Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

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

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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.


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Filmography

all 163

Movies 147

self 34

TV Shows 16

Narrator 2

Director 1

Self (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special

AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)

Movie
(archival footage)
The Flapper

The Flapper (2021)

Movie
Self
The Women Who Run Hollywood

The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Night Hunter

Night Hunter (2011)

Movie
Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist (2010)

Movie
Self
Never Apologize

Never Apologize (2008)

Movie
Self
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass

Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)

Movie
Self
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access (2007)

Movie
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (2002)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter' (2002)

Movie
Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

Movie
Self
Citizen Langlois

Citizen Langlois (1995)

Movie
Self
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' (1995)

Movie
Thanks
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' (1993)

Movie
Self
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)

Movie
Sarah Webber
The Whales of August

The Whales of August (1987)

Movie
6
Cecelia Burgess
Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty (1986)

Movie
Mrs Loftus
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)

Movie
Self
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Movie
Miss Molly Winkle
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice (1983)

Movie
Hillie Radcliffe
Hambone and Hillie

Hambone and Hillie (1983)

Movie
Self
Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish (1983)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Movie
Grandmother
Thin Ice

Thin Ice (1981)

Movie
Self
Hollywood

Hollywood (1980)

TV
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

TV
Nettie Sloan
A Wedding

A Wedding (1978)

Movie
Mrs. Williams
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Billy Jo Haskins
Twin Detectives

Twin Detectives (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Movie
Self
The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War

The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (1975)

Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)

TV
Self
Letter to Jane

Letter to Jane (1972)

Movie
Self - Hostess
The Silent Years

The Silent Years (1971)

TV
Self
Langlois

Langlois (1970)

Movie
Martha Brewster
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Mrs. Smith
The Comedians

The Comedians (1967)

Movie
Self
The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa (1967)

Movie
Alice Willows
Warning Shot

Warning Shot (1967)

Movie
6
Hetty Seibert
Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys! (1966)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses (1965)

Movie
Narrator
Mrs. Winchester's House

Mrs. Winchester's House (1963)

Movie
Maude Phipps
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak (1963)

TV
ArchiveFootage
The Great Chase

The Great Chase (1962)

Movie
Bessie Carnby
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Mrs. Warren
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1961)

Movie
Louisa Clarendon / Mrs. Cooper
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers

Project XX: The Story of Will Rogers (1961)

Movie
Mattilda Zachary
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven (1960)

Movie
Mrs. Summers
Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill (1958)

Movie
Self - Award Accepter / Self - Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Esther Crampton
The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour (1955)

TV
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV
Rachel Cooper
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Movie
4
Self
Film Fun

Film Fun (1955)

Movie
Victoria Inch
The Cobweb

The Cobweb (1955)

Movie
Self
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)

Movie
Carrie Watts
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful (1953)

Movie
Grandma Moses
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Mother Mary of Mercy
Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Movie
6
Abby / Narrator / Carrie Watts
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Laura Belle McCanles
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Movie
3.5
Miss Susie Slagle
Miss Susie Slagle's

Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

Movie
Self
Gaslight Follies

Gaslight Follies (1945)

Movie
Beth Warren
Top Man

Top Man (1943)

Movie
Mrs. Bergesen
Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

Movie
Alice Chalice
His Double Life

His Double Life (1933)

Movie
Self
The Movie Album

The Movie Album (1932)

Movie
Princess Alexandra
One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night (1930)

Movie
9
Letty
The Wind

The Wind (1928)

Movie
1
Pauli Arndt
The Enemy

The Enemy (1927)

Movie
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie

Annie Laurie (1927)

Movie
Hester Prynne
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1927)

Movie
Mimi
La Bohème

La Bohème (1926)

Movie
4
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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

Movie
6
Romola
Romola

Romola (1924)

Movie
Angela Chiaromonte
The White Sister

The White Sister (1923)

Movie
Lillian Gish
From Farm to Fame

From Farm to Fame (1922)

Movie
Henriette Girard
Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Movie
2.67
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921)

Movie
Anna Moore
Way Down East

Way Down East (1920)

Movie
2.33
Director
Remodeling Her Husband

Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

Movie
Nellie Jarvis
The Greatest Question

The Greatest Question (1919)

Movie
True Heart Susie
True Heart Susie

True Heart Susie (1919)

Movie
Lucy - The Girl
Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms (1919)

Movie
6
Jennie Timberlake
A Romance of Happy Valley

A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)

Movie
Jeannette Peret
The Greatest Thing in Life

The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)

Movie
Lillian
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)

