Filmography by year for
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1. Hometown Legend (2002) [Soundtrack] (performer: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms")


2. The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993) [special thanks]


3. The Whales of August (1987) [Actress .... Sarah Webber]
4. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
5. Sweet Liberty (1986) [Actress .... Cecelia Burgess]
6. "American Playhouse: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (#5.4)" (1986) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs Loftus]
7. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
8. In Concert at the Met (1984) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Host]
   ... aka "In Concert at the Met: A Century of the Performing Arts" - USA (alternative title)
9. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Guest of Honor]
   ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish" - USA (original title)
10. Hobson's Choice (1983) (TV) [Actress .... Miss Molly Winkle]
11. Hambone and Hillie (1983) [Actress .... Hillie Radcliffe]
12. Lillian Gish (1983) [Actress .... Herself]
13. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Honoree]
14. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Presenter]
15. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
16. A Gift of Music (1981) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "A Gift of Music: The 200th Anniversary of Los Angeles" - USA (alternative title)
17. The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Presenter: Best Picture]
18. Thin Ice (1981) (TV) [Actress .... Grandmother]
19. "The Love Boat: Isaac's Teacher/Seal of Approval/The Successor (#4.13)" (1981) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Williams]
20. "Over Easy: Episode dated 1 November 1980" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
21. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode dated 21 October 1980" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
22. "Hollywood: End of an Era (#1.13)" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
23. "Hollywood: Trick of the Light (#1.11)" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
24. "Hollywood: Hollywood Goes to War (#1.4)" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
25. "Hollywood: In the Beginning (#1.2)" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
26. "Hollywood: Pioneers (#1.1)" (1980) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself] (also archive footage)


27. "Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (#2.5)" (1978) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton (#2.5)" - UK (original title)
28. A Wedding (1978) [Actress .... Nettie Sloan]
29. "Hollywood Greats: Ronald Colman (#2.2)" (1978) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "The Hollywood Greats: Ronald Colman (#2.2)" - UK (original title)
30. "Dinah!: Salute to 'A Wedding'" (1978) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
31. "The Carol Burnett Show: A Special Evening with Carol Burnett (#11.24)" (1978) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself - Audience Member] (uncredited)
32. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda" - USA (original title)
33. Sparrow (1978) (TV) [Actress .... Widow]
34. Twin Detectives (1976) (TV) [Actress .... Billy Jo Haskins]
35. "Tomorrow Coast to Coast: Episode dated 9 October 1975" (1975) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "The Tomorrow Show: (1975-10-09)" - USA (original title)
36. D.W. Griffith (1975) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
37. Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (1975) (TV) [Actress .... Herself (archival footage)] (uncredited)
38. "Film '72: Episode dated 17 September 1974" (1974) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
39. The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1974) (TV) [Actress .... Herself]
40. Day for Night (1973) [dedicatee]
    ... aka "La nuit américaine" - France (original title)
41. "The David Frost Show: Episode #4.191" (1972) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
42. "The Mike Douglas Show: Episode dated 22 October 1971" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
43. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Honorary Award Recipient]
44. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode dated 14 January 1971" (1971) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
45. Langlois (1970) [Actress .... Herself]


46. "The David Frost Show: Episode #2.27" (1969) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
47. Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) (TV) [Actress .... Martha Brewster]
48. The Comedians (1967) [Actress .... Mrs. Smith]
49. Warning Shot (1967) (TV) [Actress .... Alice Willows]
50. The Comedians in Africa (1967) [Actress .... Herself] (uncredited)
51. Follow Me, Boys! (1966) [Actress .... Hetty Seibert]
52. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Body in the Barn (#2.32)" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Bessie Carnby]
53. "The Defenders: Stowaway (#3.34)" (1964) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Cooper]
54. "Breaking Point: The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct (#1.13)" (1963) TV Episode [Actress .... Stella Manville]
55. "Mr. Novak: Hello, Miss Phipps (#1.7)" (1963) TV Episode [Actress .... Maude Phipps]
56. Mrs. Winchester's House (1963) (TV) [Actress .... Narrator] (voice)
57. "The Defenders: Grandma TNT (#2.14)" (1962) TV Episode [Actress .... Louisa Clarendon]
58. "Howard K. Smith: Should the Government Subsidize the Arts? (#2.13)" (1962) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself - Guest]
59. "The DuPont Show of the Week: The Beauty of a Woman (#1.19)" (1962) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
60. The Spiral Staircase (1961) (TV) [Actress .... Mrs. Warren]
61. "The Ed Sullivan Show: Episode #14.34" (1961) TV Episode [Actress .... Catherine Lynch]
    ... aka "Toast of the Town: (#14.34)" - USA (original title)
62. The Unforgiven (1960) [Actress .... Mattilda Zachary]
63. "Play of the Week: The Grass Harp (#1.25)" (1960) TV Episode [Actress .... Dolly Talbo]


