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Lillian Gish
Acting

Lillian Gish

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

14 Oct 1893

Age

133 Years

Born In

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Total Projects

154

Years Active

109 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.7 ★

Overview

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)....

Filmography

The Flapper

movie

The Flapper

2021

The Flapper

as (archive footage)

I Am Not a Racist

movie

I Am Not a Racist

2019

I Am Not a Racist

as Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Women Who Run Hollywood

movie

The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016

The Women Who Run Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Night Hunter

movie

Night Hunter

2011

Night Hunter

Sigrid Holmquist

movie

Sigrid Holmquist

2010

Sigrid Holmquist

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Early Directors on Directing

movie

Early Directors on Directing

2009

Early Directors on Directing

as Self

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

movie

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

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

movie

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

2002

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

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

movie

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

movie

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

1995

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

as Self

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

movie

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

1993

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

as Self (Archive footage)

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

movie

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

1988

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

as Herself, Archive footage

The Whales of August

movie

The Whales of August

1987

The Whales of August

as Sarah Webber

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Sweet Liberty

movie

Sweet Liberty

1986

Sweet Liberty

as Cecelia Burgess

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

movie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1986

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Mrs Loftus

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

movie

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

1986

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars II

movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Lillian Gish

movie

Lillian Gish

1984

Lillian Gish

as Self

Hobson's Choice

movie

Hobson's Choice

1983

Hobson's Choice

as Miss Molly Winkle

Hambone and Hillie

movie

Hambone and Hillie

1983

Hambone and Hillie

as Hillie Radcliffe

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Thin Ice

movie

Thin Ice

1981

Thin Ice

as Grandmother

Hollywood

tv

Hollywood

1980

Hollywood

as Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

tv

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

A Wedding

movie

A Wedding

1978

A Wedding

as Nettie Sloan

The Love Boat

tv

The Love Boat

1977

The Love Boat

as Mrs. Williams

Twin Detectives

movie

Twin Detectives

1976

Twin Detectives

as Billy Jo Haskins

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

movie

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

movie

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

tv

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Film '72

1971

Film '72

as Self

Langlois

movie

Langlois

1970

Langlois

as Self

Arsenic and Old Lace

movie

Arsenic and Old Lace

1969

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Martha Brewster

The Dick Cavett Show

tv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Comedians

movie

The Comedians

1967

The Comedians

as Mrs. Smith

The Comedians in Africa

movie

The Comedians in Africa

1967

The Comedians in Africa

as Self (uncredited)

Warning Shot

movie

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as Alice Willows

Lionpower from MGM

movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Follow Me, Boys!

movie

Follow Me, Boys!

1966

Follow Me, Boys!

as Hetty Seibert

Mrs. Winchester's House

movie

Mrs. Winchester's House

1963

Mrs. Winchester's House

as Narrator

Mr. Novak

tv

Mr. Novak

1963

Mr. Novak

as Maude Phipps

The Great Chase

movie

The Great Chase

1962

The Great Chase

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

tv

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Bessie Carnby

The Spiral Staircase

movie

The Spiral Staircase

1961

The Spiral Staircase

as Mrs. Warren

The Defenders

tv

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

as Louisa Clarendon

The Defenders

tv

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

as Mrs. Cooper

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

movie

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

The Unforgiven

movie

The Unforgiven

1960

The Unforgiven

as Mattilda Zachary

Orders to Kill

movie

Orders to Kill

1958

Orders to Kill

as Mrs. Summers

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Award Accepter

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Alcoa Hour

tv

The Alcoa Hour

1955

The Alcoa Hour

as Esther Crampton

CineRaya

tv

Playwrights '56

1955

Playwrights '56

CineRaya

movie

Film Fun

1955

Film Fun

as (archive footage)

