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Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Acting·1893–1993·111 films

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.…

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As Actor

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 Wind
The Wind (1928)Letty
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)Mother Mary of Mercy
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)Anna Moore
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 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
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)Melissa Harlow
The Mothering Heart
The Mothering Heart (1913)The Wife
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1927)Hester Prynne
Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia (1914)The Young Mother
The New York Hat
The New York Hat (1912)Customer in Shop / Outside Church
Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)Hetty Seibert
An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy (1912)Eldest Sister
Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)Alice Willows
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)Mrs. Bergesen
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill (1958)Mrs. Summers
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)The Girl - Marie Stephenson
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady (1912)Belle at Ice Cream Festival
A Romance of Happy Valley
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)Jennie Timberlake
La Bohème
La Bohème (1926)Mimi
Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home (1914)Payne's Sweetheart
The Greatest Question
The Greatest Question (1919)Nellie Jarvis
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1974)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The White Sister
The White Sister (1923)Angela Chiaromonte
The House of Darkness
The House of Darkness (1913)The Nurse
His Double Life
His Double Life (1933)Alice Chalice
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)Birthday Wellwisher
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie (1927)Annie Laurie
The Women Who Run Hollywood
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
The Great Chase
The Great Chase (1962)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)Self (archive footage)
My Baby
My Baby (1912)
Romola
Romola (1924)Romola
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)Mrs Loftus
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)A Friend
Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden (1915)Annie Lee
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)Martha Brewster
One Romantic Night
One Romantic Night (1930)Princess Alexandra
Sold for Marriage
Sold for Marriage (1916)Marfa
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa (1967)Self (uncredited)
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish (1984)Self
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM (1967)Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Enemy
The Enemy (1927)Pauli Arndt
Hambone and Hillie
Hambone and Hillie (1983)Hillie Radcliffe
Langlois
Langlois (1970)Self
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' (1993)Self (Archive footage)
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)Miss Susie Slagle
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)Mrs. Warren
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception (1913)The Farmer's Daughter
Twin Detectives
Twin Detectives (1976)Billy Jo Haskins
Daphne and the Pirate
Daphne and the Pirate (1916)Daphne La Tour
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986)Self (archive footage)
Night Hunter
Night Hunter (2011)
Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1981)Grandmother
Top Man
Top Man (1943)Beth Warren
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)Self (archive footage)
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' (1995)Self
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1983)Miss Molly Winkle
Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist (2010)Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)At Auction (uncredited)
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
The Little Tease
The Little Tease (1913)Girl in bandana
From Farm to Fame
From Farm to Fame (1922)Lillian Gish
The Movie Album
The Movie Album (1932)(archive footage)
The Angel of Contention
The Angel of Contention (1914)Nettie - the Angel
Brutality
Brutality (1912)At Theatre
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)Jane Andrews, the daughter
Oil and Water
Oil and Water (1913)In First Audience (uncredited)
The Sisters
The Sisters (1914)May
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)Self (archive footage)
The Lady and the Mouse
The Lady and the Mouse (1913)The First Sister
The Lily and the Rose
The Lily and the Rose (1915)Mary Randolph
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)The Younger Daughter
I Am Not a Racist
I Am Not a Racist (2019)Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Woman in the Ultimate
A Woman in the Ultimate (1913)Verda
The Greatest Thing in Life
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)Jeannette Peret
The Informer
The Informer (1912)Walk on role
The Lost House
The Lost House (1915)Dosia Dale
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help (1912)The Maid
Two Daughters of Eve
Two Daughters of Eve (1912)In Theatre Crowd
An Indian's Loyalty
An Indian's Loyalty (1913)The Ranchero's Daughter
Early Directors on Directing
Early Directors on Directing (2009)Self
The Great Love
The Great Love (1918)Susie Broadplains
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (2002)
The Tear That Burned
The Tear That Burned (1914)Anita - the Truant
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921)Herself
An Innocent Magdalene
An Innocent Magdalene (1916)Dorothy Raleigh
Gold and Glitter
Gold and Glitter (1912)The Young Woman
The Flapper
The Flapper (2021)(archive footage)
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914)Kitty Belle
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)Herself, Archive footage
The Children Pay
The Children Pay (1916)Millicent
Souls Triumphant
Souls Triumphant (1917)Lillian Vale
Mrs. Winchester's House
Mrs. Winchester's House (1963)Narrator

As Director

Remodeling Her Husband
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

As Writer

Remodeling Her Husband
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)
The Greatest Thing in Life
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)