Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Person

Lillian Gish

Actor 1893-10-14 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, 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...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955 · Rachel Cooper

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915 · Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916 · The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919 · Lucy Burrows

The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960 · Mattilda Zachary

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946 · Laura Belle McCanles

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Mrs. Williams

The Wind

The Wind

1928 · Letty

Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

1948 · Mother Mary of Mercy

Way Down East

Way Down East

1920 · Anna Moore

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

1921 · Henriette Girard

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912 · The Little Lady

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Bessie Carnby

The Whales of August

The Whales of August

1987 · Sarah Webber

A Wedding

A Wedding

1978 · Nettie Sloan

True Heart Susie

True Heart Susie

1919 · Susie May Trueheart

The Comedians

The Comedians

1967 · Mrs. Smith

Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty

1986 · Cecelia Burgess

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955 · Victoria Inch