Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Known for

Acting

Born

June 26, 1894

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

March 3, 1988 (aged 93)

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.

Best known work

Female

Female

1933

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

Deluge

Deluge

1933

No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory

1934

The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

1923

Wedding Present

Wedding Present

1936

Hollywood

Hollywood

1980

Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett

1921

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

Life Returns

Life Returns

1935

Filmography

1980
HollywoodTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1949
The Aldrich FamilyTV
as Alice Aldrich (35 episodes)
1949
The Girl from Jones Beach
as Mrs. Wilson
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
1941
For Beauty's Sake
as Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
1940
Nobody's Children
as Miss Jamieson
1939
Bad Little Angel
as Mrs. Ellen Creighton
1936
Laughing at Trouble
as Alice Mathews
1936
Wedding Present
as Laura Dodacker
1936
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
as Mary Davis
1935
Your Uncle Dudley
as Christine Saunders
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns
as Florry Peasley
1935
Society Fever
as Portia Prouty
1935
Born to Gamble
as Paula Mathews
1935
Public Opinion
as Mona Trevor / Anne Trevor
1935
Life Returns
as Dr. Louise Stone
1934
Bright Eyes
as Mary Blake
1934
Ticket to a Crime
as Elaine Purdy
1934
There's Always Tomorrow
as Sophie White
1934
No Greater Glory
as Mother
1934
School for Girls
as Miss Cartwright
1934
The Show-Off
as Clara Harling
1933
Female
as Harriet Brown
1933
In the Money
as Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom
1933
Deluge
as Helen Webster