Nancy Evans

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Girl from Jones Beach

The Girl from Jones Beach

Mrs. Wilson

The Crash

The Crash

Marcia Peterson

Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies

Joan Bently

Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

Mrs. Ellen Creighton

The Show Off

The Show Off

Amy Fisher Piper

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

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

Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

Paula Mathews

Divorce In The Family

Divorce In The Family

Mrs. Grace Shumaker

The Expert

The Expert

Nettie Minick

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

Clara Harling

French Dressing

French Dressing

Cynthia Grey

Hollywood

Hollywood

Lois Wilson

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Sophie White

In the Money

In the Money

Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom

Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness

Margaret Meredith

The End of the Game

The End of the Game

Mary Miller

No Poster

Cappy Ricks Returns

Florry Peasley

The Hell Diggers

The Hell Diggers

Dora Wade

Seed

Seed

Peggy Carter

Ticket to a Crime

Ticket to a Crime

Elaine Purdy

The Secrets of Wu Sin

The Secrets of Wu Sin

Nona Gould

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

Helen Joyce

Irish Luck

Irish Luck

Lady Gwendolyn

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

Alice Mathews

Society Fever

Society Fever

Portia Prouty

On Trial

On Trial

May Strickland

Your Uncle Dudley

Your Uncle Dudley

Christine Saunders