Acting
Corinne Griffith
EN, XX cinema · 59 credits
Born
21 November 1894
Died
13 July 1979 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Texarkana, Texas, USA
Also known as Corinne Griffin
Griffith was born in Texarkana, Texas to John Lewis Griffin and Ambolina (Ambolyn) Ghio. She attended Sacred Heart Convent school in New Orleans and worked as a dancer before she began her acting career. Griffith began her screen career at the Vitagraph Studios in 1916. She later moved to First National, where she became one of their most popular stars. In 1928, she had the starring role in The Garden of Eden. The next year, in 1929, Griffith received an Academy Award nomination for her role in The Divine Lady. Griffith's first sound film, Lilies of the Field, was released in 1930. Griffith's voice did not record well (The New York Times stated that she "talked through her nose"), and the film was a box office flop. After appearing in one more motion picture, the British film Lily Christine in 1932, she retired from acting. She returned to the screen in 1962 in the low-budget melodrama Paradise Alley, which received scant release.
Known for
Filmography
Papa's Delicate Condition
Screenplay
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Wilson
Lily Christine
as Lily Christine Summerset
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
Prisoners
as Riza Riga
The Divine Lady
as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
The Garden of Eden
as Toni LeBrun
Outcast
as Miriam
Three Hours
as Madeline Durkin, Executive Producer
The Lady in Ermine
as Mariana Beltrami, Executive Producer
Mademoiselle Modiste
as Fifi, Executive Producer
Syncopating Sue
as Susan Adams
Into Her Kingdom
as Grand Duchess Tatiana, Executive Producer
Déclassé
as Lady Heelen Haden
The Marriage Whirl
as Marian Hale, Executive Producer
Classified
as Babs Comet, Producer
Infatuation
as Violet Bancroft, Executive Producer
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Love's Wilderness
as Linda Lou Heath, Producer
Single Wives
as Betty Jordan, Executive Producer
Black Oxen
as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
The Common Law
as Valerie West
Six Days
as Laline Kingston
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as Althea Sherrill
Divorce Coupons
as Linda Catherton
Island Wives
as Elsa Melton
Moral Fibre
as Marion Wolcott
What's Your Reputation Worth?
as Cara Deene
The Single Track
as Janette Gildersleeve
The Broadway Bubble
as Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
The Whisper Market
as Erminie North
The Garter Girl
as Rosalie Ray
Babs
as Barbara Marvin, Producer
Deadline at Eleven
as Helen Stevens
The Unknown Quantity
as Mary Boyne
The Adventure Shop
as Phyllis Blake
The Bramble Bush
as Kaly Dial
The Tower of Jewels
as Emily Cottrell
The Girl Problem
as Erminie Foster
Thin Ice
as Alice Winton
The Climbers
as Blanche Sterling
A Girl at Bay
as Mary Allen
The Clutch of Circumstance
as Ruth Lawson
The Girl of Today
as Leslie Selden
The Menace
as Virginia Denton
Miss Ambition
as Marta
Love Watches
as Jacqueline Cartaret
The Stolen Treaty
as Irene Mitchell
Transgression
as Marion Hayward
Who Goes There?
as Karen Girard
The Love Doctor
as Blanche Hildreth
I Will Repay
as Virginia Rodney
Through the Wall
as Pussy Wimott
The Cost of High Living
as Jack's Sister
The Yellow Girl
as Corinne