The Night of the Hunter

movie

The Night of the Hunter

1955

The Night of the Hunter

as Rachel Cooper

The Cobweb

movie

The Cobweb

1955

The Cobweb

as Victoria Inch

CineRaya

movie

The Trip to Bountiful

1953

The Trip to Bountiful

as Carrie Watts

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Grandma Moses

Robert Montgomery Presents

tv

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Portrait of Jennie

movie

Portrait of Jennie

1948

Portrait of Jennie

as Mother Mary of Mercy

The Philco Television Playhouse

tv

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Abby

The Philco Television Playhouse

tv

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Narrator

The Philco Television Playhouse

tv

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Carrie Watts

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Duel in the Sun

movie

Duel in the Sun

1946

Duel in the Sun

as Laura Belle McCanles

Miss Susie Slagle's

movie

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946

Miss Susie Slagle's

as Miss Susie Slagle

Top Man

movie

Top Man

1943

Top Man

as Beth Warren

Commandos Strike at Dawn

movie

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

Commandos Strike at Dawn

as Mrs. Bergesen

His Double Life

movie

His Double Life

1933

His Double Life

as Alice Chalice

One Romantic Night

movie

One Romantic Night

1930

One Romantic Night

as Princess Alexandra

The Wind

movie

The Wind

1928

The Wind

as Letty

The Enemy

movie

The Enemy

1927

The Enemy

as Pauli Arndt

Annie Laurie

movie

Annie Laurie

1927

Annie Laurie

as Annie Laurie

The Scarlet Letter

movie

The Scarlet Letter

1927

The Scarlet Letter

as Hester Prynne

La Bohème

movie

La Bohème

1926

La Bohème

as Mimi

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

movie

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Romola

movie

Romola

1924

Romola

as Romola

The White Sister

movie

The White Sister

1923

The White Sister

as Angela Chiaromonte

From Farm to Fame

movie

From Farm to Fame

1922

From Farm to Fame

as Lillian Gish

Orphans of the Storm

movie

Orphans of the Storm

1921

Orphans of the Storm

as Henriette Girard

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

as Herself

Way Down East

movie

Way Down East

1920

Way Down East

as Anna Moore

The Greatest Question

movie

The Greatest Question

1919

The Greatest Question

as Nellie Jarvis

True Heart Susie

movie

True Heart Susie

1919

True Heart Susie

as Susie May Trueheart

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

movie

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

as Lucy Burrows

A Romance of Happy Valley

movie

A Romance of Happy Valley

1919

A Romance of Happy Valley

as Jennie Timberlake

The Greatest Thing in Life

movie

The Greatest Thing in Life

1918

The Greatest Thing in Life

as Jeannette Peret

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

movie

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

1918

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

The Great Love

movie

The Great Love

1918

The Great Love

as Susie Broadplains

Hearts of the World

movie

Hearts of the World

1918

Hearts of the World

as The Girl - Marie Stephenson

Souls Triumphant

movie

Souls Triumphant

1917

Souls Triumphant

as Lillian Vale

CineRaya

movie

The House Built Upon Sand

1916

The House Built Upon Sand

as Evelyn Dare

The Children Pay

movie

The Children Pay

1916

The Children Pay

as Millicent

CineRaya

movie

Diane of the Follies

1916

Diane of the Follies

as Diane

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

movie

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle

An Innocent Magdalene

movie

An Innocent Magdalene

1916

An Innocent Magdalene

as Dorothy Raleigh

Sold for Marriage

movie

Sold for Marriage

1916

Sold for Marriage

as Marfa

Daphne and the Pirate

movie

Daphne and the Pirate

1916

Daphne and the Pirate

as Daphne La Tour

CineRaya

movie

Pathways of Life

1916

Pathways of Life

The Lily and the Rose

movie

The Lily and the Rose

1915

The Lily and the Rose

as Mary Randolph

CineRaya

movie

Captain Macklin

1915

Captain Macklin

as Beatrice

Enoch Arden

movie

Enoch Arden

1915

Enoch Arden

as Annie Lee

The Lost House

movie

The Lost House

1915

The Lost House

as Dosia Dale

The Birth of a Nation

movie

The Birth of a Nation

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

CineRaya

movie

His Lesson

1915

His Lesson

as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)