Movie
Susie Broadplains
The Great Love

The Great Love (1918)

Movie
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World (1918)

Movie
Lillian Vale
Souls Triumphant

Souls Triumphant (1917)

Movie
Evelyn Dare
The House Built Upon Sand

The House Built Upon Sand (1916)

Movie
Millicent
The Children Pay

The Children Pay (1916)

Movie
Diane
Diane of the Follies

Diane of the Follies (1916)

Movie
The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

Movie
6
Dorothy Raleigh
An Innocent Magdalene

An Innocent Magdalene (1916)

Movie
Marfa
Sold for Marriage

Sold for Marriage (1916)

Movie
Daphne La Tour
Daphne and the Pirate

Daphne and the Pirate (1916)

Movie
Actress
Pathways of Life

Pathways of Life (1916)

Movie
Mary Randolph - The Lily
The Lily and the Rose

The Lily and the Rose (1915)

Movie
Beatrice
Captain Macklin

Captain Macklin (1915)

Movie
Annie Lee
Enoch Arden

Enoch Arden (1915)

Movie
Dosia Dale
The Lost House

The Lost House (1915)

Movie
Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Movie
3
Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
His Lesson

His Lesson (1915)

Movie
May
The Sisters

The Sisters (1914)

Movie
Anne
The Folly of Anne

The Folly of Anne (1914)

Movie
Anita - the Truant
The Tear That Burned

The Tear That Burned (1914)

Movie
Grace Lisle
Man's Enemy

Man's Enemy (1914)

Movie
Nettie - the Angel
The Angel of Contention

The Angel of Contention (1914)

Movie
Eleanor Butterworth
Lord Chumley

Lord Chumley (1914)

Movie
Kitty Belle
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914)

Movie
Payne's Sweetheart
Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home (1914)

Movie
Actress
The Quicksands

The Quicksands (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 Young Mother
Judith of Bethulia

Judith of Bethulia (1914)

Movie
Mary Miller
The Green-Eyed Devil

The Green-Eyed Devil (1914)

Movie
Actress
A Duel for Love

A Duel for Love (1914)

Movie
The Rugmaker's Daughter
The Conscience of Hassan Bey

The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913)

Movie
Melissa Harlow
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)

Movie
The Blue or the Gray

The Blue or the Gray (1913)

Movie
The Mother
Madonna of the Storm

Madonna of the Storm (1913)

Movie
Fred's Wife
So Runs the Way

So Runs the Way (1913)

Movie
The Wife
A Modest Hero

A Modest Hero (1913)

Movie
Verda
A Woman in the Ultimate

A Woman in the Ultimate (1913)

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 Young Wife
The Mothering Heart

The Mothering Heart (1913)

Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
A Timely Interception

A Timely Interception (1913)

Movie
The First Brother's Sweetheart
Just Gold

Just Gold (1913)

Movie
The Nurse
The House of Darkness

The House of Darkness (1913)

Movie
The First Sister Woman
The Lady and the Mouse

The Lady and the Mouse (1913)

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

The Left-Handed Man (1913)

Movie
The Daughter
A Misunderstood Boy

A Misunderstood Boy (1913)

Movie
Girl in bandana
The Little Tease

The Little Tease (1913)

Movie
The Stolen Bride

The Stolen Bride (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
The Maid
A Cry for Help

A Cry for Help (1912)

Movie
Birthday Wellwisher
The Burglar’s Dilemma

The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)

Movie
Customer in Shop
The New York Hat

The New York Hat (1912)

Movie
At Theatre
Brutality

Brutality (1912)

Movie
Walk on role
The Informer

The Informer (1912)

Movie
My Baby

My Baby (1912)

Movie
The Young Woman
Gold and Glitter

Gold and Glitter (1912)

Movie
The Little Lady
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)

Movie
Belle at Ice Cream Festival
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady (1912)

Movie
The One She Loved

The One She Loved (1912)

Movie
The Younger Daughter
In the Aisles of the Wild

In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)

Movie
A Friend
So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far (1912)

Movie
In Theatre Crowd
Two Daughters of Eve

Two Daughters of Eve (1912)

Movie
The Older Sister
An Unseen Enemy

An Unseen Enemy (1912)

Movie
Elsie
I Am Not a Racist

I Am Not a Racist

Movie
Early Directors on Directing

Early Directors on Directing

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 of America

Height

Father
James Leigh Gish

Mother
Mary Gish

Siblings
Dorothy Gish

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Springfield, United States of America

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, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Academy Honorary Award, AFI Life Achievement Award


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