Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Known for
Acting
Born
March 9, 1898
Died
June 4, 1968 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

Known For

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Filmography

2005
James Dean: Forever Young poster

James Dean: Forever Young

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me poster

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1963
The Cardinal poster

The Cardinal

Movie · as Celia Fermoyle

1959
Play of the Week poster

Play of the Week

TV · as Aaronetta · 1 ep

1955
The Alcoa Hour poster

The Alcoa Hour

TV · as Arry Gibbs · 1 ep

1954
The Elgin Hour

The Elgin Hour

TV · as Miss Psyche · 1 ep

1953
Harvest poster

Harvest

Movie · as Ellen Zalinka

1953
The United States Steel Hour poster

The United States Steel Hour

TV · as Mrs, Lapham · 1 ep

1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls poster

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Movie · as Mrs Doubleday

1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse poster

Goodyear Television Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Miss Susie Slagle · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Emily Madison, Ellen Zalinka · 1 ep

1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Mary Surratt · 1 ep

1948
The Ford Theatre Hour poster

The Ford Theatre Hour

TV · 1 ep

1946
Centennial Summer poster

Centennial Summer

Movie · as Mrs. Rogers

1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay poster

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Movie · as Mrs. Skinner

1930
Wolves poster

Wolves

Movie · as Leila McDonald

1927
Tiptoes poster

Tiptoes

Movie · as Tiptoes Kaye

1927
London poster

London

Movie · as Mavis Hogan

1927
Madame Pompadour poster

Madame Pompadour

Movie · as Madame Pompadour

1926
Nell Gwyn poster

Nell Gwyn

Movie · as Nell Gwyn

1926
Clothes Make the Pirate poster

Clothes Make the Pirate

Movie · as Betsy Tidd

1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette poster

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

Movie · as Grace

1925
Night Life of New York poster

Night Life of New York

Movie · as Meg

1925
The Beautiful City poster

The Beautiful City

Movie · as Mollie

1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ poster

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Movie · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1924
Romola poster

Romola

Movie · as Tessa

1923
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · as Minnie

1923
The Bright Shawl poster

The Bright Shawl

Movie · as La Clavel

1922
The Country Flapper poster

The Country Flapper

Movie · as Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper

1921
Orphans of the Storm poster

Orphans of the Storm

Movie · as Louise Girard

1921
The Ghost in the Garret poster

The Ghost in the Garret

Movie · as Delsie O'Dell

1920
Little Miss Rebellion poster

Little Miss Rebellion

Movie · as Grand Duchess Marie Louise

1920
Remodeling Her Husband poster

Remodeling Her Husband

Movie · as Janie Wakefield

1920
Mary Ellen Comes to Town poster

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

Movie · as Mary Ellen

1920
Flying Pat poster

Flying Pat

Movie · as Patricia Van Nuys

1919
Nobody Home poster

Nobody Home

Movie · as Frances Wadsworth

1919
Boots poster

Boots

Movie · as Boots

1919
Peppy Polly poster

Peppy Polly

Movie · as Polly

1919
I'll Get Him Yet poster

I'll Get Him Yet

Movie · as Susy Faraday Jones

1919
Nugget Nell poster

Nugget Nell

Movie · as Nugget Nell

1919
Turning the Tables poster

Turning the Tables

Movie · as Doris Pennington

1918
Hearts of the World poster

Hearts of the World

Movie · as The Little Disturber

1918
The Hope Chest poster

The Hope Chest

Movie · as Sheila Moore

1918
The Hun Within poster

The Hun Within

Movie · as Beth

1918
Battling Jane poster

Battling Jane

Movie · as Jane

1917
Her Official Fathers poster

Her Official Fathers

Movie · as Janice

1917
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

Movie · as Ruth Colby

1917
The Little Yank poster

The Little Yank

Movie · as Sallie Castleton

1916
Gretchen the Greenhorn poster

Gretchen the Greenhorn

Movie · as Gretchen Van Houck

1916
Little Meena's Romance poster

Little Meena's Romance

Movie · as Meena

1916
Atta Boy's Last Race poster

Atta Boy's Last Race

Movie · as Lois Brandon

1916
Betty of Greystone poster

Betty of Greystone

Movie · as Betty Lockwood

1916
The Little School Ma'am

The Little School Ma'am

Movie · as Nan

1916
The Children of the Feud poster

The Children of the Feud

Movie · as Sairy Ann

1916
Susan Rocks the Boat poster

Susan Rocks the Boat

Movie · as Susan Johnstone

1915
His Lesson

His Lesson

Movie · as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)

1915
An Old-Fashioned Girl

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Movie · as Abigail - the Country Girl

