Mary Pickford
Biography
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-American film actress and producer who pioneered the US film industry with a Hollywood career spanning five decades. Known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she co-founded United Artists in 1919 alongside Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith. A trailblazer in film acting, Pickford defined the ingénue type and was one of the most recognizable women in history, earning her a second Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929.