As well as starring in films, Lottie Lyell worked behind the cameras as a script writer, art director, costume designer, editor, and business manager.
As well as starring in films, Lottie Lyell worked behind the cameras as a script writer, art director, costume designer, editor, and business manager. She worked in partnership with Raymond Longford, Australia's best-known silent-film director with whom she had a long and enduring relationship.