Lois Wilson

Acting • 1894-06-26 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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

6.0

Deluge

1933

6.3

Female

1933

6.3

The Covered Wagon

1923

5.9

Miss Lulu Bett

1921

6.7

Bright Eyes

1934

5.5

Manslaughter

1922

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Filmography

1980
HollywoodTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.4
1949
The Girl from Jones BeachFilm
Mrs. Wilson
★ 5.5
1949
The Aldrich FamilyTV
Alice Aldrich • 35 episodes
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
★ 6.6
1941
For Beauty's SakeFilm
Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
★ 10.0
1940
Nobody's ChildrenFilm
Miss Jamieson
★ 7.0
1939
Bad Little AngelFilm
Mrs. Ellen Creighton
★ 5.5
1936
Wedding PresentFilm
Laura Dodacker
★ 6.2
1936
Laughing at TroubleFilm
Alice Mathews
★ 8.0
1936
The Return of Jimmy ValentineFilm
Mary Davis
★ 10.0
1935
Life ReturnsFilm
Dr. Louise Stone
★ 5.1
1935
Born to GambleFilm
Paula Mathews
★ 5.2
1935
Cappy Ricks ReturnsFilm
Florry Peasley
★ 6.3
1935
Society FeverFilm
Portia Prouty
★ 7.0
1935
Public OpinionFilm
Mona Trevor / Anne Trevor
★ 8.0
1935
Your Uncle DudleyFilm
Christine Saunders
★ 5.5
1934
Bright EyesFilm
Mary Blake
★ 6.7
1934
No Greater GloryFilm
Mother
★ 6.6
1934
There's Always TomorrowFilm
Sophie White
★ 8.0
1934
The Show-OffFilm
Clara Harling
★ 6.2
1934
School for GirlsFilm
Miss Cartwright
★ 7.5
1934
Ticket to a CrimeFilm
Elaine Purdy
★ 6.0
1933
FemaleFilm
Harriet Brown
★ 6.3
1933
DelugeFilm
Helen Webster
★ 6.0
1933
In the MoneyFilm
Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom
★ 5.7
1933
Obey the LawFilm
Grace Chester
★ 9.0
1932
The Devil Is DrivingFilm
Nancy Evans
★ 5.2
1932
The CrashFilm
Marcia Peterson
★ 5.5
1932
The ExpertFilm
Nettie Minick
★ 7.2
1932
Divorce In The FamilyFilm
Mrs. Grace Shumaker
★ 6.8
1932
The Rider of Death ValleyFilm
Helen Joyce
★ 8.5
1932
Drifting SoulsFilm
Linda Lawrence
★ 10.0
1932
The Secrets of Wu SinFilm
Nona Gould
★ 6.5
1931
The Age for LoveFilm
Sylvia Pearson
★ 9.0
1931
SeedFilm
Peggy Carter
★ 6.5
1930
Lovin' the LadiesFilm
Joan Bently
★ 5.5
1930
TemptationFilm
Julie
★ 10.0
1930
Once a GentlemanFilm
Mrs. Malin
★ 9.0
1930
The FuriesFilm
Fifi Sands
★ 7.0
1929
The Show of ShowsFilm
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1929
Kid GlovesFilm
Ruth
★ 10.0
1929
The GamblersFilm
Catherine Darwin
★ 9.0
1929
Wedding RingsFilm
Cornelia Quinn
★ 8.0
1929
Her Husband's WomenFilm
The Painter's Jealous Wife
★ 8.0
1928
Sally's ShouldersFilm
Sally
★ 10.0
1928
On TrialFilm
May Strickland
★ 7.0
1928
Object: AlimonyFilm
Ruth Rutledge
★ 7.0
1928
Coney IslandFilm
Joan Wellman
★ 9.0
1928
ConquestFilm
Diane Holden
★ 8.0
1927
Broadway NightsFilm
Fanny Franchette
★ 8.0
1927
Alias the Lone WolfFilm
Eve de Montalais
★ 10.0
1927
New YorkFilm
Marjorie Church
★ 9.0
1927
French DressingFilm
Cynthia Grey
★ 3.7
1927
The Gingham GirlFilm
★ 7.0
1926
The Show OffFilm
Amy Fisher Piper
★ 7.2
1926
Bluebeard's Seven WivesFilm
Mary Kelly
★ 10.0
1926
