Lois Wilson - Actor Profile

Lois Wilson

50Movies
8.5 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach Mrs. Wilson ★ 4.8 Flop
1939 Bad Little Angel Mrs. Ellen Creighton ★ 4.9 Flop
1936 Laughing at Trouble Alice Mathews ★ 6.0 Average
1936 Wedding Present Laura Dodacker ★ 6.5 Hit
1935 Your Uncle Dudley Christine Saunders ★ 1.0 Flop
1935 Cappy Ricks Returns Florry Peasley ★ 4.5 Flop
1935 Society Fever Portia Prouty ★ 6.0 Average
1935 Born to Gamble Paula Mathews ★ 4.8 Flop
1935 Life Returns Dr. Louise Stone ★ 4.2 Flop
1934 Bright Eyes Mary Blake ★ 6.7 Hit
1934 Ticket to a Crime Elaine Purdy ★ 4.0 Flop
1934 There's Always Tomorrow Sophie White ★ 8.0 Super Hit
1934 No Greater Glory Mother ★ 6.6 Hit
1934 School for Girls Miss Cartwright ★ 6.0 Average
1934 The Show-Off Clara Harling ★ 5.7 Average
1933 Female Harriet Brown ★ 6.2 Average
1933 In the Money Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom ★ 3.5 Flop
1933 Deluge Helen Webster ★ 5.8 Average
1932 The Secrets of Wu Sin Nona Gould ★ 6.0 Average
1932 The Devil Is Driving Nancy Evans ★ 4.9 Flop
1932 The Crash Marcia Peterson ★ 4.8 Flop
1932 Divorce In The Family Mrs. Grace Shumaker ★ 6.0 Average
1932 The Rider of Death Valley Helen Joyce ★ 7.0 Hit
1932 The Expert Nettie Minick ★ 6.3 Average
1931 Seed Peggy Carter ★ 6.0 Average
1930 Once a Gentleman Mrs. Malin ★ 0.0 Flop
1930 Lovin' the Ladies Joan Bently ★ 3.7 Flop
1930 The Furies Fifi Sands ★ 0.0 Flop
1929 The Show of Shows Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Average
1928 On Trial May Strickland ★ 6.0 Average
1927 French Dressing Cynthia Grey ★ 1.0 Flop
1927 Broadway Nights Fanny Franchette ★ 6.0 Average
1926 The Show Off Amy Fisher Piper ★ 7.0 Hit
1926 Fascinating Youth Lois Wilson ★ 0.0 Flop
1925 Irish Luck Lady Gwendolyn ★ 1.0 Flop
1925 The Vanishing American Marion Warner ★ 6.5 Hit
1925 Rugged Water Norma Bartlett ★ 0.0 Flop
1925 Welcome Home Nettie Prouty ★ 0.0 Flop
1925 The Thundering Herd Milly Fayre ★ 0.0 Flop
1924 Monsieur Beaucaire Queen Marie of France ★ 5.2 Flop
1924 Pied Piper Malone Patty Thomas ★ 5.0 Flop
1923 Hollywood Lois Wilson ★ 8.5 Super Hit
1923 The Covered Wagon Molly Wingate ★ 6.1 Average
1922 Manslaughter Evans (Lydia's maid) ★ 5.2 Flop
1921 Miss Lulu Bett Lulu Bett ★ 5.8 Average
1921 The Hell Diggers Dora Wade ★ 5.0 Flop
1921 Midsummer Madness Margaret Meredith ★ 1.0 Flop
1919 The End of the Game Mary Miller ★ 3.0 Flop
1918 The Bells Annette ★ 0.0 Flop
1916 The Decoy - ★ 0.0 Flop