The Sisters

movie

The Sisters

1914

The Sisters

as May

CineRaya

movie

The Folly of Anne

1914

The Folly of Anne

as Anne

The Tear That Burned

movie

The Tear That Burned

1914

The Tear That Burned

as Anita - the Truant

CineRaya

movie

Man's Enemy

1914

Man's Enemy

as Grace Lisle

The Angel of Contention

movie

The Angel of Contention

1914

The Angel of Contention

as Nettie - the Angel

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

movie

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

1914

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

as Kitty Belle

CineRaya

movie

Lord Chumley

1914

Lord Chumley

as Eleanor Butterworth

Home, Sweet Home

movie

Home, Sweet Home

1914

Home, Sweet Home

as Payne's Sweetheart

CineRaya

movie

The Quicksands

1914

The Quicksands

CineRaya

movie

The Hunchback

1914

The Hunchback

as The Orphan - as an Adult

The Battle of the Sexes

movie

The Battle of the Sexes

1914

The Battle of the Sexes

as Jane Andrews, the daughter

Judith of Bethulia

movie

Judith of Bethulia

1914

Judith of Bethulia

as The Young Mother

CineRaya

movie

The Green-Eyed Devil

1914

The Green-Eyed Devil

as Mary Miller

CineRaya

movie

A Duel for Love

1914

A Duel for Love

CineRaya

movie

The Conscience of Hassan Bey

1913

The Conscience of Hassan Bey

as The Rugmaker's Daughter

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

movie

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

1913

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

as Melissa Harlow

CineRaya

movie

The Blue or the Gray

1913

The Blue or the Gray

CineRaya

movie

Madonna of the Storm

1913

Madonna of the Storm

as The Mother

CineRaya

movie

So Runs the Way

1913

So Runs the Way

as Fred's Wife

CineRaya

movie

A Modest Hero

1913

A Modest Hero

as The Wife

A Woman in the Ultimate

movie

A Woman in the Ultimate

1913

A Woman in the Ultimate

as Verda

An Indian's Loyalty

movie

An Indian's Loyalty

1913

An Indian's Loyalty

as The Ranchero's Daughter

CineRaya

movie

During the Round-Up

1913

During the Round-Up

as The Ranchero's Daughter

The Mothering Heart

movie

The Mothering Heart

1913

The Mothering Heart

as The Wife

A Timely Interception

movie

A Timely Interception

1913

A Timely Interception

as The Farmer's Daughter

CineRaya

movie

Just Gold

1913

Just Gold

as The First Brother's Sweetheart

The House of Darkness

movie

The House of Darkness

1913

The House of Darkness

as The Nurse

The Lady and the Mouse

movie

The Lady and the Mouse

1913

The Lady and the Mouse

as The First Sister

CineRaya

movie

The Left-Handed Man

1913

The Left-Handed Man

as The Old Soldier's Daughter

CineRaya

movie

A Misunderstood Boy

1913

A Misunderstood Boy

as The Daughter

The Little Tease

movie

The Little Tease

1913

The Little Tease

as Girl in bandana

CineRaya

movie

The Stolen Bride

1913

The Stolen Bride

The Unwelcome Guest

movie

The Unwelcome Guest

1913

The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)

Oil and Water

movie

Oil and Water

1913

Oil and Water

as In First Audience (uncredited)

A Cry for Help

movie

A Cry for Help

1912

A Cry for Help

as The Maid

The Burglar’s Dilemma

movie

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

The Burglar’s Dilemma

as Birthday Wellwisher

The New York Hat

movie

The New York Hat

1912

The New York Hat

as Customer in Shop / Outside Church

Brutality

movie

Brutality

1912

Brutality

as At Theatre

The Informer

movie

The Informer

1912

The Informer

as Walk on role

My Baby

movie

My Baby

1912

My Baby

Gold and Glitter

movie

Gold and Glitter

1912

Gold and Glitter

as The Young Woman

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

movie

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Little Lady

The Painted Lady

movie

The Painted Lady

1912

The Painted Lady

as Belle at Ice Cream Festival

The One She Loved

movie

The One She Loved

1912

The One She Loved

In the Aisles of the Wild

movie

In the Aisles of the Wild

1912

In the Aisles of the Wild

as The Younger Daughter

So Near, Yet So Far

movie

So Near, Yet So Far

1912

So Near, Yet So Far

as A Friend

Two Daughters of Eve

movie

Two Daughters of Eve

1912

Two Daughters of Eve

as In Theatre Crowd

An Unseen Enemy

movie

An Unseen Enemy

1912

An Unseen Enemy

as Eldest Sister

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