Lillian Gish
Acting
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…
Filmography
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The Flapper
2021
I Am Not a Racist
2019
Night Hunter
2011
Sigrid Holmquist
2010
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988
The Whales of August
1987
Sweet Liberty
1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
Hobson's Choice
1983
Hambone and Hillie
1983
Thin Ice
1981
A Wedding
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Twin Detectives
1976
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
The Comedians
1967
Warning Shot
1967
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
Mrs. Winchester's House
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
The Great Chase
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Spiral Staircase
1961
The Defenders
1961
The Unforgiven
1960
Orders to Kill
1958
The Alcoa Hour
1955
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56
1955
Film Fun
Film Fun
1955
The Night of the Hunter
1955
The Cobweb
1955
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Portrait of Jennie
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Duel in the Sun
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
Top Man
1943
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942
His Double Life
1933
The Movie Album
1932
One Romantic Night
1930
The Wind
1928
The Enemy
1927
Annie Laurie
1927
The Scarlet Letter
1927
La Bohème
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Romola
1924
The White Sister
1923
From Farm to Fame
1922
Orphans of the Storm
1921
Way Down East
1920
Remodeling Her Husband
1920
The Greatest Question
1919
True Heart Susie
1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
A Romance of Happy Valley
1919
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
1918
The Great Love
1918
Hearts of the World
1918
Souls Triumphant
1917
The House Built Upon Sand
The House Built Upon Sand
1916
The Children Pay
1916
Diane of the Follies
Diane of the Follies
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
An Innocent Magdalene
1916
Sold for Marriage
1916
Daphne and the Pirate
1916
Pathways of Life
Pathways of Life
1916
The Lily and the Rose
1915
Captain Macklin
Captain Macklin
1915
Enoch Arden
1915
The Lost House
1915
The Birth of a Nation
1915
His Lesson
His Lesson
1915