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 Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • The Whales of August

    The Whales of August

  • 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 ...

  • An Unseen Enemy

    An Unseen Enemy

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

  • Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

  • The Burglar’s Dilemma

    The Burglar’s Dilemma

  • A Wedding

    A Wedding

  • The Lily and the Rose

    The Lily and the Rose

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • The Greatest Thing in Life

    The Greatest Thing in Life

  • Sweet Liberty

    Sweet Liberty

  • The Mothering Heart

    The Mothering Heart

  • The Painted Lady

    The Painted Lady

  • Top Man

    Top Man

  • The Left-Handed Man

    The Left-Handed Man

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

    Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • The Great Love

    The Great Love

  • Sigrid Holmquist

    Sigrid Holmquist

  • The Children Pay

    The Children Pay

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Angel of Contention

    The Angel of Contention

  • The White Sister

    The White Sister

  • Annie Laurie

    Annie Laurie

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Hearts of the World

    Hearts of the World

  • Home, Sweet Home

    Home, Sweet Home

  • The Enemy

    The Enemy

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Souls Triumphant

    Souls Triumphant

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

  • True Heart Susie

    True Heart Susie

  • I Am Not a Racist

    I Am Not a Racist

  • The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

  • The Quicksands

    The Quicksands

  • So Near, Yet So Far

    So Near, Yet So Far

  • The Greatest Question

    The Greatest Question

  • The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

  • A Timely Interception

    A Timely Interception

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Commandos Strike at Dawn

    Commandos Strike at Dawn

  • La Bohème

    La Bohème

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • A Misunderstood Boy

    A Misunderstood Boy

  • Hambone and Hillie

    Hambone and Hillie

  • My Baby

    My Baby

  • Orders to Kill

    Orders to Kill

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Daphne and the Pirate

    Daphne and the Pirate

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Enoch Arden

    Enoch Arden

  • Brutality

    Brutality

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • The House of Darkness

    The House of Darkness

  • The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle of the Sexes

  • Sold for Marriage

    Sold for Marriage

  • The One She Loved

    The One She Loved

  • Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

    Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

  • A Romance of Happy Valley

    A Romance of Happy Valley

  • Pathways of Life

    Pathways of Life

  • His Lesson

    His Lesson

  • Early Directors on Directing

    Early Directors on Directing

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

  • Twin Detectives

    Twin Detectives

  • A Woman in the Ultimate

    A Woman in the Ultimate

  • An Indian's Loyalty

    An Indian's Loyalty

  • So Runs the Way

    So Runs the Way

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • One Romantic Night

    One Romantic Night

  • Two Daughters of Eve

    Two Daughters of Eve

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

  • An Innocent Magdalene

    An Innocent Magdalene

  • Judith of Bethulia

    Judith of Bethulia

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • Orphans of the Storm

    Orphans of the Storm

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Langlois

    Langlois

  • The Green-Eyed Devil

    The Green-Eyed Devil

  • Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

  • The Hunchback

    The Hunchback

  • The Little Tease

    The Little Tease

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Way Down East

    Way Down East

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Gold and Glitter

    Gold and Glitter

  • Night Hunter

    Night Hunter

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

  • A Modest Hero

    A Modest Hero

  • The House Built Upon Sand

    The House Built Upon Sand

  • The Blue or the Gray

    The Blue or the Gray

  • During the Round-Up

    During the Round-Up

  • Lord Chumley

    Lord Chumley

  • Just Gold

    Just Gold

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • Oil and Water

    Oil and Water

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

  • Romola

    Romola

  • The Comedians in Africa

    The Comedians in Africa

  • In the Aisles of the Wild

    In the Aisles of the Wild

  • Miss Susie Slagle's

    Miss Susie Slagle's

  • Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

    Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

  • The Lost House

    The Lost House

  • The Folly of Anne

    The Folly of Anne

  • His Double Life

    His Double Life

  • From Farm to Fame

    From Farm to Fame

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • Film Fun

    Film Fun

  • Madonna of the Storm

    Madonna of the Storm

  • The Tear That Burned

    The Tear That Burned

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

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

  • The Trip to Bountiful

    The Trip to Bountiful

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

  • Diane of the Follies

    Diane of the Follies

  • The Lady and the Mouse

    The Lady and the Mouse

  • The Unwelcome Guest

    The Unwelcome Guest

  • The Flapper

    The Flapper

  • Man's Enemy

    Man's Enemy

  • The Stolen Bride

    The Stolen Bride

  • The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

    The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

  • A Duel for Love

    A Duel for Love

  • The Conscience of Hassan Bey

    The Conscience of Hassan Bey

  • Captain Macklin

    Captain Macklin

  • A Cry for Help

    A Cry for Help

  • Mrs. Winchester's House

    Mrs. Winchester's House