Acting
Dorothy Gish
EN cinema · 127 credits
Born
9 March 1898
Died
4 June 1968 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also known as Dorothy Elizabeth Gish
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.
Known for
Filmography
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Self (archive footage)
The Cardinal
as Celia Fermoyle
Harvest
as Ellen Zalinka
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Mrs Doubleday
Centennial Summer
as Mrs. Rogers
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Skinner
Wolves
as Leila McDonald
London
as Mavis Hogan
Tiptoes
as Tiptoes Kaye
Madame Pompadour
as Madame Pompadour
Nell Gwyn
as Nell Gwyn
Clothes Make the Pirate
as Betsy Tidd
The Beautiful City
as Mollie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Romola
as Tessa
Fury
as Minnie
The Bright Shawl
as La Clavel
The Country Flapper
as Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
Orphans of the Storm
as Louise Girard
The Ghost in the Garret
as Delsie O'Dell
Little Miss Rebellion
as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
Remodeling Her Husband
as Janie Wakefield
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
as Mary Ellen
Flying Pat
as Patricia Van Nuys
Nobody Home
as Frances Wadsworth
Boots
as Boots
Peppy Polly
as Polly
Nugget Nell
as Nugget Nell
I'll Get Him Yet
as Susy Faraday Jones
Turning the Tables
as Doris Pennington
Hearts of the World
as The Little Disturber
The Hope Chest
as Sheila Moore
Her Official Fathers
as Janice, Director
Stage Struck
1917
Stage Struck
as Ruth Colby
The Little Yank
as Sallie Castleton
Gretchen the Greenhorn
as Gretchen Van Houck
Atta Boy's Last Race
as Lois Brandon
Betty of Greystone
as Betty Lockwood
The Children of the Feud
as Sairy Ann
Susan Rocks the Boat
as Susan Johnstone
His Lesson
1915
His Lesson
as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915
An Old-Fashioned Girl
as Abigail - the Country Girl
The Lost Lord Lowell
1915
The Lost Lord Lowell
as Molly - the Maid
Out of Bondage
1915
Out of Bondage
as Mary McRae
The Mountain Girl
1915
The Mountain Girl
as Nell - the Mountain Girl
The Little Catamount
1915
The Little Catamount
as Hattie - the Little Catamount
Bred in the Bone
1915
Bred in the Bone
as Mercy, at Sixteen
Old Heidelberg
as Katie Ruder
Victorine
as Dottie
The City Beautiful
1914
The City Beautiful
as The City Girl
Judith of Bethulia
as Crippled Beggar
The Mysterious Shot
1914
The Mysterious Shot
as Marylee Price
Home, Sweet Home
as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
The Old Man
1914
The Old Man
as The Maid-of-All-Work
The Floor Above
1914
The Floor Above
as Stella Ford
A Fair Rebel
as Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
The Wife
1914
The Wife
as Kitty Ives - Debutante
Silent Sandy
1914
Silent Sandy
as Mary Jones
The Mountain Rat
as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
The Tavern of Tragedy
1914
The Tavern of Tragedy
as Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
1914
The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
Actor
The Painted Lady
1914
The Painted Lady
as Jess - the Younger Sister
Back to the Kitchen
1914
Back to the Kitchen
as The Ranchman's Daughter
Sands of Fate
1914
Sands of Fate
as Helen Robinson
The Saving Grace
1914
The Saving Grace
as Mollie Kite - the Girl
Liberty Belles
1914
Liberty Belles
as Dorothy Ketcham
The Sisters
as Carol (May's younger sister)
Broken Ways
as In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Oil and Water
as In First Audience (uncredited)
Just Gold
1913
Just Gold
as The Sweetheart's Sister
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
Red Hicks Defies the World
as Hicks' Sweetheart
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913
The Suffragette Minstrels
as Among Suffragette Minstrels, Story
The House of Discord
as The Daughter
Her Mother's Oath
1913
Her Mother's Oath
as The Daughter
The Reformers
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Widow's Kids
1913
The Widow's Kids
as One of the Kids
Papa's Baby
1913
Papa's Baby
as Young Mother
By Man's Law
1913
By Man's Law
as At League Meeting (uncredited)
His Mother's Son
1913
His Mother's Son
as Woman at Dock (uncredited)
Almost a Wild Man
1913
Almost a Wild Man
as Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
The Adopted Brother
as The Daughter
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Second Sister
Two Daughters of Eve
as In Theatre Crowd
A Cry for Help
as Witness to Accident
My Hero
1912
My Hero
as The Young Woman
An Unseen Enemy
as Youngest Sister
The Painted Lady
as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
So Near, Yet So Far
as A Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as Birthday Wellwisher
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
The Informer
as The Southern Girl
My Baby
as Wedding Guest