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Lillian Gish

Acting

0.8 Popularity Oct 14, 1893 (99 years old) Springfield, Ohio, USA

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, incl...

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 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.

Filmography 159

2021
The Flapper Movie

as (archive footage)

2019
I Am Not a Racist Movie

as Elsie

2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2011
2010
Sigrid Holmquist Movie

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2007
Cannes: All Access Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Movie

as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)

1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me Movie

as Herself, Archive footage

1987
The Whales of August Movie

as Sarah Webber

1986
Sweet Liberty Movie

as Cecelia Burgess

1986
1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1985

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday October 14, 1893 (99 years old)
Died February 27, 1993
Place of Birth Springfield, Ohio, USA
Also Known As Lillian Diana Gish, The First Lady of American Cinema, Dorothy Elizabeth Carter and 4 more
Years Active 1912 - 2021
Popularity 0.8
Career Stats
159 Total Credits
135 Movie Roles
19 TV Roles
5 Photos