Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Acting

Birthday

1893/10/14

Day of death

1993/02/27 (99 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Also know as

Lillian Diana Gish, The First Lady of American Cinema, Dorothy Elizabeth Carter, 릴리안 기쉬, 릴리안 기시, 릴리언 기쉬, 릴리언 기시

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 ...Read more

Acting
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
6.9

(1919) Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

as Lucy Burrows

The Birth of a Nation
5.9

(1915) The Birth of a Nation

as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

(1916) Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle

The Night of the Hunter
7.9

(1955) The Night of the Hunter

as Rachel Cooper

The Wind
7.3

(1928) The Wind

as Letty

The Unforgiven
6.2

(1960) The Unforgiven

as Mattilda Zachary

Way Down East
7.0

(1920) Way Down East

as Anna Moore

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
0.0

(1988) Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

as Herself, Archive footage

Duel in the Sun
6.3

(1946) Duel in the Sun

as Laura Belle McCanles

Portrait of Jennie
7.1

(1948) Portrait of Jennie

as Mother Mary of Mercy

Orders to Kill
7.2

(1958) Orders to Kill

as Mrs. Summers

Early Directors on Directing
0.0

(2009) Early Directors on Directing

as Self

Follow Me, Boys!
6.6

(1966) Follow Me, Boys!

as Hetty Seibert

I Am Not a Racist
0.0

(2019) I Am Not a Racist

as Elsie

True Heart Susie
6.9

(1919) True Heart Susie

as Susie May Trueheart

Orphans of the Storm
6.8

(1921) Orphans of the Storm

as Henriette Girard

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
6.2

(1912) The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Little Lady

A Wedding
6.2

(1978) A Wedding

as Nettie Sloan

Sweet Liberty
5.3

(1986) Sweet Liberty

as Cecelia Burgess

The Whales of August
7.0

(1987) The Whales of August

as Sarah Webber

The White Sister
7.0

(1923) The White Sister

as Angela Chiaromonte

Romola
6.6

(1924) Romola

as Romola

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
0.0

(1961) The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

The Cobweb
5.6

(1955) The Cobweb

as Victoria Inch

Two Daughters of Eve
0.0

(1912) Two Daughters of Eve

as In Theatre Crowd

The Scarlet Letter
7.1

(1927) The Scarlet Letter

as Hester Prynne

Gold and Glitter
0.0

(1912) Gold and Glitter

as The Young Woman

A Cry for Help
0.0

(1912) A Cry for Help

as The Maid

0.0

(1913) During the Round-Up

as The Ranchero's Daughter

0.0

(1913) The Conscience of Hassan Bey

as The Rugmaker's Daughter

0.0

(1913) The Left-Handed Man

as The Old Soldier's Daughter

0.0

(1913) A Modest Hero

as The Wife

0.0

(1913) So Runs the Way

as Fred's Wife

0.0

(1913) Just Gold

as The First Brother's Sweetheart

0.0

(1914) The Hunchback

as The Orphan - as an Adult

Warning Shot
6.3

(1967) Warning Shot

as Alice Willows

The Mothering Heart
5.6

(1913) The Mothering Heart

as The Wife

An Unseen Enemy
5.6

(1912) An Unseen Enemy

as Eldest Sister

Judith of Bethulia
6.2

(1914) Judith of Bethulia

as The Young Mother

Commandos Strike at Dawn
5.4

(1942) Commandos Strike at Dawn

as Mrs. Bergesen

Enoch Arden
6.3

(1915) Enoch Arden

as Annie Lee

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
5.9

(1913) The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

as Melissa Harlow

La Bohème
6.3

(1926) La Bohème

as Mimi

Night Hunter
0.0

(2011) Night Hunter

as ---

The New York Hat
5.7

(1912) The New York Hat

as Customer in Shop / Outside Church

Hambone and Hillie
4.0

(1983) Hambone and Hillie

as Hillie Radcliffe

From Farm to Fame
0.0

(1922) From Farm to Fame

as Lillian Gish

The Spiral Staircase
6.0

(1961) The Spiral Staircase

as Mrs. Warren

The Painted Lady
5.5

(1912) The Painted Lady

as Belle at Ice Cream Festival

His Double Life
6.4

(1933) His Double Life

as Alice Chalice

A Romance of Happy Valley
6.9

(1919) A Romance of Happy Valley

as Jennie Timberlake

So Near, Yet So Far
5.9

(1912) So Near, Yet So Far

as A Friend

The Burglar’s Dilemma
5.3

(1912) The Burglar’s Dilemma

as Birthday Wellwisher

One Romantic Night
5.3

(1930) One Romantic Night

as Princess Alexandra

Home, Sweet Home
5.0

(1914) Home, Sweet Home

as Payne's Sweetheart

Hearts of the World
6.0

(1918) Hearts of the World

as The Girl - Marie Stephenson

The Greatest Question
5.9

(1919) The Greatest Question

as Nellie Jarvis

Annie Laurie
6.7

(1927) Annie Laurie

as Annie Laurie

The Lily and the Rose
0.0

(1915) The Lily and the Rose

as Mary Randolph

Top Man
0.0

(1943) Top Man

as Beth Warren

0.0

(1914) A Duel for Love

as ---

0.0

(1915) His Lesson

as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)

