Lillian Gish

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Portrait of Jennie (FILM) Jan. 1, 2002

The Whales of August (FILM) Jan. 1, 1987

Sweet Liberty (FILM) May. 14, 1986

A Wedding (FILM) Aug. 29, 1978

Warning Shot (FILM) Jan. 1, 1968

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HIGHLIGHTS

Was good friends with fellow silent-film star Mary Pickford, who introduced her to director D.W. Griffith.

Along with her sister, Dorothy, made her film debut in Griffith's An Unseen Enemy (1912).

Made her first talkie, One Romantic Night, in 1930.

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The Whales of August 1987 -Sarah Webber

Actor

Film

Sweet Liberty 1986 -Cecelia Burgess

Actor

Film

Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Actor

Body in the Barn (1964)

Actor

TV Episode

Twin Detectives

Actor

Portrait of Jennie 2002 -Mother Mary of Mercy

Actor

Film

A Wedding 1978 -Nettie Sloan

Actor

Film

Warning Shot 1968 -Alice Willows

Actor

Film

The Comedians 1967 -Mrs. Smith

Actor

Film

The Unforgiven 1960 -Matilda Zachary

Actor

Film

The Night of the Hunter 1955 -Rachel Cooper

Actor

Film

The Cobweb 1955 -Victoria Inch

Actor

Film

Annie Laurie 1927 -Annie Laurie

Actor

Film

The Scarlet Letter 1926 -Hester Prynne

Actor

Film

Way Down East 1921 -Anna Moore

Actor

Film

Broken Blossoms 1919 -Lucy Burrows

Actor

Film

Intolerance 1916 -The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle

Actor

Film

The Birth of a Nation 1915 -Elsie Stoneman

Actor

Film

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch 1914

Actor

Film

The Battle of the Sexes -Jane Andrews

Actor

Film

The Burglar's Dilemma

Actor

Film

Remodeling Her Husband

Director

Film

Romola -Romola

Actor

Film

So Runs the Way

Actor

Film

Sold for Marriage

Actor

Film

Sparrow

Actor

Film

Judith of Bethulia -A Young Mother

Actor

Film

Just Gold

Actor

Film

La Bohème -Mimi

Actor

Film

Lost House

Actor

Film

Madonna of the Storm

Actor

Film

Miss Susie Slagle's -Miss Susie Slagle

Actor

Film

My Baby

Actor

Film

Oil and Water

Actor

Film

One Romantic Night -Alexandra

Actor

Film

Orders to Kill -Mrs. Summers

Actor

Film

Orphans of the Storm -Henriette Girard

Actor

Film

Daphne and the Pirate -Daphne La Tour

Actor

Film

Duel in the Sun -Laura Belle McCanles

Actor

Film

During the Round-Up

Actor

Film

Enoch Arden -Annie Lee

Actor

Film

Follow Me, Boys! -Hetty Seibert

Actor

Film

Gold and Glitter

Actor

Film

Hambone and Hillie -Hillie Radcliffe

Actor

Film

Hearts of the World -The Girl, Marie Stephenson

Actor

Film

His Double Life -Mrs. Alice Hunter

Actor

Film

Hobson's Choice

Actor

Film

Home, Sweet Home -His Sweetheart

Actor

Film

In the Aisles of the Wild

Actor

Film

A Woman in the Ultimate

Actor

Film

An Indian's Loyalty

Actor

Film

An Innocent Magdalene -Dorothy Raleigh

Actor

Film

An Unseen Enemy -The Older sister

Actor

Film

A Cry for Help

Actor

Film

A Misunderstood Boy

Actor

Film

A Modest Hero

Actor

Film

A Romance of Happy Valley -Jennie Timberlake

Actor

Film

A Timely Interception

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Film

The Unwelcome Guest

Actor

Film

The Sisters

Actor

Film

The One She Loved

Actor

Film

The Painted Lady

Actor

Film

The Commandos Strike at Dawn -Mrs. Bergesen

Actor

Film

The Enemy -Pauli Arndt

Actor

Film

The Escape

Actor

Film

The Great Love -Suzie Broadplains

Actor

Film

The Greatest Question -Nellie Jarvis

Actor

Film

The Greatest Thing in Life -Jeanette Peret

Actor

Film

The House of Darkness

Actor

Film

The Informer

Actor

Film

The Lady and the Mouse

Actor

Film

The Left-Handed Man

Actor

Film

The Lily and the Rose

Actor

Film

The Mothering Heart -The Young Wife

Actor

Film

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Actor

Film

The New York Hat

Actor

Film

The White Sister -Angela Chiaromonte

Actor

Film

The Wind -Letty

Actor

Film

Thin Ice

Actor

Film

Top Man -Beth Warren

Actor

Film

True Heart Susie -Susie May Trueheart

Actor

Film

Twin Detectives

Actor

Film

Two Daughters of Eve

Actor

Film

Highlights

Was good friends with fellow silent-film star Mary Pickford, who introduced her to director D.W. Griffith.

Along with her sister, Dorothy, made her film debut in Griffith's An Unseen Enemy (1912).

Made her first talkie, One Romantic Night, in 1930.

Returned to the Broadway stage in the '30s, where her roles included Ophelia to John Gielgud's Hamlet, before resuming her film career with 1942's Commandos Strike at Dawn.

Wrote several memoirs, including The Movies, Mr. Griffith and Me (1969), Dorothy and Lillian Gish (1973) and An Actor's Life for Me! (1987).

Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1984.

Recently Worked With...

Joseph Cotten

Portrait of Jennie

Released: Jan. 1, 2002

Bette Davis

The Whales of August

Released: Jan. 1, 1987

Christopher Bregman

Sweet Liberty

Released: May. 14, 1986

Cedric Scott

A Wedding

Released: Aug. 29, 1978

David Janssen

Warning Shot

Released: Jan. 1, 1968

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