Lillian Gish

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-10-14

Day of death

1993-02-27 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Lillian Gish

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.

Known For

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Annie Laurie

    Annie Laurie

  • His Lesson

    His Lesson

  • The Quicksands

    The Quicksands

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • A Wedding

    A Wedding

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • Sweet Liberty

    Sweet Liberty

  • Romola

    Romola

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • Twin Detectives

    Twin Detectives

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • La Bohème

    La Bohème

  • The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • My Baby

    My Baby

  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Langlois

    Langlois

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Way Down East

    Way Down East

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Whales of August

    The Whales of August

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

  • Commandos Strike at Dawn

    Commandos Strike at Dawn

  • The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

  • An Indian's Loyalty

    An Indian's Loyalty

  • Orders to Kill

    Orders to Kill

  • Home, Sweet Home

    Home, Sweet Home

  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • True Heart Susie

    True Heart Susie

  • Hearts of the World

    Hearts of the World

  • The Blue or the Gray

    The Blue or the Gray

  • Two Daughters of Eve

    Two Daughters of Eve

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • The White Sister

    The White Sister

  • The Children Pay

    The Children Pay

  • Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

  • Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

  • The Angel of Contention

    The Angel of Contention

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Mothering Heart

    The Mothering Heart

  • A Romance of Happy Valley

    A Romance of Happy Valley

  • Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

  • The Great Love

    The Great Love

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • Sold for Marriage

    Sold for Marriage

  • An Innocent Magdalene

    An Innocent Magdalene

  • During the Round-Up

    During the Round-Up

  • So Near, Yet So Far

    So Near, Yet So Far

  • Hambone and Hillie

    Hambone and Hillie

  • I Am Not a Racist

    I Am Not a Racist

  • Pathways of Life

    Pathways of Life

  • Brutality

    Brutality

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • The House of Darkness

    The House of Darkness

  • A Timely Interception

    A Timely Interception

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

  • The Lily and the Rose

    The Lily and the Rose

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • Orphans of the Storm

    Orphans of the Storm

  • Film Fun

    Film Fun

  • Daphne and the Pirate

    Daphne and the Pirate

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Night Hunter

    Night Hunter

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

    Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

  • The Greatest Thing in Life

    The Greatest Thing in Life

  • So Runs the Way

    So Runs the Way

  • Miss Susie Slagle's

    Miss Susie Slagle's

  • One Romantic Night

    One Romantic Night

  • The Green-Eyed Devil

    The Green-Eyed Devil

  • The Painted Lady

    The Painted Lady

  • The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • A Misunderstood Boy

    A Misunderstood Boy

  • Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

    Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

  • An Unseen Enemy

    An Unseen Enemy

  • The Greatest Question

    The Greatest Question

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • The One She Loved

    The One She Loved

  • The Burglar’s Dilemma

    The Burglar’s Dilemma

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • The Little Tease

    The Little Tease

  • The Left-Handed Man

    The Left-Handed Man

  • The Comedians in Africa

    The Comedians in Africa

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Gold and Glitter

    Gold and Glitter

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • Judith of Bethulia

    Judith of Bethulia

  • Diane of the Follies

    Diane of the Follies

  • A Modest Hero

    A Modest Hero

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • Sigrid Holmquist

    Sigrid Holmquist

  • Oil and Water

    Oil and Water

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

  • Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

    Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

  • In the Aisles of the Wild

    In the Aisles of the Wild

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Top Man

    Top Man

  • Souls Triumphant

    Souls Triumphant

  • A Woman in the Ultimate

    A Woman in the Ultimate

  • The Trip to Bountiful

    The Trip to Bountiful

  • Madonna of the Storm

    Madonna of the Storm

  • Just Gold

    Just Gold

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • From Farm to Fame

    From Farm to Fame

  • The Tear That Burned

    The Tear That Burned

  • The Flapper

    The Flapper

  • The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle of the Sexes

  • The Folly of Anne

    The Folly of Anne

  • Captain Macklin

    Captain Macklin

  • The Enemy

    The Enemy

  • His Double Life

    His Double Life

  • Mrs. Winchester's House

    Mrs. Winchester's House

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

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

  • The Stolen Bride

    The Stolen Bride

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

  • Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

  • The Hunchback

    The Hunchback

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Lost House

    The Lost House

  • Lord Chumley

    Lord Chumley

  • The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

    The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

  • The Conscience of Hassan Bey

    The Conscience of Hassan Bey

  • Man's Enemy

    Man's Enemy

  • The Unwelcome Guest

    The Unwelcome Guest

  • A Cry for Help

    A Cry for Help

  • A Duel for Love

    A Duel for Love

  • The House Built Upon Sand

    The House Built Upon Sand

  • The Lady and the Mouse

    The Lady and the Mouse