Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born April 7, 1892
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.
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
as Self
MovieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieThe Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAstrid
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBirth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSigrid Holmquist
2010
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
MovieMary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
MovieDouglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMary Pickford
2005
as Self/Archival Footage
MovieElf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
as Self (archive)
MovieChaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMurders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieD.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
MovieThe Tramp and the Dictator
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDecasia: The State of Decay
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Casting Couch
1995
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Self
MovieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMondo Hollywood
1967
Anniversary
1963
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
MovieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
MovieYesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Way of the World
1947
as Dora (Archive Footage)
MovieHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
as Herself
MovieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
MovieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
MovieStar Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSecrets
1933
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
MovieHollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
MovieKiki
1931
as Kiki
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930
as Mary Pickford
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
as Self/Queen of the Movies
MovieThe Taming of the Shrew
1929
as Caterina
MovieCoquette
1929
as Norma Besant
MovieThe Gaucho
1927
as The Virgin Mary
MovieMy Best Girl
1927
as Maggie Johnson
MovieOne of Many
1927
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSparrows
1926
as Molly
MovieThe Black Pirate
1926
as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
MovieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
MovieLittle Annie Rooney
1925
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
MovieDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
1924
as Dorothy Vernon
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
MovieRosita
1923
as Rosita
MovieHollywood
1923
as Mary Pickford
MovieTess of the Storm Country
1922
as Tessibel 'Tess' Skinner
MovieFrom Farm to Fame
1922
as Mary Pickford
MovieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1921
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
MovieThrough the Back Door
1921
as Jeanne Bodamere
MovieThe Love Light
1921
as Angela Carlotti
MovieSuds
1920
as Amanda Afflick
MoviePollyanna
1920
as Pollyanna Whittier
MovieHeart o' the Hills
1919
as Mavis Hawn
MovieThe Hoodlum
1919
as Amy Burke
MovieDaddy-Long-Legs
1919
as Judy Abbott
MovieCaptain Kidd, Jr.
1919
as Mary MacTavish
Movie100% American
1918
as Mayme
MovieJohanna Enlists
1918
as Johanna Renssaller
MovieCupid Angling
1918
MovieHow Could You, Jean?
1918
as Jean Mackaye
MovieM'Liss
1918
as Melissa 'M'liss' Smith
MovieAmarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
1918
as Amarilly Jenkins
MovieStella Maris
1918
as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
MovieA Little Princess
1917
as Sara Crewe
MovieAll-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
MovieRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
as Rebecca Randall
MovieThe Little American
1917
as Angela Moore
MovieA Romance of the Redwoods
1917
as Jenny Lawrence
MovieThe Poor Little Rich Girl
1917
as Gwen
MovieThe Pride of the Clan
1917
as Marget MacTavish
MovieLess Than the Dust
1916
as Radha
MovieHulda from Holland
1916
as Hulda
MovieThe Eternal Grind
