Portrait of Mai Wells

Acting

Mai Wells

Career

Active from 1912 to 1923, busiest in 1916 and 1917 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mai Wells Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.4, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Silent Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage)

1930s

1 title ยท average score 83
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Idylwood Resident (uncredited)

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 72
Blondes by Choice
Blondes by Choice (1927)

as Miss Terwilliger

Excuse Me
Excuse Me (1925)

as Mrs. Job Wales

The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim (1923)
GoodWatch score 72

as Little Boy's Mother

Opened Shutters
Opened Shutters (1921)

as Martha Lacey

The Breath of the Gods
The Breath of the Gods (1920)

as Yuki's Mother

Old Lady 31
Old Lady 31 (1920)

as Mrs. Homans

1910s

14 titles ยท average score 56
The Grab Bag Bride
The Grab Bag Bride (1917)

as The Homely Woman

The Late Lamented
The Late Lamented (1917)

as The Landlady

Madcap Ambrose
Madcap Ambrose (1916)

as Ambrose's Mother

A Movie Star
A Movie Star (1916)

as Jack's screen Mother

Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mabel's Mother

Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Fatty's Tintype Tangle (1915)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fatty's Mother-in-Law

Slim Becomes an Editor
Slim Becomes an Editor (1914)

as Miss O'Reilly

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
GoodWatch score 54

as Old Mombi

The Magic Cloak of Oz
The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
GoodWatch score 48

as Aunt Rivette (uncredited)

The Gusher
The Gusher (1913)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Muddy Romance
A Muddy Romance (1913)

as Other Bride

Lady Clare
Lady Clare (1912)

as Old Alice - The Nurse