64. Orders to Kill (1958) [Actress .... Mrs. Summers]
65. The 11th Annual Tony Awards (1957) (TV) [Actress .... Herself - Presenter]
66. "The Alcoa Hour: Morning's at Seven (#2.4)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Esther Crampton]
67. "Ford Star Jubilee: The Day Lincoln Was Shot (#1.6)" (1956) TV Episode [Actress .... Mary Todd Lincoln]
68. "Playwrights '56: The Sound and the Fury (#1.6)" (1955) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Compson]
69. "Kraft Theatre: I, Mrs. Bibb (#9.4)" (1955) TV Episode [Actress]
    ... aka "Kraft Television Theatre: I, Mrs. Bibb (#9.4)" - USA (original title)
70. "The Ed Sullivan Show: Episode #9.1" (1955) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "Toast of the Town: (#9.1)" - USA (original title)
71. The Night of the Hunter (1955) [Actress .... Rachel Cooper] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (1887) (uncredited))
72. The Cobweb (1955) [Actress .... Victoria Inch]
73. 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) [Actress .... Herself] (uncredited)
    ... aka "A Salute to the Theatres" - USA (DVD box title)
    ... aka "Salute to the Theaters" - USA (DVD title)
74. "Person to Person: Episode #2.12" (1954) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
75. "Campbell Summer Soundstage: The Corner Druggist (#2.33)" (1954) TV Episode [Actress .... Miss Harrington]
    ... aka "Campbell Playhouse: The Corner Druggist (#2.33)" - USA (original title)
76. "Robert Montgomery Presents: The Quality of Mercy (#5.29)" (1954) TV Episode [Actress]
77. Christmas Festival Hour of Music (1953) (TV) [Actress]
78. "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Trip to Bountiful (#5.16)" (1953) TV Episode [Actress]
    ... aka "The Philco Television Playhouse: The Trip to Bountiful (#5.16)" - USA (original title)
79. The Trip to Bountiful (1953) (TV) [Actress .... Carrie Watts]
80. "Schlitz Playhouse: The Autobiography of Grandma Moses (#1.26)" (1952) TV Episode [Actress .... Grandma Moses]
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Autobiography of Grandma Moses (#1.26)" - USA (original title)
81. "Celanese Theatre: The Joyous Season (#1.7)" (1951) TV Episode [Actress .... Sister Christina]
82. "Wonderful Town, U.S.A.: Episode #1.16" (1951) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
83. "Robert Montgomery Presents: Ladies in Retirement (#2.18)" (1951) TV Episode [Actress]
84. "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Birth of the Movies (#3.32)" (1951) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself]
    ... aka "The Philco Television Playhouse: The Birth of the Movies (#3.32)" - USA (original title)
85. Silver Glory (1951) (TV) [Writer] [producer]


86. "The Ford Theatre Hour: Outward Bound (#1.6)" (1949) TV Episode [Actress .... Mrs. Midget]
87. "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Late Christopher Bean (#1.19)" (1949) TV Episode [Actress .... Abby]
    ... aka "The Philco Television Playhouse: The Late Christopher Bean (#1.19)" - USA (original title)
88. Portrait of Jennie (1948) [Actress .... Mother Mary of Mercy]
89. Duel in the Sun (1946) [Actress .... Laura Belle McCanles]
    ... aka "King Vidor's Duel in the Sun" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
90. Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) [Actress .... Miss Susie Slagle]
91. Top Man (1943) [Actress .... Beth Warren]
92. Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) [Actress .... Mrs. Bergesen]


93. His Double Life (1933) [Actress .... Alice Chalice]
94. One Romantic Night (1930) [Actress .... Princess Alexandra]
    ... aka "The Swan" - USA (alternative title)


95. The Wind (1928) [Actress .... Letty]
96. The Enemy (1927) [Actress .... Pauli Arndt]
97. Annie Laurie (1927) [Actress .... Annie Laurie]
98. The Scarlet Letter (1926) [Actress .... Hester Prynne]
99. La bohème (1926) [Actress .... Mimi]
100. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) [Actress .... Crowd Extra in Chariot Race] (uncredited)
     ... aka "Ben-Hur" - USA (short title)
101. Romola (1924) [Actress .... Romola]
102. The White Sister (1923) [Actress .... Angela Chiaromonte]
103. Orphans of the Storm (1921) [Actress .... Henriette Girard]
104. Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 20 (1921) [Actress .... Herself]
105. Way Down East (1920) [Actress .... Anna Moore]
106. Remodeling Her Husband (1920) [Writer] (scenario) (as Dorothy Elizabeth Carter) (story) (as Dorothy Elizabeth Carter) [Director]


