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Lillian Gish
Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born October 14, 1893Died February 27, 1993 (99 years)
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.
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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Lillian Gish Filmography
| 2017 | Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold · as Anna Moore |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Elsie (clip From The Birth Of A Nation (1915)) |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation of United Artists · as Lucy - The Girl (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Lucy - The Girl |
| 1987 | The Whales of August · as Sarah Webber |
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty · as Cecelia Burgess |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Mrs Loftus |
| 1983 | Hobson's Choice · as Miss Molly Winkle |
| 1983 | Hambone and Hillie · as Hillie Radcliffe |
| 1981 | Thin Ice · as Grandmother |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs Loftus |
| 1978 | A Wedding · as Nettie Sloan |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mrs. Williams |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Martha Brewster |
| 1967 | The Comedians · as Mrs. Smith |
| 1966 | Warning Shot · as Alice Willows |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! · as Hetty Seibert |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses · as (archive Footage) |
| 1963 | Hallelujah the Hills · as Anna Moore |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Maude Phipps |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Stella Manville |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Bessie Carnby |
| 1961 | The Spiral Staircase · as Mrs. Warren |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Louisa Clarendon |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven · as Mattilda Zachary |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Dolly Talbo |
| 1958 | Orders to Kill · as Mrs. Summers |
| 1955 | The Cobweb · as Victoria Inch |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Esther Crampton |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Mary Todd Lincoln |
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter · as Rachel Cooper |
| 1953 | The Trip to Bountiful · as Carrie Watts |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Grandma Moses |
| 1951 | Celanese Theatre (TV Series) · as Sister Christina |
| 1950 | |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennie · as Mother Mary Of Mercy |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Midget |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Carrie Watts |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bibb |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun · as Laura Belle Mccanles |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's · as Miss Susie Slagle |
| 1943 | Top Man · as Beth Warren |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn · as Mrs. Bergesen |
| 1939 | The March of Time, Vol. 5, No. 12: The Movies March On · as Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter |
| 1933 | His Double Life · as Alice Chalice |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as Cast |
| 1930 | One Romantic Night · as Princess Alexandra |
| 1928 | The Wind · as Letty |
| 1927 | The Enemy · as Pauli Arndt |
| 1927 | Annie Laurie · as Annie Laurie |
| 1926 | The Scarlet Letter · as Hester Prynne |
| 1926 | La Bohème · as Mimi |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Romola · as Romola |
| 1923 | The White Sister · as Angela Chiaromonte |
| 1921 | Orphans of the Storm · as Henriette Girard |
| 1920 | Way Down East · as Anna Moore |
| 1919 | The Greatest Question · as Nellie Jarvis |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl · as Lucy Burrows |
| 1919 | True Heart Susie · as Susie May Trueheart |
| 1919 | A Romance of Happy Valley · as Jennie Timberlake |
| 1918 | The Greatest Thing in Life · as Jeannette Peret |
| 1918 | The Great Love · as Susie Broadplains |
| 1918 | Hearts of the World · as The Girl - Marie Stephenson |
| 1916 | The Children Pay · as Millicent |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as The Woman Who Rocks The Cradle |
| 1916 | Diane of the Follies · as Diane |
| 1916 | An Innocent Magdalene · as Dorothy Raleigh |
| 1916 | Sold for Marriage · as Marfa |
| 1916 | Daphne and the Pirate · as Daphne La Tour |
| 1915 | The Lily and the Rose · as Mary Randolph |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie |
| 1914 | Home, Sweet Home · as Payne's Sweetheart |
| 1914 | The Battle of the Sexes · as Jane Andrews, The Daughter |
| 1914 | Judith of Bethulia · as The Young Mother |
| 1913 | The Battle of Elderbush Gulch · as Melissa Harlow |
| 1913 | The Mothering Heart · as The Wife |
| 1912 | The New York Hat · as Customer In Shop / Outside Church |
| 1912 | The Musketeers of Pig Alley · as The Little Lady |
| 1912 | The Painted Lady · as Belle At Ice Cream Festival |
| 1912 | An Unseen Enemy · as Eldest Sister |
| 2016 | Et la femme créa Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | Bienvenue à Cannes · as Self |
| 2007 | Never Apologize · as Self |
| 2007 | Classified X · as Self |
| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Citizen Langlois · as Self |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · as Self |
| 1985 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1984 | Lillian Gish · as Self |
| 1984 | In Concert at the Met · as Self - Host |
| 1982 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1980 | Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee · as Self - Interview |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1970 | Langlois · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actress |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Golden Years · as Self |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration · as Self |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1945 | Gaslight Follies · as Self |
| 1920 | Remodeling Her Husband · as Scenario Writer |
| 1918 | The Greatest Thing in Life · as Story |