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Lillian Gish
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 8828
IMDb ID: nm0001273
Known for: Acting
Born: October 14, 1893
Died: February 27, 1993
Age: 99
Place of birth: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1912 - 2021
Years active: 110
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q104183
Also known as
Lillian Diana Gish • The First Lady of American Cinema • Dorothy Elizabeth Carter • 릴리안 기쉬 • 릴리안 기시 • 릴리언 기쉬 • 릴리언 기시
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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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7.9
The Night of the Hunter
as Rachel Cooper
1955 Movie
7.3
The Wind
as Letty
1928 Movie
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925 Movie
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
as Mother Mary of Mercy
1948 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
1916 Movie
7.0
Way Down East
as Anna Moore
1920 Movie
6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Lucy Burrows
1919 Movie
6.8
Orphans of the Storm
as Henriette Girard
1921 Movie
6.3
Duel in the Sun
as Laura Belle McCanles
1946 Movie
6.2
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Little Lady
1912 Movie
6.2
The Unforgiven
as Mattilda Zachary
1960 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
1915 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lillian Gish.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Lillian Gish.
7.9
The Night of the Hunter
as Rachel Cooper
1955 Movie
6.5
Lillian Gish
as Self
1984 Movie
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925 Movie
6.3
Duel in the Sun
as Laura Belle McCanles
1946 Movie
Brutality
as At Theatre
1912 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
1915 Movie
4.5
Langlois
as Self
1970 Movie
6.2
The Unforgiven
as Mattilda Zachary
1960 Movie
7.0
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974 Movie
6.2
A Wedding
as Nettie Sloan
1978 Movie
6.0
Night Hunter
2011 Movie
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
as Mother Mary of Mercy
1948 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lillian Gish.
6.3
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Williams • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Bessie Carnby • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
2 eps
1950 Series
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Abby • 1 eps
1948 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Louisa Clarendon • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.5
Mr. Novak
as Maude Phipps • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 2 eps
1973 Series
4.0
The Alcoa Hour
as Esther Crampton • 1 eps
1955 Series
8.3
Hollywood
as Self • 13 eps
1980 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lillian Gish.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lillian Gish.
The Flapper
as (archive footage)
2021 Movie
I Am Not a Racist
as Elsie
2019 Movie
7.1
The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
6.0
Night Hunter
2011 Movie
7.0
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Early Directors on Directing
as Self
2009 Movie
5.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002 Movie
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
1998 Movie
7.0
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
as Self
1995 Movie
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Herself, Archive footage
1988 Movie
7.0
The Whales of August
as Sarah Webber
1987 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lillian Gish.
8.3
Hollywood
as Self • 13 eps
1980 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Williams • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 2 eps
1973 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.5
Mr. Novak
as Maude Phipps • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Bessie Carnby • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Louisa Clarendon • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.0
The Alcoa Hour
as Esther Crampton • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Grandma Moses • 1 eps
1951 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
2 eps
1950 Series
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Abby • 1 eps
1948 Series