About

Known credits:
141
Birthday:
1893-10-14
Place of birth:
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Lillian Gish

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). 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

Acting
2021 The Flapper Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2016 The Women Who Run Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2011 Night Hunter Actor N/A
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2010 Sigrid Holmquist Actor Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) 59
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2008 Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2007 Cannes: All Access Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2002 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Actor N/A
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2002 Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1998 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Actor Lucy - The Girl (archive footage) N/A
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1995 Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' Actor Self 59
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1988 Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me Actor Herself, Archive footage N/A
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1987 The Whales of August Actor Sarah Webber 60
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1986 Sweet Liberty Actor Cecelia Burgess 58
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1986 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Actor Mrs Loftus 59
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1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
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1983 Hobson's Choice Actor Miss Molly Winkle N/A
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1983 Hambone and Hillie Actor Hillie Radcliffe 58
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1983 Lillian Gish Actor Herself 59
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1982 Night of 100 Stars Actor Self 59
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1981 Thin Ice Actor Grandmother N/A
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1980 Hollywood Actor Self 72
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1978 The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton Actor Interviewee N/A
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1978 A Wedding Actor Nettie Sloan 59
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1976 Twin Detectives Actor Billy Jo Haskins 58
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1975 Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1974 Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1970 Langlois Actor Self 59
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1969 Arsenic and Old Lace Actor Martha Brewster 59
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1967 The Comedians Actor Mrs. Smith 59
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1967 The Comedians in Africa Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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1967 Warning Shot Actor Alice Willows 59
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1966 Follow Me, Boys! Actor Hetty Seibert 59
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1965 The Love Goddesses Actor (archive footage) 59
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1963 Mrs. Winchester's House Actor Narrator N/A
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1961 The Spiral Staircase Actor Mrs. Warren 58
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1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1960 The Unforgiven Actor Mattilda Zachary 60
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1958 Orders to Kill Actor Mrs. Summers 59
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1955 The Night of the Hunter Actor Rachel Cooper 74
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1955 Film Fun Actor (archive footage) 59
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1955 The Cobweb Actor Victoria Inch 58
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1953 The Trip to Bountiful Actor Carrie Watts N/A
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1948 Portrait of Jennie Actor Mother Mary of Mercy 60
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1946 Duel in the Sun Actor Laura Belle McCanles 59
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1946 Miss Susie Slagle's Actor Miss Susie Slagle 59
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1943 Top Man Actor Beth Warren N/A
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1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn Actor Mrs. Bergesen 58
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1933 His Double Life Actor Alice Chalice 59
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1930 One Romantic Night Actor Princess Alexandra 59
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1928 The Wind Actor Letty 61
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1927 The Enemy Actor Pauli Arndt 59
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1927 Annie Laurie Actor Annie Laurie 59
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1927 The Scarlet Letter Actor Hester Prynne 59
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1926 La Bohème Actor Mimi 59
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1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1924 Romola Actor Romola 59
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1923 The White Sister Actor Angela Chiaromonte 59
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1922 From Farm to Fame Actor Lillian Gish N/A
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1921 Orphans of the Storm Actor Henriette Girard 60
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1921 Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) Actor Herself N/A
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1920 Way Down East Actor Anna Moore 60
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1919 The Greatest Question Actor Nellie Jarvis 59
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1919 True Heart Susie Actor Susie May Trueheart 59
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1919 Broken Blossoms Actor Lucy Burrows 61
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1919 A Romance of Happy Valley Actor Jennie Timberlake 59
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1918 The Greatest Thing in Life Actor Jeannette Peret N/A
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1918 Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal Actor N/A
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1918 The Great Love Actor Susie Broadplains N/A
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1918 Hearts of the World Actor The Girl - Marie Stephenson 59
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1917 Souls Triumphant Actor Lillian Vale N/A
