Biography
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Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.
Filmography
all 134
Movies 123
TV Shows 11
Writer 1
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Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
Movie
Celia Fermoyle
The Cardinal (1963)
Movie
Aaronetta
Play of the Week (1959)
TV
Arry Gibbs
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
TV
Miss Psyche
The Elgin Hour (1954)
TV
Mrs, Lapham
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
TV
Helen Doubleday
The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
Movie
Lady Emily Lyons
The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950)
TV
Miss Susie Slagle
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Emily Madison / Ellen Zalinka
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Mary Surratt
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Mrs. Rogers
Centennial Summer (1946)
Movie
Mrs. Skinner
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
Movie
Leila McDonald
Wolves (1930)
Movie
Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Movie
Mavis Hogan
London (1927)
Movie
Tiptoes Kaye
Tiptoes (1927)
Movie
Betsy Tidd
Clothes Make the Pirate (1926)
Movie
Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (1926)
Movie
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Movie
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Tessa
Romola (1924)
Movie
La Clavel
The Bright Shawl (1923)
Movie
Minnie
Fury (1923)
Movie
Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
The Country Flapper (1922)
Movie
Louise Girard
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Movie
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Delsie O'Dell
The Ghost in the Garret (1921)
Movie
Patricia Van Nuys
Flying Pat (1920)
Movie
Grand Duchess Marie Louise
Little Miss Rebellion (1920)
Movie
Janie Wakefield
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)
Movie
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)
Movie
Doris Pennington
Turning the Tables (1919)
Movie
Frances Wadsworth
Nobody Home (1919)
Movie
Nugget Nell
Nugget Nell (1919)
Movie
Susy Faraday Jones
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
Movie
Boots
Boots (1919)
Movie
Sheila Moore
The Hope Chest (1918)
Movie
The Little Disturber
Hearts of the World (1918)
Movie
Ruth Colby
Stage Struck (1917)
Movie
Sallie Castleton
The Little Yank (1917)
Movie
Lois Brandon
Atta Boy's Last Race (1916)
Movie
Gretchen Van Houck
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
Movie
Betty Lockwood
Betty of Greystone (1916)
Movie
Cora Findley
Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915)
Movie
Katie Ruder
Old Heidelberg (1915)
Movie
Mercy, at Sixteen
Bred in the Bone (1915)
Movie
Dottie
Victorine (1915)
Movie
Hattie - the Little Catamount
The Little Catamount (1915)
Movie
Nell - the Mountain Girl
The Mountain Girl (1915)
Movie
Mary McRae
Out of Bondage (1915)
Movie
Dorothy
Her Grandparents (1915)
Movie
Molly - the Maid
The Lost Lord Lowell (1915)
Movie
Abigail - the Country Girl
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)
Movie
Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
His Lesson (1915)
Movie
Sunbeam
The Better Way (1914)
Movie
Carol (May's younger sister)
The Sisters (1914)
Movie
Mollie Kite - The Girl
The Saving Grace (1914)
Movie
May Rock
The Availing Prayer (1914)
Movie
The Ranchman's Daughter
Back to the Kitchen (1914)
Movie
Dorothy
The Warning (1914)
Movie
Helen Robinson
Sands of Fate (1914)
Movie
Ruth Wilson
A Lesson in Mechanics (1914)
Movie
Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
Movie
Jess - the Younger Sister
The Painted Lady (1914)
Movie
The City Girl
The City Beautiful (1914)
Movie
Miriam Talbot
Their First Acquaintance (1914)
Movie
Actress
The Newer Woman (1914)
Movie
Mary Jones
Silent Sandy (1914)
Movie
Kitty Ives - Debutante
The Wife (1914)
Movie
Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
A Fair Rebel (1914)
Movie
Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
Movie
Dorothy Ketcham
Liberty Belles (1914)
Movie
Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
The Mountain Rat (1914)
Movie
Actress
Cigar Butts (1914)
Movie
The Maid-of-All-Work
The Old Man (1914)
Movie
Marylee Price
The Mysterious Shot (1914)
Movie
Stella Ford
The Floor Above (1914)
Movie
Crippled Beggar
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Movie
Marjorie
Her Old Teacher (1914)
Movie
Actress
A Duel for Love (1914)
Movie
The Daughter
The House of Discord (1913)
Movie
At League Meeting (uncredited)
By Man's Law (1913)
Movie
Suffragette
A Cure for Suffragettes (1913)
Movie
The Girl
The Lady in Black (1913)
Movie
The Daughter
The Adopted Brother (1913)
Movie
Young Mother
Papa's Baby (1913)
Movie
One of the Kids
The Widow's Kids (1913)
Movie
A Messenger
Those Little Flowers (1913)
Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
The Reformers (1913)
Movie
The Daughter
Her Mother's Oath (1913)
Movie
Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
Almost a Wild Man (1913)
Movie
Hicks' Sweetheart
Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)
Movie
Woman at Dock (uncredited)
His Mother's Son (1913)
Movie
The Sweetheart's Sister
Just Gold (1913)
Movie
The Second Sister
The Lady and the Mouse (1913)
Movie
In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Broken Ways (1913)
Movie
In First Audience (uncredited)
Oil and Water (1913)
Movie
Witness to Accident
A Cry for Help (1912)
Movie
Birthday Wellwisher
The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)
Movie
The Young Woman
My Hero (1912)
Movie
The Southern Girl
The Informer (1912)
Movie
Wedding Guest
My Baby (1912)
Movie
Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
Movie
Belle at Ice Cream Festival
The Painted Lady (1912)
Movie
A Friend
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)
Movie
In Theatre Crowd
Two Daughters of Eve (1912)
Movie
The Younger Sister
An Unseen Enemy (1912)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1898-03-11
Deathday1968-06-04 (70 years old)
Birth NameDorothy Elizabeth Gish
Birth PlaceDayton, United States of America
RelationshipsJames Rennie (1920-01-01 - 1935-01-01)
FatherJames Leigh Gish
MotherMary Gish
SiblingsLillian Gish
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDorothy Elizabeth Gish
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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