Acting
Lillian Gish
EN, FR, XX cinema · 141 credits
Born
14 October 1893
Died
27 February 1993 (aged 99)
Birthplace
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Also known as Lillian Diana Gish · The First Lady of American Cinema · Dorothy Elizabeth Carter · 릴리안 기쉬 · 릴리안 기시 · 릴리언 기쉬
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 (1955). She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing, for the first time, opposite Bette Davis in the 1987 film The Whales of August. The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Known for
Filmography
The Flapper
as (archive footage)
I Am Not a Racist
as Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
as Self (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
as Self (Archive footage)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Self (archive footage)
The Whales of August
as Sarah Webber
Sweet Liberty
as Cecelia Burgess
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Mrs Loftus
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
as Self
Hambone and Hillie
as Hillie Radcliffe
Hobson's Choice
as Miss Molly Winkle
Thin Ice
as Grandmother
A Wedding
as Nettie Sloan
Twin Detectives
as Billy Jo Haskins
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Langlois
as Self
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Martha Brewster
Warning Shot
as Alice Willows
The Comedians
as Mrs. Smith
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Follow Me, Boys!
as Hetty Seibert
Mrs. Winchester's House
as Narrator
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Spiral Staircase
as Mrs. Warren
The Unforgiven
as Mattilda Zachary
Orders to Kill
as Mrs. Summers
The Night of the Hunter
as Rachel Cooper
The Cobweb
as Victoria Inch
Film Fun
1955
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
The Trip to Bountiful
as Carrie Watts
Portrait of Jennie
as Mother Mary of Mercy
Duel in the Sun
as Laura Belle McCanles
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Miss Susie Slagle
Top Man
as Beth Warren
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Mrs. Bergesen
His Double Life
as Alice Chalice
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
One Romantic Night
as Princess Alexandra
The Wind
as Letty
The Scarlet Letter
as Hester Prynne
Annie Laurie
as Annie Laurie
The Enemy
as Pauli Arndt
La Bohème
as Mimi
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Romola
as Romola
The White Sister
as Angela Chiaromonte
From Farm to Fame
as Lillian Gish
Orphans of the Storm
as Henriette Girard
Way Down East
as Anna Moore
Remodeling Her Husband
Director, Scenario Writer, Story
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Lucy Burrows
True Heart Susie
as Susie May Trueheart
A Romance of Happy Valley
as Jennie Timberlake
The Greatest Question
as Nellie Jarvis
Hearts of the World
as The Girl - Marie Stephenson
The Great Love
as Susie Broadplains
The Greatest Thing in Life
as Jeannette Peret, Story
Souls Triumphant
as Lillian Vale
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
Daphne and the Pirate
as Daphne La Tour
An Innocent Magdalene
as Dorothy Raleigh
The Children Pay
as Millicent
Sold for Marriage
as Marfa
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Enoch Arden
as Annie Lee
The Lily and the Rose
as Mary Randolph
His Lesson
1915
His Lesson
as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
The Lost House
as Dosia Dale
The Hunchback
1914
The Hunchback
as The Orphan - as an Adult
Judith of Bethulia
as The Young Mother
Home, Sweet Home
as Payne's Sweetheart
The Battle of the Sexes
as Jane Andrews, the daughter
The Green-Eyed Devil
1914
The Green-Eyed Devil
as Mary Miller
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
as Kitty Belle
Lord Chumley
1914
Lord Chumley
as Eleanor Butterworth
The Angel of Contention
as Nettie - the Angel
Man's Enemy
1914
Man's Enemy
as Grace Lisle
The Tear That Burned
as Anita - the Truant
The Left-Handed Man
1913
The Left-Handed Man
as The Old Soldier's Daughter
Just Gold
1913
Just Gold
as The First Brother's Sweetheart
During the Round-Up
1913
During the Round-Up
as The Ranchero's Daughter
So Runs the Way
1913
So Runs the Way
as Fred's Wife
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
1913
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
as The Rugmaker's Daughter
The Mothering Heart
as The Wife
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
as Melissa Harlow
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Ranchero's Daughter
The Little Tease
as Girl in bandana
A Timely Interception
as The Farmer's Daughter
The Lady and the Mouse
as The First Sister
A Misunderstood Boy
1913
A Misunderstood Boy
as The Daughter
The House of Darkness
as The Nurse
Oil and Water
as In First Audience (uncredited)
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Little Lady
Two Daughters of Eve
as In Theatre Crowd
Gold and Glitter
as The Young Woman
A Cry for Help
as The Maid
An Unseen Enemy
as Eldest Sister
The New York Hat
as Customer in Shop / Outside Church
The Painted Lady
as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
So Near, Yet So Far
as A Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as Birthday Wellwisher
In the Aisles of the Wild
as The Younger Daughter
The Informer
as Walk on role
My Baby
Actor
Brutality
as At Theatre