Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1893-10-14
- Day of Death1993-02-27 (99 years)
- Place of BirthSpringfield, Ohio, USA
- Also Known AsLillian Diana GishThe First Lady of American CinemaDorothy Elizabeth Carter릴리안 기쉬릴리안 기시릴리언 기쉬릴리언 기시
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2019
I Am Not a Racist
As: Elsie
- 1987
The Whales of August
As: Sarah Webber
- 1986
Sweet Liberty
As: Cecelia Burgess
- 1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As: Mrs Loftus
- 1983
Hobson's Choice
As: Miss Molly Winkle
- 1983
Hambone and Hillie
As: Hillie Radcliffe
- 1981
Thin Ice
As: Grandmother
- 1978
A Wedding
As: Nettie Sloan
1977The Love Boat
As: Mrs. Williams
1976Twin Detectives
As: Billy Jo Haskins
1969Arsenic and Old Lace
As: Martha Brewster
1967The Comedians
As: Mrs. Smith
1967Warning Shot
As: Alice Willows
1966Follow Me, Boys!
As: Hetty Seibert
1963Mrs. Winchester's House
As: Narrator
1963Mr. Novak
As: Maude Phipps
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Bessie Carnby
1961The Spiral Staircase
As: Mrs. Warren
1961The Defenders
As: Louisa Clarendon
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Mrs. Cooper
- 1960
The Unforgiven
As: Mattilda Zachary
1958Orders to Kill
As: Mrs. Summers
1955The Alcoa Hour
As: Esther Crampton
- 1955
The Night of the Hunter
As: Rachel Cooper
1955The Cobweb
As: Victoria Inch
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Grandma Moses
1948Portrait of Jennie
As: Mother Mary of Mercy
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Abby
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Narrator
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Carrie Watts
1946Duel in the Sun
As: Laura Belle McCanles
1946Miss Susie Slagle's
As: Miss Susie Slagle
1943Top Man
As: Beth Warren
1942Commandos Strike at Dawn
As: Mrs. Bergesen
1933His Double Life
As: Alice Chalice
1930One Romantic Night
As: Princess Alexandra
1928The Wind
As: Letty
1927The Enemy
As: Pauli Arndt
1927Annie Laurie
As: Annie Laurie
1927The Scarlet Letter
As: Hester Prynne
1926La Bohème
As: Mimi
1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
As: Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1924Romola
As: Romola
1923The White Sister
As: Angela Chiaromonte
1922From Farm to Fame
As: Lillian Gish
1921Orphans of the Storm
As: Henriette Girard
1920Way Down East
As: Anna Moore
1919The Greatest Question
As: Nellie Jarvis
1919True Heart Susie
As: Susie May Trueheart
- 1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
As: Lucy Burrows
1919A Romance of Happy Valley
As: Jennie Timberlake
1918The Greatest Thing in Life
As: Jeannette Peret
1918The Great Love
As: Susie Broadplains
1918Hearts of the World
As: The Girl - Marie Stephenson
1917Souls Triumphant
As: Lillian Vale
1916The Children Pay
As: Millicent
- 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
As: The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
1916An Innocent Magdalene
As: Dorothy Raleigh
1916Sold for Marriage
As: Marfa
1916Daphne and the Pirate
As: Daphne La Tour
1915The Lily and the Rose
As: Mary Randolph
1915Enoch Arden
As: Annie Lee
1915The Lost House
As: Dosia Dale
- 1915
The Birth of a Nation
As: Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
1914The Sisters
As: May
1914The Tear That Burned
As: Anita - the Truant
1914The Angel of Contention
As: Nettie - the Angel
1914The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
As: Kitty Belle
1914Home, Sweet Home
As: Payne's Sweetheart
1914The Battle of the Sexes
As: Jane Andrews, the daughter
1914Judith of Bethulia
As: The Young Mother
1913The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
As: Melissa Harlow
1913A Woman in the Ultimate
As: Verda
1913An Indian's Loyalty
As: The Ranchero's Daughter
1913The Mothering Heart
As: The Wife
1913A Timely Interception
As: The Farmer's Daughter
1913The House of Darkness
As: The Nurse
1913The Lady and the Mouse
As: The First Sister
1913The Little Tease
As: Girl in bandana
1913The Unwelcome Guest
As: At Auction (uncredited)
1913Oil and Water
As: In First Audience (uncredited)
1912A Cry for Help
As: The Maid
1912The Burglar’s Dilemma
As: Birthday Wellwisher
1912The New York Hat
As: Customer in Shop / Outside Church
1912Brutality
As: At Theatre
1912The Informer
As: Walk on role
1912Gold and Glitter
As: The Young Woman
1912The Musketeers of Pig Alley
As: The Little Lady
1912The Painted Lady
As: Belle at Ice Cream Festival
1912In the Aisles of the Wild
As: The Younger Daughter
1912So Near, Yet So Far
As: A Friend
1912Two Daughters of Eve
As: In Theatre Crowd
1912An Unseen Enemy
As: Eldest Sister