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1916 The House Built Upon Sand Actor Evelyn Dare N/A
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1916 The Children Pay Actor Millicent N/A
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1916 Diane of the Follies Actor Diane N/A
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1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Actor The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle 63
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1916 An Innocent Magdalene Actor Dorothy Raleigh N/A
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1916 Sold for Marriage Actor Marfa 59
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1916 Daphne and the Pirate Actor Daphne La Tour 58
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1916 Pathways of Life Actor N/A
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1915 The Lily and the Rose Actor Mary Randolph N/A
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1915 Captain Macklin Actor Beatrice N/A
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1915 Enoch Arden Actor Annie Lee 59
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1915 The Lost House Actor Dosia Dale N/A
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Actor Stoneman's Daughter Elsie 59
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1915 His Lesson Actor Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited) N/A
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1914 The Sisters Actor May N/A
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1914 The Folly of Anne Actor Anne N/A
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1914 The Tear That Burned Actor Anita - the Truant N/A
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1914 Man's Enemy Actor Grace Lisle N/A
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1914 The Angel of Contention Actor Nettie - the Angel N/A
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1914 The Rebellion of Kitty Belle Actor Kitty Belle N/A
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1914 Lord Chumley Actor Eleanor Butterworth 58
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1914 Home, Sweet Home Actor Payne's Sweetheart 59
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1914 The Quicksands Actor N/A
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1914 The Hunchback Actor The Orphan - as an Adult N/A
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1914 The Battle of the Sexes Actor Jane Andrews, the daughter N/A
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1914 Judith of Bethulia Actor The Young Mother 59
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1914 The Green-Eyed Devil Actor Mary Miller N/A
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1914 A Duel for Love Actor N/A
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1913 The Conscience of Hassan Bey Actor The Rugmaker's Daughter N/A
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1913 The Battle at Elderbush Gulch Actor Melissa Harlow 58
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1913 The Blue or the Gray Actor N/A
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1913 Madonna of the Storm Actor The Mother N/A
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1913 So Runs the Way Actor Fred's Wife N/A
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1913 A Modest Hero Actor The Wife N/A
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1913 A Woman in the Ultimate Actor Verda N/A
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1913 An Indian's Loyalty Actor The Ranchero's Daughter N/A
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1913 During the Round-Up Actor The Ranchero's Daughter N/A
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1913 The Mothering Heart Actor The Wife 58
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1913 A Timely Interception Actor The Farmer's Daughter 58
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1913 Just Gold Actor The First Brother's Sweetheart N/A
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1913 The House of Darkness Actor The Nurse 58
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1913 The Lady and the Mouse Actor The First Sister N/A
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1913 The Left-Handed Man Actor The Old Soldier's Daughter N/A
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1913 A Misunderstood Boy Actor The Daughter N/A
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1913 The Little Tease Actor Girl in bandana 58
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1913 The Stolen Bride Actor N/A
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1913 The Unwelcome Guest Actor At Auction (uncredited) 58
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1913 Oil and Water Actor In First Audience (uncredited) N/A
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1912 A Cry for Help Actor The Maid N/A
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1912 The Burglar’s Dilemma Actor Birthday Wellwisher 58
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1912 The New York Hat Actor Customer in Shop / Outside Church 58
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1912 Brutality Actor At Theatre N/A
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1912 The Informer Actor Walk on role N/A
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1912 My Baby Actor 58
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1912 Gold and Glitter Actor The Young Woman N/A
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1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley Actor The Little Lady 59
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1912 The Painted Lady Actor Belle at Ice Cream Festival 58
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1912 The One She Loved Actor N/A
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1912 In the Aisles of the Wild Actor The Younger Daughter N/A
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1912 So Near, Yet So Far Actor A Friend 58
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1912 Two Daughters of Eve Actor In Theatre Crowd N/A
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1912 An Unseen Enemy Actor Eldest Sister 58
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Early Directors on Directing Actor N/A
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I Am Not a Racist Actor Elsie N/A
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Directing
1920 Remodeling Her Husband Directing Director 58
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Writing
1920 Remodeling Her Husband Writing Story 58
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1920 Remodeling Her Husband Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1918 The Greatest Thing in Life Writing Story N/A
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Crew
1993 The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors Crew Thanks 58
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