Lillian Gish
Biography Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller
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Id 8828
Known For Acting
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Gender Female
Birthday 1893-10-14
Place of Birth Springfield, Ohio, USA
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Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller Night of the Hunter . . . . Read More moss
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The Flapper as (archive footage) 2019
I Am Not a Racist as Elsie 2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood as Self (archive footage) 2010
Sigrid Holmquist as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) 2009
Early Directors on Directing as Self 2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies as Self (archive footage) 2002
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 as 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage) 1995
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' as Self 1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me as Herself, Archive footage 1987
The Whales of August as Sarah Webber 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self 1986
Sweet Liberty as Cecelia Burgess 1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Mrs Loftus 1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown as Self (archive footage) 1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self 1983
Hobson's Choice as Miss Molly Winkle 1983
Hambone and Hillie as Hillie Radcliffe 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self 1981
Thin Ice as Grandmother 1978
A Wedding as Nettie Sloan 1976
Twin Detectives as Billy Jo Haskins 1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage) 1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1969
Arsenic and Old Lace as Martha Brewster 1967
The Comedians as Mrs. Smith 1967
The Comedians in Africa as Self (uncredited) 1967
Warning Shot as Alice Willows 1967
Lionpower from MGM as Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) 1966
Follow Me, Boys! as Hetty Seibert 1965
The Love Goddesses as (Archive Footage) 1963
Mrs. Winchester's House as Narrator 1961
The Spiral Staircase as Mrs. Warren 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino as Self (archive footage) 1960
The Unforgiven as Mattilda Zachary 1958
Orders to Kill as Mrs. Summers 1955
Film Fun as (archive footage) 1955
The Night of the Hunter as Rachel Cooper 1955
The Cobweb as Victoria Inch 1953
The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts 1948
Portrait of Jennie as Mother Mary of Mercy 1946
Duel in the Sun as Laura Belle McCanles 1946
Miss Susie Slagle's as Miss Susie Slagle 1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn as Mrs. Bergesen 1933
His Double Life as Alice Chalice 1930
One Romantic Night as Princess Alexandra 1927
The Enemy as Pauli Arndt 1927
Annie Laurie as Annie Laurie 1927
The Scarlet Letter as Hester Prynne 1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 1923
The White Sister as Angela Chiaromonte 1922
From Farm to Fame as Lillian Gish 1921
Orphans of the Storm as Henriette Girard 1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) as Herself 1920
Way Down East as Anna Moore 1919
The Greatest Question as Nellie Jarvis 1919
True Heart Susie as Susie May Trueheart 1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl as Lucy Burrows 1919
A Romance of Happy Valley as Jennie Timberlake 1918
The Greatest Thing in Life as Jeannette Peret 1918
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal as 1918
The Great Love as Susie Broadplains 1918
Hearts of the World as The Girl - Marie Stephenson 1917
Souls Triumphant as Lillian Vale 1916
The House Built Upon Sand as Evelyn Dare 1916
The Children Pay as Millicent 1916
Diane of the Follies as Diane 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle 1916
An Innocent Magdalene as Dorothy Raleigh 1916
Sold for Marriage as Marfa 1916
Daphne and the Pirate as Daphne La Tour 1915
The Lily and the Rose as Mary Randolph 1915
Captain Macklin as Beatrice 1915
Enoch Arden as Annie Lee 1915
The Lost House as Dosia Dale 1915
The Birth of a Nation as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie 1915
His Lesson as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited) 1914
The Folly of Anne as Anne 1914
The Tear That Burned as Anita - the Truant 1914
Man's Enemy as Grace Lisle 1914
The Angel of Contention as Nettie - the Angel 1914
Lord Chumley as Eleanor Butterworth 1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle as Kitty Belle 1914
Home, Sweet Home as Payne's Sweetheart 1914
The Hunchback as The Orphan - as an Adult 1914
The Battle of the Sexes as Jane Andrews, the daughter 1914
Judith of Bethulia as The Young Mother 1914
The Green-Eyed Devil as Mary Miller 1913
The Conscience of Hassan Bey as The Rugmaker's Daughter 1913
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch as Melissa Harlow 1913
Madonna of the Storm as The Mother 1913
So Runs the Way as Fred's Wife 1913
A Modest Hero as The Wife 1913
A Woman in the Ultimate as Verda 1913
An Indian's Loyalty as The Ranchero's Daughter 1913
During the Round-Up as The Ranchero's Daughter 1913
The Mothering Heart as The Wife 1913
A Timely Interception as The Farmer's Daughter 1913
Just Gold as The First Brother's Sweetheart 1913
The House of Darkness as The Nurse 1913
The Lady and the Mouse as The First Sister 1913
The Left-Handed Man as The Old Soldier's Daughter 1913
A Misunderstood Boy as The Daughter 1913
The Little Tease as Girl in bandana 1913
The Unwelcome Guest as At Auction (uncredited) 1913
Oil and Water as In First Audience (uncredited) 1912
A Cry for Help as The Maid 1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma as Birthday Wellwisher 1912
The New York Hat as Customer in Shop / Outside Church 1912
Brutality as At Theatre 1912
The Informer as Walk on role 1912
Gold and Glitter as The Young Woman 1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley as The Little Lady 1912
The Painted Lady as Belle at Ice Cream Festival 1912
In the Aisles of the Wild as The Younger Daughter 1912
So Near, Yet So Far as A Friend 1912
Two Daughters of Eve as In Theatre Crowd 1912
An Unseen Enemy as Eldest Sister
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Grandma Moses
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Abby
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Maude Phipps
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Louisa Clarendon
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mrs. Cooper
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Presenter
Coming Soon (13 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Esther Crampton
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Award Accepter
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Narrator
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Carrie Watts
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mrs. Williams
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Guest
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Bessie Carnby 