107. The Greatest Question (1919) [Actress .... Nellie Jarvis]
     ... aka "Idol Dancer" - USA (alternative title)
     ... aka "Love Flower" - USA (alternative title)
108. True Heart Susie (1919) [Actress .... True Heart Susie]
     ... aka "The Story of a Plain Girl" - USA (alternative title)
     ... aka "True Heart Susie the Story of a Plain Girl" - USA (long title)
109. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) [Actress .... Lucy - The Girl] (as Miss Lillian Gish)
     ... aka "Broken Blossoms" - USA (short title)
110. A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) [Actress .... Jennie Timberlake]
     ... aka "The Romance of Happy Valley" - USA (copyright title)
111. The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) [Actress .... Jeannette Peret] [Writer] (story)
112. Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918) [Actress .... Herself]
113. The Great Love (1918) [Actress .... Susie Broadplains]
114. Hearts of the World (1918) [Actress .... The Girl, Marie Stephenson] (uncredited)
115. Souls Triumphant (1917) [Actress .... Lillian Vale]
116. The House Built Upon Sand (1916) [Actress .... Evelyn Dare]
117. The Children Pay (1916) [Actress .... Millicent]
118. Diane of the Follies (1916) [Actress .... Diane]
119. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) [Actress .... The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle/The Eternal Mother] [research assistant] (uncredited)
     ... aka "Intolerance" - USA (short title)
     ... aka "Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages" - USA (copyright title)
120. An Innocent Magdalene (1916) [Actress .... Dorothy Raleigh]
121. Sold for Marriage (1916) [Actress .... Marfa]
122. Daphne and the Pirate (1916) [Actress .... Daphne La Tour]
123. Pathways of Life (1916) [Actress]
124. The Lily and the Rose (1915) [Actress .... Mary Randolph]
     ... aka "The Tiger Girl" - USA (reissue title)
125. Captain Macklin (1915) [Actress .... Beatrice]
126. Enoch Arden (1915) [Actress .... Annie Lee]
     ... aka "The Fatal Marriage" - USA (reissue title)
127. The Lost House (1915) [Actress .... Dosia Dale]
128. The Birth of a Nation (1915) [Actress .... Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter]
     ... aka "In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan" - USA (cut version)
     ... aka "The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman" - USA (second copyright title)
     ... aka "The Clansman" - USA (Los Angeles première title)
129. The Sisters (1914) [Actress .... May]
130. The Folly of Anne (1914) [Actress .... Anne]
131. The Tear That Burned (1914) [Actress]
132. Man's Enemy (1914) [Actress]
133. The Angel of Contention (1914) [Actress]
134. Lord Chumley (1914) [Actress .... Eleanor Butterworth]
135. The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914) [Actress .... Kitty Bell]
136. Home, Sweet Home (1914) [Actress .... Payne's Sweetheart]
137. The Quicksands (1914/I) [Actress]
138. The Battle of the Sexes (1914) [Actress .... Jane Andrews, the daughter]
139. The Hunchback (1914/I) [Actress .... A Young Orphan]
140. Judith of Bethulia (1914) [Actress .... The young mother]
     ... aka "Her Condoned Sin" - International (English title) (reissue title)
141. The Green-Eyed Devil (1914) [Actress]
142. A Duel for Love (1914) [Actress]
143. The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913) [Actress]
144. The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913) [Actress .... Melissa Harlow]
145. Madonna of the Storm (1913) [Actress .... The Mother]
146. So Runs the Way (1913) [Actress .... The Young Woman]
147. A Modest Hero (1913) [Actress .... The Wife]
148. A Woman in the Ultimate (1913) [Actress .... Verda]
149. An Indian's Loyalty (1913) [Actress .... The Ranchero's Daughter]
150. During the Round-Up (1913) [Actress .... The Ranchero's Daughter]
151. The Mothering Heart (1913) [Actress .... The Young Wife]
152. A Timely Interception (1913) [Actress .... The Farmer's Daughter]
153. Just Gold (1913) [Actress .... The Sweetheart]
154. The House of Darkness (1913) [Actress .... Nurse Playing Piano]
155. The Lady and the Mouse (1913) [Actress .... The Young Woman]
156. The Left-Handed Man (1913) [Actress .... The Old Soldier's Daughter]
157. A Misunderstood Boy (1913) [Actress .... The Daughter]
158. The Unwelcome Guest (1913) [Actress .... At Auction]
     ... aka "An Unwelcome Guest" - USA (alternative title)
159. Oil and Water (1913) [Actress .... In First Audience]
160. A Cry for Help (1912) [Actress .... The Maid]
161. The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) [Actress .... Birthday Wellwisher]
162. The New York Hat (1912) [Actress .... Customer in Shop/Outside Church]
163. Brutality (1912) [Actress .... At Theatre]
164. The Informer (1912) [Actress]
165. My Baby (1912) [Actress]
166. Gold and Glitter (1912) [Actress .... The Young Woman]
167. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) [Actress .... The Little Lady]
168. The Painted Lady (1912) [Actress .... Belle at Ice Cream Festival]
169. The One She Loved (1912) [Actress]
170. In the Aisles of the Wild (1912) [Actress .... The Younger Daughter]
171. So Near, Yet So Far (1912) [Actress .... A Friend]
172. Two Daughters of Eve (1912) [Actress .... Theater crowd extra]
173. An Unseen Enemy (1912) [Actress .... The Sister (older)]