Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Female

Birthday

1894-06-26

Day of Death

1988-03-03 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Lois Wilson

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

The Show Off

The Show Off

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Acting

Once a Gentleman

1930

Once a Gentleman

as

Mrs. Malin

The Thundering Herd

1925

The Thundering Herd

as

Milly Fayre

Bright Eyes

1934

Bright Eyes

as

Mary Blake

Fascinating Youth

1926

Fascinating Youth

as

Lois Wilson

French Dressing

1927

French Dressing

as

Cynthia Grey

Rugged Water

1925

Rugged Water

as

Norma Bartlett

Welcome Home

1925

Welcome Home

as

Nettie Prouty

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

Monsieur Beaucaire

as

Queen Marie of France

Bad Little Angel

1939

Bad Little Angel

as

Mrs. Ellen Creighton

The Decoy

1916

The Decoy

as

Female

1933

Female

as

Harriet Brown

The Bells

1918

The Bells

as

Annette

The Hell Diggers

1921

The Hell Diggers

as

Dora Wade

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Lois Wilson

The Furies

1930

The Furies

as

Fifi Sands

The Show Off

1926

The Show Off

as

Amy Fisher Piper

Prisoners of the Pines

1918

Prisoners of the Pines

as

Rosalie Dufresne

Life Returns

1935

Life Returns

as

Dr. Louise Stone

Divorce In The Family

1932

Divorce In The Family

as

Mrs. Grace Shumaker

Ruggles of Red Gap

1923

Ruggles of Red Gap

as

Kate Kenner

The Vanishing American

1925

The Vanishing American

as

Marion Warner

Manslaughter

1922

Manslaughter

as

Evans (Lydia's maid)

The Crash

1932

The Crash

as

Marcia Peterson

The Expert

1932

The Expert

as

Nettie Minick

There's Always Tomorrow

1934

There's Always Tomorrow

as

Sophie White

In the Money

1933

In the Money

as

Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom

Nobody's Children

1940

Nobody's Children

as

Miss Jamieson

Seed

1931

Seed

as

Peggy Carter

Public Opinion

1935

Public Opinion

as

Mona Trevor / Anne Trevor

Lovin' the Ladies

1930

Lovin' the Ladies

as

Joan Bently

Ticket to a Crime

1934

Ticket to a Crime

as

Elaine Purdy

Drifting Souls

1932

Drifting Souls

as

Linda Lawrence

The Great Gatsby

1926

The Great Gatsby

as

Daisy Buchanan

The Devil Is Driving

1932

The Devil Is Driving

as

Nancy Evans

The Age for Love

1931

The Age for Love

as

Sylvia Pearson

Obey the Law

1933

Obey the Law

as

Grace Chester

The Covered Wagon

1923

The Covered Wagon

as

Molly Wingate

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

The Secrets of Wu Sin

as

Nona Gould

Miss Lulu Bett

1921

Miss Lulu Bett

as

Lulu Bett

The Lost Romance

1921

The Lost Romance

as

Sylvia Hayes

Midsummer Madness

1921

Midsummer Madness

as

Margaret Meredith

Only 38

1923

Only 38

as

Mrs. Stanley

Icebound

1924

Icebound

as

Jane Crosby

Wedding Present

1936

Wedding Present

as

Laura Dodacker

Who's Your Servant?

1920

Who's Your Servant?

as

Madeline Bancroft

Deluge

1933

Deluge

as

Helen Webster

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

The Rider of Death Valley

as

Helen Joyce

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

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

North of 36

1926

North of 36

as

Taisie Lockheart

The End of the Game

1919

The End of the Game

as

Mary Miller

Irish Luck

1925

Irish Luck

as

Lady Gwendolyn

A Man's Fight

1919

A Man's Fight

as

Mary Tompkins

The Road to Paradise

1915

The Road to Paradise

as

Beatrix

The Show-Off

1934

The Show-Off

as

Clara Harling

Laughing at Trouble

1936

Laughing at Trouble

as

Alice Mathews

No Greater Glory

1934

No Greater Glory

as

Mother

Society Fever

1935

Society Fever

as

Portia Prouty

The Girl from Jones Beach

1949

The Girl from Jones Beach

as

Mrs. Wilson

Maid o' the Storm

1918

Maid o' the Storm

as

Elaine Shackleford

Cappy Ricks Returns

1935

Cappy Ricks Returns

as

Florry Peasley

Bella Donna

1923

Bella Donna

as

Patricia

Alias the Lone Wolf

1927

Alias the Lone Wolf

as

Eve de Montalais

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

The Man Who Fights Alone

as

Marion

Alimony

1917

Alimony

as

Marjorie Lansing

Temptation

1930

Temptation

as

Julie

The Gamblers

1929

The Gamblers

as

Catherine Darwin

New York

1927

New York

as

Marjorie Church

On Trial

1928

On Trial

as

May Strickland

Conquest

1928

Conquest

as

Diane Holden

Kid Gloves

1929

Kid Gloves

as

Ruth

Your Uncle Dudley

1935

Your Uncle Dudley

as

Christine Saunders

Broadway Nights

1927

Broadway Nights

as

Fanny Franchette

Let's Get Married

1926

Let's Get Married

as

Mary Corbin

Broad Daylight

1922

Broad Daylight

as

Nora Fay

Coney Island

1928

Coney Island

as

Joan Wellman

Pied Piper Malone

1924

Pied Piper Malone

as

Patty Thomas

What Every Woman Knows

1921

What Every Woman Knows

as

Maggie Wylie

The World's Champion

1922

The World's Champion

as

Lady Elizabeth

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

1926

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

as

Mary Kelly

A Son of the Immortals

1916

A Son of the Immortals

as

Joan Cameron

The Silent Battle

1916

The Silent Battle

as

Jane Loring

School for Girls

1934

School for Girls

as

Miss Cartwright

The Gay Lord Waring

1916

The Gay Lord Waring

as

Helen Von Gerold

The Pool of Flame

1916

The Pool of Flame

as

Princess Beatrix

Treason

1917

Treason

as

Floria Natarre

What's Your Hurry?

1920

What's Your Hurry?

as

Virginia MacMurran

To the Last Man

1923

To the Last Man

as

Ellen Jorth

The Call of the Canyon

1923

The Call of the Canyon

as

Carley Burch

The Best Man

1919

The Best Man

as

Celia Hathaway

Without Compromise

1922

Without Compromise

as

Jean Ainsworth

The Gingham Girl

1927

The Gingham Girl

as

Born to Gamble

1935

Born to Gamble

as

Paula Mathews

Too Much Johnson

1919

Too Much Johnson

as

Mrs. Billings

The Morals of Hilda

1916

The Morals of Hilda

as

Marion

The Beckoning Trail

1916

The Beckoning Trail

as

Mary Helton

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

1922

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

as

Self

For Beauty's Sake

1941

For Beauty's Sake

as

Mrs. Lloyd Kennar

Wedding Rings

1929

Wedding Rings

as

Cornelia Quinn

Another Scandal

1924

Another Scandal

as

Beatrix Franklin

Gates of Brass

1919

Gates of Brass

as

Margaret Blake

Her Husband's Women

1929

Her Husband's Women

as

The Painter's Jealous Wife

Come Again Smith

1919

Come Again Smith

as

Lucy Stevens

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Production

Crew

Directing

Alone in the World

1917

Alone in the World

as