Mary Pickford, Best Actress 1928/29: MovieActors.com

	COQUETTE (Drama - NR) Mary Pickford received her oscar for playing the heroine in COQUETTE. In this adult role, she played a small-town Southern flirt who wrecks havoc on all the men in her life.
ABOUT MARY PICKFORD (1893 - 1979) Canadian born Hollywood leading lady who was known as "America's sweetheart". Her real name was Gladys Smith. Mary Pickford started on the stage when she was five. Originally known as: "The Biograph Girl". D.W. Griffith got her started in films. Some believe that she was the most popular movie star ever. Mary Pickford was one of the co-founders of United Artists. Picford stared in many classic silents, including: MADAME BUTTERFLY REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK DADDY LONG LEGS POLLYANNA LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY COQUETTE was Mary Pickford's first sound film, her other talkies include: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW KIKI SECRETS Douglas Fairbanks was her first husband, followed by Buddy Rogers, who was her leading man in 1927's MY BEST GIRL. Mary Pickford received a special Oscar in 1976.