Lois Wilson
Acting
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.
Born: June 26, 1894
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
There's Always Tomorrow
Ignored by his ever-busy wife and children, a middle-aged businessman finds companionship with a former female employee.
The Show Off
A blowhard who poses as a railroad executive (but is really just a $30-a-week clerk) catches a young bride and then drives her family's finances to the brink of ruin.
The Rider of Death Valley
Rigby, Larribee, and Grant each have one third of Bill Joyce's map locating his gold mine. The three plus Joyce's sister Helen head for the mine. An accident with a runaway horse carrying supplies leaves them stranded in the desert with very little water.
Bright Eyes
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
No Greater Glory
A frail boy fights to win acceptance from the leader of a street gang.
The Vanishing American
A tribe of Navajo live on a reservation overseen by an Indian-hating agent.
Wedding Present
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.
The Expert
An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
Filmography
as Mrs. Wilson
as Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
as Miss Jamieson
as Mrs. Ellen Creighton
as Alice Mathews
as Laura Dodacker
as Christine Saunders
as Portia Prouty
as Paula Mathews
as Dr. Louise Stone
as Mary Blake
as Elaine Purdy
as Sophie White
as Mother
as Miss Cartwright
as Clara Harling
as Harriet Brown
as Mary 'Lambie' Higginbottom
as Helen Webster
as Grace Chester
as Nona Gould
as Nancy Evans
as Marcia Peterson
as Mrs. Grace Shumaker
as Linda Lawrence
as Helen Joyce
as Nettie Minick
as Sylvia Pearson
as Peggy Carter
as Julie
as Joan Bently
as Fifi Sands
as Cornelia Quinn
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
as Catherine Darwin
as Ruth
as Ruth Rutledge
as Diane Holden
as May Strickland
as Sally
as Joan Wellman
as Cynthia Grey
as Eve de Montalais
as Fanny Franchette
as Marjorie Church
as Daisy Buchanan
as Amy Fisher Piper
as Taisie Lockheart
as Lois Wilson
as Mary Corbin
as Mary Kelly
as Lady Gwendolyn
as Marion Warner
as Norma Bartlett
as Nettie Prouty
as Milly Fayre
as Carmel Lee
as Marion
as Queen Marie of France
as Beatrix Franklin
as Jane Crosby
as Patty Thomas
as Carley Burch
as Kate Kenner
as Ellen Jorth
as Lois Wilson
as Mrs. Stanley
as Patricia
as Molly Wingate
as Nora Fay
as Jean Ainsworth
as Evans (Lydia's maid)
as Katherine Fendle - His Fiancee
as Mabel Hoyt
as Lady Elizabeth
as Lulu Bett
as Dora Wade
as Sylvia Hayes
as Molly Bryant
as Maggie Wylie
as Margaret Meredith
as Laura Lowell
as Ottilie Howell
as Virginia MacMurran
as Miss Emsdale
as Joan Farrant
as Madeline Bancroft
as Mrs. Billings
as Mary Grayson
as Marian
as Cynthia Meyrick
as Mary Tompkins
as Margaret Blake
as Celia Hathaway
as Mary Miller
as Lucy Stevens
as The Girl
as Dorrie Webster
as Rosalie Dufresne
as Annette
as Elaine Shackleford
as Cynthia Burdette
as Laura Nelson
as Marjorie Lansing
as Dolores Ruey
as Floria Natarre
as Marion
as Princess Beatrix
as Mary Helton
as Jane Loring
as Joan Cameron
as Helen Von Gerold