1915
How Hazel Got Even

How Hazel Got Even

Movie · as Hazel

1915
The Lost Lord Lowell

The Lost Lord Lowell

Movie · as Molly - the Maid

1915
Minerva's Mission

Minerva's Mission

Movie · as Minerva

1915
Out of Bondage

Out of Bondage

Movie · as Mary McRae

1915
Her Grandparents

Her Grandparents

Movie · as Dorothy

1915
The Mountain Girl

The Mountain Girl

Movie · as Nell - the Mountain Girl

1915
The Little Catamount

The Little Catamount

Movie · as Hattie - the Little Catamount

1915
Bred in the Bone

Bred in the Bone

Movie · as Mercy, at Sixteen

1915
Her Mother's Daughter

Her Mother's Daughter

Movie · as Marie

1915
Jordan Is a Hard Road

Jordan Is a Hard Road

Movie · as Cora Findley

1915
Old Heidelberg poster

Old Heidelberg

Movie · as Katie Ruder

1915
Victorine poster

Victorine

Movie · as Dottie

1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle poster

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

Movie

1914
The City Beautiful

The City Beautiful

Movie · as The City Girl

1914
Down the Hill to Creditville

Down the Hill to Creditville

Movie · as Mamie New

1914
Judith of Bethulia poster

Judith of Bethulia

Movie · as Crippled Beggar

1914
Her Father's Silent Partner poster

Her Father's Silent Partner

Movie

1914
The Mysterious Shot

The Mysterious Shot

Movie · as Marylee Price

1914
Home, Sweet Home poster

Home, Sweet Home

Movie · as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart

1914
Arms and the Gringo poster

Arms and the Gringo

Movie

1914
Her Old Teacher

Her Old Teacher

Movie · as Marjorie

1914
The Old Man

The Old Man

Movie · as The Maid-of-All-Work

1914
Cigar Butts

Cigar Butts

Movie

1914
A Fair Rebel poster

A Fair Rebel

Movie · as Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister

1914
The Different Man

The Different Man

Movie

1914
The Floor Above

The Floor Above

Movie · as Stella Ford

1914
Silent Sandy

Silent Sandy

Movie · as Mary Jones

1914
The Wife

The Wife

Movie · as Kitty Ives - Debutante

1914
The Newer Woman

The Newer Woman

Movie · as Dot

1914
Their First Acquaintance

Their First Acquaintance

Movie · as Miriam Talbot

1914
The Mountain Rat poster

The Mountain Rat

Movie · as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'

1914
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

Movie · as Jess - the Younger Sister

1914
Her Mother's Necklace

Her Mother's Necklace

Movie · as Bessie

1914
The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville

The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville

Movie

1914
The Tavern of Tragedy

The Tavern of Tragedy

Movie · as Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter

1914
Granny

Granny

Movie · as Nell

1914
A Lesson in Mechanics

A Lesson in Mechanics

Movie · as Ruth Wilson

1914
The Better Way

The Better Way

Movie · as Sunbeam

1914
Back to the Kitchen

Back to the Kitchen

Movie · as The Ranchman's Daughter

1914
Sands of Fate

Sands of Fate

Movie · as Helen Robinson

1914
The Warning

The Warning

Movie · as Dorothy

1914
The Availing Prayer

The Availing Prayer

Movie · as May Rock

1914
The Saving Grace

The Saving Grace

Movie · as Mollie Kite - the Girl

1914
A Duel for Love

A Duel for Love

Movie

1914
Liberty Belles

Liberty Belles

Movie · as Dorothy Ketcham

1914
The Sisters poster

The Sisters

Movie · as Carol (May's younger sister)

1913
A Cure for Suffragettes

A Cure for Suffragettes

Movie · as Suffragette

1913
Oil and Water poster

Oil and Water

Movie · as In First Audience (uncredited)

1913
Broken Ways poster

Broken Ways

Movie · as In Telegraph Office (uncredited)

1913
Just Gold

Just Gold

Movie · as The Sweetheart's Sister

1913
Red Hicks Defies the World

Red Hicks Defies the World

Movie · as Hicks' Sweetheart

1913
The Perfidy of Mary

The Perfidy of Mary

Movie · as Rose

1913
Pa Says

Pa Says

Movie · as Dot

1913
The Suffragette Minstrels

The Suffragette Minstrels

Movie · as Among Suffragette Minstrels

1913
The House of Discord poster

The House of Discord

Movie · as The Daughter

1913
Her Mother's Oath

Her Mother's Oath

Movie · as The Daughter

1913
The Lady in Black

The Lady in Black

Movie · as The Girl

1913
The Widow's Kids

The Widow's Kids

Movie · as One of the Kids

1913
The Reformers poster

The Reformers

Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)

1913
Papa's Baby

Papa's Baby

Movie · as Young Mother

1913
By Man's Law

By Man's Law

Movie · as At League Meeting (uncredited)

1913
Almost a Wild Man

Almost a Wild Man

Movie · as Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron

1913
His Mother's Son

His Mother's Son

Movie · as Woman at Dock (uncredited)

1913
The Adopted Brother poster

The Adopted Brother

Movie · as The Daughter

1913
The Lady and the Mouse poster

The Lady and the Mouse

Movie · as The Second Sister

1913
The Blue or the Gray

The Blue or the Gray

Movie

1913
Those Little Flowers

Those Little Flowers

Movie · as A Messenger

1912
Two Daughters of Eve poster

Two Daughters of Eve

Movie · as In Theatre Crowd

1912
A Cry for Help poster

A Cry for Help

Movie · as Witness to Accident

1912
My Hero

My Hero

Movie · as The Young Woman

1912
An Unseen Enemy poster

An Unseen Enemy

Movie · as Youngest Sister

1912
The New York Hat poster

The New York Hat

Movie

1912
The Painted Lady poster

The Painted Lady

Movie · as Belle at Ice Cream Festival

1912
So Near, Yet So Far poster

So Near, Yet So Far

Movie · as A Friend

1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma poster

The Burglar’s Dilemma

Movie · as Birthday Wellwisher

1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley poster

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Movie · as Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)

1912
The Informer poster

The Informer

Movie · as The Southern Girl

1912
My Baby poster

My Baby

Movie · as Wedding Guest