Miss Susie Slagle's
10.0

(1946) Miss Susie Slagle's

as Miss Susie Slagle

The Comedians
6.1

(1967) The Comedians

as Mrs. Smith

Daphne and the Pirate
1.0

(1916) Daphne and the Pirate

as Daphne La Tour

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.7

(1986) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Mrs Loftus

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

(1985) Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

0.0

(1916) Diane of the Follies

as Diane

The Children Pay
0.0

(1916) The Children Pay

as Millicent

0.0

(1916) The House Built Upon Sand

as Evelyn Dare

An Innocent Magdalene
0.0

(1916) An Innocent Magdalene

as Dorothy Raleigh

The Greatest Thing in Life
0.0

(1918) The Greatest Thing in Life

as Jeannette Peret

The Great Love
0.0

(1918) The Great Love

as Susie Broadplains

An Indian's Loyalty
0.0

(1913) An Indian's Loyalty

as The Ranchero's Daughter

A Woman in the Ultimate
0.0

(1913) A Woman in the Ultimate

as Verda

The Enemy
5.5

(1927) The Enemy

as Pauli Arndt

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
5.0

(2008) Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
7.0

(1974) Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Langlois
4.5

(1970) Langlois

as Self

Sold for Marriage
5.9

(1916) Sold for Marriage

as Marfa

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
8.0

(1986) Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as Self (archive footage)

Souls Triumphant
0.0

(1917) Souls Triumphant

as Lillian Vale

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
0.0

(1921) Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

as Herself

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
0.0

(1918) Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

as ---

The Comedians in Africa
5.3

(1967) The Comedians in Africa

as Self (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
0.0

(2002) D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

as ---

The Little Tease
5.0

(1913) The Little Tease

as Girl in bandana

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
7.0

(1995) Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

as Self

Arsenic and Old Lace
7.0

(1969) Arsenic and Old Lace

as Martha Brewster

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
0.0

(1998) Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)

The Battle of the Sexes
0.0

(1914) The Battle of the Sexes

as Jane Andrews, the daughter

Sigrid Holmquist
7.0

(2010) Sigrid Holmquist

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Hobson's Choice
0.0

(1983) Hobson's Choice

as Miss Molly Winkle

A Timely Interception
4.8

(1913) A Timely Interception

as The Farmer's Daughter

Mrs. Winchester's House
0.0

(1963) Mrs. Winchester's House

as Narrator

Et la femme créa Hollywood
7.1

(2016) The Women Who Run Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
0.0

(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Thin Ice
0.0

(1981) Thin Ice

as Grandmother

The Lady and the Mouse
0.0

(1913) The Lady and the Mouse

as The First Sister

4.0

(1955) Film Fun

as (archive footage)

0.0

(1913) Madonna of the Storm

as The Mother

The Angel of Contention
0.0

(1914) The Angel of Contention

as Nettie - the Angel

In the Aisles of the Wild
0.0

(1912) In the Aisles of the Wild

as The Younger Daughter

0.0

(1953) The Trip to Bountiful

as Carrie Watts

0.0

(1913) A Misunderstood Boy

as The Daughter

7.0

(1914) Lord Chumley

as Eleanor Butterworth

The Sisters
0.0

(1914) The Sisters

as May

The House of Darkness
5.0

(1913) The House of Darkness

as The Nurse

0.0

(1914) The Quicksands

as ---

0.0

(1914) Man's Enemy

as Grace Lisle

The Tear That Burned
0.0

(1914) The Tear That Burned

as Anita - the Truant

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
0.0

(1914) The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

as Kitty Belle

0.0

(1915) Captain Macklin

as Beatrice

0.0

(1916) Pathways of Life

as ---

The Lost House
0.0

(1915) The Lost House

as Dosia Dale

0.0

(1914) The Green-Eyed Devil

as Mary Miller

0.0

(1914) The Folly of Anne

as Anne

Twin Detectives
6.0

(1976) Twin Detectives

as Billy Jo Haskins

0.0

(1913) The Blue or the Gray

as ---

The Informer
0.0

(1912) The Informer

as Walk on role

My Baby
5.5

(1912) My Baby

as ---

0.0

(1913) The Stolen Bride

as ---

The One She Loved
0.0

(1912) The One She Loved

as ---

The Unwelcome Guest
5.0

(1913) The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)

Oil and Water
0.0

(1913) Oil and Water

as In First Audience (uncredited)

Brutality
0.0

(1912) Brutality

as At Theatre

The Flapper
0.0

(2021) The Flapper

as (archive footage)

Lillian Gish
6.5

(1984) Lillian Gish

as Self

Night of 100 Stars
6.7

(1982) Night of 100 Stars

as Self

The Great Chase
6.2

(1962) The Great Chase

as ---

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
5.7

(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Lionpower from MGM
4.5

(1967) Lionpower from MGM

as ---

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Grandma Moses

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Abby

Mr. Novak
6.5

(1963) Mr. Novak

as Maude Phipps

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

6.0

(1955) Playwrights '56

as ---

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The Defenders
5.9

(1961) The Defenders

as Louisa Clarendon

The Defenders
5.9

(1961) The Defenders

as Mrs. Cooper

The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4

(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Hollywood
8.3

(1980) Hollywood

as Self

The Alcoa Hour
4.0

(1955) The Alcoa Hour

as Esther Crampton

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Award Accepter

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Narrator

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Carrie Watts

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Mrs. Williams

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Bessie Carnby