Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1893-10-14
Deathday: 1993-02-27 (99 years old)

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

all 163

Movies 146

self 34

TV Shows 17

Narrator 2

Director 1

(archive footage)
The Flapper

The Flapper (2021)

Movie
Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist (2010)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access (2007)

Movie
Maude Phipps
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak (1963)

TV
Louisa Clarendon / Mrs. Cooper
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Self - Presenter / Self - Award Accepter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
(archive footage)
Film Fun

Film Fun (1955)

Movie
Abby / Narrator / Carrie Watts
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Laura Belle McCanles
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Movie
3.5
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Movie
6
Director / Scenario Writer / Story
Remodeling Her Husband

Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

Movie
Susie May Trueheart
True Heart Susie

True Heart Susie (1919)

Movie
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World (1918)

Movie
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Movie
3
Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
His Lesson

His Lesson (1915)

Movie
Eleanor Butterworth
Lord Chumley

Lord Chumley (1914)

Movie
Jane Andrews, the daughter
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes (1914)

Movie
The Orphan - as an Adult
The Hunchback

The Hunchback (1914)

Movie
The Ranchero's Daughter
An Indian's Loyalty

An Indian's Loyalty (1913)

Movie
The Ranchero's Daughter
During the Round-Up

During the Round-Up (1913)

Movie
The First Brother's Sweetheart
Just Gold

Just Gold (1913)

Movie
The Old Soldier's Daughter
The Left-Handed Man

The Left-Handed Man (1913)

Movie
At Auction (uncredited)
The Unwelcome Guest

The Unwelcome Guest (1913)

Movie
In First Audience (uncredited)
Oil and Water

Oil and Water (1913)

Movie
Customer in Shop / Outside Church
The New York Hat

The New York Hat (1912)

Movie
Belle at Ice Cream Festival
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady (1912)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1893-10-14

Deathday
1993-02-27 (99 years old)

Birth Name
Lillian Diana Gish

Birth Place
Springfield, United States

Height

Father
James Leigh Gish

Mother
Mary Gish

Siblings
Dorothy Gish

Citizenships
United States

Residences
Springfield, United States

Also Known As
Lillian Diana Gish, The First Lady of American Cinema, Dorothy Elizabeth Carter, 릴리안 기쉬, 릴리안 기시, 릴리언 기쉬, 릴리언 기시

Awards
Crystal Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Academy Honorary Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress

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