1916
as Louise
MoviePoor Little Peppina
1916
as Peppina
MovieThe Foundling
1916
as Molly O
MovieMadame Butterfly
1915
as Cho-Cho-San
MovieA Girl of Yesterday
1915
as Jane Stuart
MovieEsmeralda
1915
as Esmeralda Rogers
MovieRags
1915
as Rags / Alice McCloud
The Foundling
1915
as Molly O
MovieLittle Pal
1915
as 'Little Pal'
MovieThe Dawn of a Tomorrow
1915
as Glad
MovieFanchon, the Cricket
1915
as Fanchon, the Cricket
MovieMistress Nell
1915
as Nell Gwyn
MovieCinderella
1914
as Cinderella
MovieBehind the Scenes
1914
as Dolly Lane
MovieSuch a Little Queen
1914
as Queen Anna Victoria
MovieThe Eagle's Mate
1914
as Anemone Breckenridge
MovieTess of the Storm Country
1914
as Tessibel Skinner
MovieA Good Little Devil
1914
as Juliet
MovieHearts Adrift
1914
as Nina
MovieCaprice
1913
as Mercy Baxter
MovieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Nance Olden
MovieThe Unwelcome Guest
1913
as Jessie - the Slavey
MovieThe New York Hat
1912
as Mary Harding, the Daughter
MovieThe Informer
1912
as The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart
MovieMy Baby
1912
as The Wife
The One She Loved
1912
as The Wife
MovieA Feud in the Kentucky Hills
1912
as The Daughter
MovieSo Near, Yet So Far
1912
as The Young Woman
MovieFriends
1912
as Dora - the Orphan
MovieA Pueblo Legend
1912
as The Indian Girl
MovieWith the Enemy's Help
1912
as Faro Kate
MovieThe Inner Circle
1912
as The Rich Italian's Daughter
MovieThe Narrow Road
1912
as Mrs. Jim Holcomb
MovieAn Indian Summer
1912
as The Widow's Daughter
MovieThe School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as Nora, the Waif
MovieLena and the Geese
1912
as Lena
MovieHome Folks
1912
as The Young Woman
MovieA Beast at Bay
1912
as The Young Woman
MovieA Lodging for the Night
1912
as The Mexican Girl
MovieThe Old Actor
1912
as The Old Actor's Daughter
MovieWon by a Fish
1912
as The Woman
Just Like a Woman
1912
as The Young Woman
MovieThe Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife's Sister
MovieFate's Interception
1912
as The Mexican Girl
MovieIola's Promise
1912
as Iola
MovieA Timely Repentance
1912
as Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
MovieThe Mender of Nets
1912
as The Little Net-Mender
Honor Thy Father
1912
as Mary Fuller
The Caddy's Dream
1911
as Miss Kelsomine
How Mary Fixed it
1911
as Mary
The Portrait
1911
as Little Vera - the Model
MovieLittle Red Riding Hood
1911
as Little Red Riding Hood
Love Heeds Not Showers
1911
as Mary
MovieThe Courting of Mary
1911
as Mary
From the Bottom of the Sea
1911
as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
MovieHis Dress Shirt
1911
as Mrs. Kirby
MovieThe Better Way
1911
as Lillian Garvey - a Salvation Army Lass
The Sentinel Asleep
1911
as Unknown Role
MovieThe Rose's Story
1911
as Unknown Role
Movie'Tween Two Loves
1911
as Grace
MovieThe Toss of a Coin
1911
as Alice Barton - the Farmer's Daughter
MovieAs a Boy Dreams
1911
The Call of the Song
1911
as Amy Gordon
The Skating Bug
1911
as The Girl
Science
1911
as Mrs. Crawford
At a Quarter of Two
1911
as Mrs Warren
A Gasoline Engagement
1911
as Flora Powell
MovieFor the Queen's Honor
1911
as Princess Gilda
MovieIn the Sultan's Garden
1911
as Hadee
Behind the Stockade
1911
as Florence Williams
Back to the Soil
1911
as Sadie Allen
The Lighthouse Keeper
1911
as Polly Berry - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Master and the Man
1911
as Elsie Graham
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
as Madge Spotwood
The Fair Dentist
1911
as Edith Morton - The Fair Dentist
MovieThe Temptress
1911
as Lucille Allen
Second Sight
1911
as Gertrude Edgar
While There is hope, There is Life
1911
as Unknown Role
The Stampede
1911
as Nello
MovieSweet Memories
1911
as Polly Biblett
MovieIn Old Madrid
1911
The Fisher-Maid
1911
as Paula, The Fishing-Maid
The Secret of the Palm
1911
as Edna
The Message in the Bottle
1911
as Louise Spencer
The Medallion
1911
as Rumored
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as Mary
Tracked
1911
as Unknown Role
MovieA Manly Man
1911
as Lola
MovieArtful Kate
1911
as Artful Kate Stanley
MovieThe Convert
1911
as Agnes Boyd
MovieHer Darkest Hour
