Biography: life and films
Lillian Gish was an American actress and screenwriter. She was born in Springfield, Ohio, USA on 14th October 1893 and died in New York City, New York, USA on 27th February 1993, aged 99.Her best films as an actor include D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (1919), True Heart Susie (1919), Orphans of the Storm (1921) and King Vidor's La Boheme (1926).
Lillian Gish appeared in 56 films, scripted 2 films and directed 1 film.
She has most frequently worked with the following directors: D.W. Griffith (14 films), Christy Cabanne (4), Victor Sjöström (2), King Vidor (2), John B. O'Brien (2), Henry King (2) and (2).
Her most frequent genres include: drama (39 films), romance (11), comedy-drama (7), history (6), comedy (5), War (5), Documentary (5), Biography (4), comedy-romance (2) and Western (2).
Our average rating for Lillian Gish over all films is: 3.1
Filmography
Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director
Home, Sweet Home (1914) [a]
Judith of Bethulia (1914) [a]
The Battle of the Sexes (1914) [a]
The Birth of a Nation (1915) [a]
The Lily and the Rose (1915) [a]
An Innocent Magdalene (1916) [a]
Daphne and the Pirate (1916) [a]
Diane of the Follies (1916) [a]
Sold for Marriage (1916) [a]
The Children Pay (1916) [a]
The House Built Upon Sand (1916) [a]
Souls Triumphant (1917) [a]
Hearts of the World (1918) [a]
The Great Love (1918) [a]
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) [a]
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) [a]
The Greatest Question (1919) [a]
Remodeling Her Husband (1920) [d,w]
Way Down East (1920) [a]
Orphans of the Storm (1921) [a]
The White Sister (1923) [a]
Romola (1924) [a]
La Boheme (1926) [a]
The Scarlet Letter (1926) [a]
Annie Laurie (1927) [a]
The Enemy (1927) [a]
The Wind (1928) [a]
One Romantic Night (1930) [a]
His Double Life (1933) [a]
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) [a]
Top Man (1943) [a]
Duel in the Sun (1946) [a]
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) [a]
Portrait of Jennie (1948) [a]
The Night of the Hunter (1955) [a]
Orders to Kill (1958) [a]
The Unforgiven (1960) [a]
The Great Chase (1962) [a]
Hallelujah the Hills (1963) [a]
The Love Goddesses (1965) [a]
Follow Me, Boys! (1966) [a]
The Comedians (1967) [a]
Warning Shot (1967) [a]
Langlois (1970) [a]
A Wedding (1978) [a]
Hambone and Hillie (1983) [a]
Lillian Gish (1983) [a]
Sweet Liberty (1986) [a]
The Whales of August (1987) [a]
Citizen Langlois (1995) [a]
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