The Great GatsbyFilm
Daisy Buchanan
★ 9.0
1926
Fascinating YouthFilm
Lois Wilson
★ 9.0
1926
North of 36Film
Taisie Lockheart
★ 8.0
1926
Let's Get MarriedFilm
Mary Corbin
★ 8.0
1925
The Vanishing AmericanFilm
Marion Warner
★ 6.6
1925
The Thundering HerdFilm
Milly Fayre
★ 9.0
1925
ContrabandFilm
Carmel Lee
★ 8.0
1925
Rugged WaterFilm
Norma Bartlett
★ 8.0
1925
Welcome HomeFilm
Nettie Prouty
★ 7.0
1925
Irish LuckFilm
Lady Gwendolyn
★ 4.0
1924
Monsieur BeaucaireFilm
Queen Marie of France
★ 5.6
1924
IceboundFilm
Jane Crosby
★ 9.0
1924
Pied Piper MaloneFilm
Patty Thomas
★ 6.5
1924
The Man Who Fights AloneFilm
Marion
★ 8.0
1924
Another ScandalFilm
Beatrix Franklin
★ 8.0
1923
The Covered WagonFilm
Molly Wingate
★ 6.3
1923
HollywoodFilm
Lois Wilson
★ 9.0
1923
Bella DonnaFilm
Patricia
★ 10.0
1923
To the Last ManFilm
Ellen Jorth
★ 9.0
1923
Only 38Film
Mrs. Stanley
★ 9.0
1923
The Call of the CanyonFilm
Carley Burch
★ 7.0
1923
Ruggles of Red GapFilm
Kate Kenner
★ 7.0
1922
ManslaughterFilm
Evans (Lydia's maid)
★ 5.5
1922
Is Matrimony a Failure?Film
Mabel Hoyt
★ 10.0
1922
Broad DaylightFilm
Nora Fay
★ 9.0
1922
Our Leading CitizenFilm
Katherine Fendle - His Fiancee
★ 9.0
1922
The World's ChampionFilm
Lady Elizabeth
★ 8.0
1922
Without CompromiseFilm
Jean Ainsworth
★ 7.0
1922
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922Film
Self
1921
Miss Lulu BettFilm
Lulu Bett
★ 5.9
1921
What Every Woman KnowsFilm
Maggie Wylie
★ 10.0
1921
The Hell DiggersFilm
Dora Wade
★ 6.0
1921
The City of Silent MenFilm
Molly Bryant
★ 8.0
1921
The Lost RomanceFilm
Sylvia Hayes
★ 8.0
1921
Midsummer MadnessFilm
Margaret Meredith
★ 3.3
1920
The City of MasksFilm
Miss Emsdale
★ 10.0
1920
Burglar ProofFilm
Laura Lowell
★ 9.0
1920
What's Your Hurry?Film
Virginia MacMurran
★ 9.0
1920
Who's Your Servant?Film
Madeline Bancroft
★ 9.0
1920
Thou Art the ManFilm
Joan Farrant
★ 8.0
1920
A Full HouseFilm
Ottilie Howell
★ 7.0
1919
A Man's FightFilm
Mary Tompkins
★ 10.0
1919
The End of the GameFilm
Mary Miller
★ 5.3
1919
The DriftersFilm
The Girl
★ 9.0
1919
Love InsuranceFilm
Cynthia Meyrick
★ 9.0
1919
Why Smith Left HomeFilm
Marian
★ 9.0
1919
Too Much JohnsonFilm
Mrs. Billings
★ 9.0
1919
It Pays to AdvertiseFilm
Mary Grayson
★ 8.0
1919
Come Again SmithFilm
Lucy Stevens
★ 8.0
1919
Gates of BrassFilm
Margaret Blake
★ 7.0
1919
The Best ManFilm
Celia Hathaway
1918
A Burglar for a NightFilm
Janet Leslie
1918
The BellsFilm
Annette
1918
Maid o' the StormFilm
Elaine Shackleford
1918
His Robe of HonorFilm
Laura Nelson
1918
Prisoners of the PinesFilm
Rosalie Dufresne
1918
Three X GordonFilm
Dorrie Webster
1918
The Turn of a CardFilm
Cynthia Burdette
1917
A Man's ManFilm
Dolores Ruey
1917
AlimonyFilm
Marjorie Lansing
1917
TreasonFilm
Floria Natarre
1916
The Morals of HildaFilm
Marion
1916
The DecoyFilm
1916
The Gay Lord WaringFilm
Helen Von Gerold
1916
The Pool of FlameFilm
Princess Beatrix
1916
A Son of the ImmortalsFilm
Joan Cameron
1916
The Silent BattleFilm
Jane Loring
1916
The Beckoning TrailFilm
Mary Helton
1915
The Road to ParadiseFilm
Beatrix