1911
as Ruth
MovieThe Mirror
1911
as Dorothy
When the Cat's Away
1911
as Dorothy, The Wife
Three Sisters
1911
as Mary
MovieMaid or Man
1911
as Elsie Keene
MovieThe Dream
1911
as Nell Herbert
MovieThe Italian Barber
1911
as Alice
MovieTheir First Misunderstanding
1911
as Mae Darcy
MovieWhen a Man Loves
1911
as Tessie
White Roses
1910
as Betty
MovieA Plain Song
1910
as Edith
MovieThe Song of the Wildwood Flute
1910
as Dove Eyes
MovieSunshine Sue
1910
MovieSimple Charity
1910
as Miss Wilkins
MovieWaiter No. 5
1910
as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
MovieA Lucky Toothache
1910
as Mary
MovieThat Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
MovieA Gold Necklace
1910
as Masie
MovieMuggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
as Mabel
MovieWilful Peggy
1910
as Peggy
MovieThe Sorrows of the Unfaithful
1910
as Mary
MovieWhen We Were in Our 'Teens
1910
as Mary
MovieThe Usurer
1910
as Invalid Daughter
MovieAn Arcadian Maid
1910
as The Arcadian Maid
MovieThe Call to Arms
1910
as A Messenger
MovieWhat the Daisy Said
1910
as Martha
MovieMuggsy's First Sweetheart
1910
as Mabel Brown
MovieA Child's Impulse
1910
as Grace
Never Again
1910
as The Girl
MovieMay and December
1910
as May
MovieA Victim of Jealousy
1910
as The Wife's Friend
In the Season of Buds
1910
as Mabel
MovieRamona
1910
as Ramona
An Affair of Hearts
1910
as Extra
MovieThe Two Brothers
1910
as A Mexican
MovieLove Among the Roses
1910
as The Lacemaker
MovieThe Unchanging Sea
1910
as The Daughter as an Adult
MovieA Romance of the Western Hills
1910
A Rich Revenge
1910
as Jennie
MovieAs It Is in Life
1910
as Daughter (Adult)
The Smoker
1910
as George's Wife
The Twisted Trail
1910
as Molly Hendricks
MovieThe Thread of Destiny
1910
as Myrtle
MovieThe Newlyweds
1910
as Alice Vance
The Englishman and the Girl
1910
as The Girl
The Woman from Mellon's
1910
as Mary Petersby
MovieAll on Account of the Milk
1910
as The Young Woman
The Heart of an Outlaw
1909
as The Outlaw's Daughter, as an Adult
MovieTo Save Her Soul
1909
as Agnes Hailey
The Test
1909
as Bessie
MovieThrough the Breakers
1909
as An Extra
The Trick that Failed
1909
as Nellie Burt
MovieThe Mountaineer's Honor
1909
as Harum-Scarum, a Mountain Girl
A Sweet Revenge
1909
A Midnight Adventure
1909
as Eleanor
MovieThe Light That Came
1909
as Daisy
MovieThe Restoration
1909
as Alice Ashford
MovieThe Gibson Goddess
1909
as Woman on Sidewalk
MovieWhat's Your Hurry?
1909
as Mary
MovieLines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as Second Couple
In the Watches of the Night
1909
as Girl at Henry Brainard's
MovieHis Lost Love
1909
as Mary
The Little Teacher
1909
as The Little Teacher
MoviePippa Passes
1909
as Girl in crowd
MovieThe Awakening
1909
as The Widow's Daughter
MovieIn Old Kentucky
1909
as Partygoer
MovieThe Broken Locket
1909
as Ruth King
MovieGetting Even
1909
as Miss Lucy
Movie1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
as Messenger's Sister
MovieThe Sealed Room
1909
as A Lady-in-Waiting
MovieThe Little Darling
1909
as Little Darling
MovieOh, Uncle!
1909
as Bessie
MovieThe Seventh Day
1909
as The Maid
MovieThe Indian Runner's Romance
1909
as Blue Cloud's Wife
MovieHis Wife's Visitor
1909
as Bessie Wright
MovieThey Would Elope
1909
as Bessie
MovieA Strange Meeting
1909
MovieThe Slave
1909
as A Slave Girl
MovieSweet and Twenty
1909
as Alice
MovieThe Renunciation
1909
as Kittie Ryan
MovieTender Hearts
1909
as Nellie
MovieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as A Disguised Servant
MovieThe Country Doctor
1909
as Poor Mother's Elder Daughter
MovieThe Necklace
1909
as The Maid / In Pawnshop
MovieThe Way of Man
1909
as Winnie, Mabel's Cousin
MovieThe Peachbasket Hat
1909
as On street/In store
The Mexican Sweethearts
1909
as The Señorita
MovieHer First Biscuits
1909
as Biscuit Victim
MovieThe Faded Lilies
1909
as At party
MovieThe Son's Return
1909
as Mary
MovieThe Lonely Villa
1909
MovieThe Violin Maker of Cremona
1909
as Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
MovieHis Duty
1909
as A young woman in the street
MovieWhat Drink Did
1909
MovieTwo Memories
1909
as Marion's Sister
