 Her most memorable performance during the period was probably playing the title role in "The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter" (1912).Over her tenure with his film studio Thomas Edison was said to have considered Sawyer as his favorite actress.She later joined the Famous Players Film Company where she played Kate Kirby in the detective films "Chelsea 7750", "An Hour Before Dawn" and "The Port of Doom", all released in 1913, and was praised for her performance in "The Daughter of the Hills", also produced in 1913.