Mary Pickford
Birthday: 1892-04-08 | Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMary Pickford began in the theater at age seven. Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a number of theater companies. In 1907, she adopted a family name Pickford and joined the David Belasco troupe, appearing in the long-running The Warrens of Virginia". She began in films in 1909 with the 'American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]', working with director D.W. Griffith. For a short time in 1911, to earn more money, she joined the IMP Film Co. under Carl Laemmle. She returned to Biograph in 1912, and, in 1913 joined the Famous Players Film Company under Adolph Zukor. She then joined First National Exhibitor's Circuit in 1918. In 1919 she helped to establish United Artists. Date of Death 29 May 1979, Santa Monica, California (cerebral hemorrhage)
Known For
Acting
Role
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
as Kiki
as Caterina
as Norma Besant
as Archive footage
as The Virgin Mary
as Molly
as Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney
as Rosita
as Angela Carlotti
as Cedric Errol / Widow Errol
as Jeanne
as Pollyanna Whittier
as Judy Abbott
