Lillian Gish
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...
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...
Known For
The Night of the Hunter
as Rachel Cooper
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
Cast Credits
The Flapper
as (archive footage)
I Am Not a Racist
as Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Whales of August
as Sarah Webber
Sweet Liberty
as Cecelia Burgess
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Mrs Loftus
Hobson's Choice
as Miss Molly Winkle
Hambone and Hillie
as Hillie Radcliffe
Thin Ice
as Grandmother
A Wedding
as Nettie Sloan
Twin Detectives
as Billy Jo Haskins
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Martha Brewster
The Comedians
as Mrs. Smith
Warning Shot
as Alice Willows
Follow Me, Boys!
as Hetty Seibert
The Spiral Staircase
as Mrs. Warren
The Unforgiven
as Mattilda Zachary
Orders to Kill
as Mrs. Summers
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
The Night of the Hunter
as Rachel Cooper
The Cobweb
as Victoria Inch
The Trip to Bountiful
as Carrie Watts
Portrait of Jennie
as Mother Mary of Mercy
Duel in the Sun
as Laura Belle McCanles
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Miss Susie Slagle
Top Man
as Beth Warren
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Mrs. Bergesen
His Double Life
as Alice Chalice
One Romantic Night
as Princess Alexandra
Crew Credits
Remodeling Her Husband
Director