Dorothy Gish

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The Cardinal (1963)

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)

An Unseen Enemy (1912)

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1963 The Cardinal
Celia

1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Aaronetta

– Morning's at Seven (1960) … Aaronetta

1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Arry Gibbs

– Morning's at Seven (1956) … Arry Gibbs

1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Miss Susie Slagle

– Miss Susie Slagle's (1955) … Miss Susie Slagle

– The Amazing Mrs. Halliday (1955)

1954 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Miss Psyche

– Floodtide (1954) … Miss Psyche

1949-1954 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mary Surratt

– The Shadow of Willie Greer (1954)

– The Story of Mary Surratt (1949) … Mary Surratt

1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mrs, Lapham

– The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham (1954) … Mrs, Lapham

1952-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Ellen Zalinka

– Harvest (1953) … Ellen Zalinka

– The Post Road (1952)

1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)

– The Oil Well (1953)

1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Mrs. Doubleday

1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)

– Detour (1951)

1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)

– The Magnificent Faker (1951)

1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Lady Emily Lyons

– The Bishop Misbehaves (1951) … Lady Emily Lyons

1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)

– Spring Again (1951)

1946 Centennial Summer
Mrs. Rogers

1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Mrs. Skinner

1930 Wolves (short)
Leila McDonald

1927 Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour

1927 Tiptoes
Tiptoes Kaye

1926 London
Mavis Hogan

1926 Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn

1926/II Camille (short)
Grace

1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1925 Clothes Make the Pirate
Betsy Tidd

1925 The Beautiful City
Mollie

1925 Night Life of New York
Meg

1924 Romola
Tessa

1923 The Bright Shawl
La Clavel

1923 Fury
Minnie

1922 The Country Flapper
Jolanda Whiple - the flapper

1921 Orphans of the Storm
Louise Girard

1921 The Ghost in the Garret
Delsie O'Dell

1920 Flying Pat
Patricia Van Nuys

1920 Little Miss Rebellion
Grand Duchess Marie Louise

1920 Remodeling Her Husband
Janie Wakefield

1920 Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Mary Ellen

1919 Turning the Tables
Doris Pennington

1919 Nobody Home
Frances Wadsworth

1919 Nugget Nell
Nugget Nell

1919 I'll Get Him Yet
Susy Faraday Jones

1919 Peppy Polly
Polly

1919 Boots
Boots

1918 The Hope Chest
Sheila Moore

1918 Battling Jane
Jane

1918 The Hun Within
Beth

1918 Hearts of the World
The Little Disturber

1917 Her Official Fathers
Janice

1917 Stage Struck
Ruth Colby

1917 The Little Yank

1916 Children of the Feud
Sairy Ann

1916 Atta Boy's Last Race
Lois Brandon

1916 Gretchen the Greenhorn
Gretchen Van Houck

1916 The Little School Ma'am
Nan

1916 Susan Rocks the Boat
Susan Johnstone

1916 Little Meena's Romance
Meena

1916 Betty of Greystone
Betty Lockwood

1915 Her Mother's Daughter (short)

1915/I The Warning

1915 Old Heidelberg
Katie Ruder

1915 Jordan Is a Hard Road
Cora Findley

1915 Bred in the Bone (short)
Mercy, at Sixteen

1915 Victorine (short)
Dottie

1915 The Little Catamount (short)
Hattie - the Little Catamount

1915 The Mountain Girl (short)
Nell - the Mountain Girl

1915 Out of Bondage (short)
Mary McRae

1915 Her Grandparents (short)
Dorothy

1915 Minerva's Mission (short)
Minerva

1915 The Lost Lord Lowell (short)

1915 How Hazel Got Even (short)
Hazel

1915 An Old-Fashioned Girl (short)
Abigail - the Country Girl

1914/I The Better Way (short)
Sunbeam

1914 The Sisters (short)
Carol (May's younger sister)

1914 The Saving Grace (short)
The Girl

1914 The Availing Prayer (short)
May Rock

1914 Back to the Kitchen (short)
The Ranchman's Daughter

1914 Sands of Fate (short)
Helen Robinson

1914/I The Warning (short)
Dorothy

1914 Down the Hill to Creditville (short)
Mamie New

1914 Granny (short)

1914 A Lesson in Mechanics (short)

1914 Her Mother's Necklace (short)
Bessie

1914 The Tavern of Tragedy (short)
Dorothy - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter

1914 The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)

1914 Man's Enemy (short)

1914 The Painted Lady (short)
Kitty - the Younger Sister

1914 The City Beautiful (short)

1914 The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville (short)

1914 Arms and the Gringo (short)

1914 Their First Acquaintance (short)
Miriam Talbot

1914 The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (short)

1914 The Newer Woman (short)

1914 The Mountain Rat (short)
Nell, ''The Mountin Rat''

1914 Silent Sandy (short)
Mary

1914/I The Wife (short)

1914 A Fair Rebel (short)
The Adopted Sister

1914 Liberty Belles (short)

1914 Home, Sweet Home
Sister of Payne's Sweetheart

1914 The Different Man (short)

1914 The Floor Above (short)
Stella Ford

1914 Cigar Butts (short)

1914 The Old Man (short)

1914 The Mysterious Shot (short)
Marylee Price

1914 Judith of Bethulia
The crippled beggar

1914 Her Father's Silent Partner (short)

1914 Her Old Teacher (short)
Marjorie

1914 A Duel for Love (short)

1913 The House of Discord (short)
The Daughter

1913 By Man's Law (short)
At League Meeting (uncredited)

1913 A Cure for Suffragettes (short)
Suffragette

1913 The Lady in Black (short)
The Girl

1913 The Adopted Brother (short)
The Daughter

1913 The Suffragette Minstrels (short)
Among Suffragette Minstrels

1913 Papa's Baby (short)
Young Mother

1913 The Widow's Kids (short)
One of the Kids

1913 Those Little Flowers (short)
A Messenger

1913 The Vengeance of Galora (short) (unconfirmed)

1913 Pa Says (short)
Dot

1913 The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business (short)
Dancer

1913 Her Mother's Oath (short)
The Daughter

1913 Almost a Wild Man (short)
Miss Smart/Sideshow Patron

1913 Red Hicks Defies the World (short)
Hicks' Sweetheart

1913 His Mother's Son (short)
Woman at Dock

1913 Just Gold (short)
The Sweetheart's Friend

1913 The Lady and the Mouse (short)
The Sick Sister

1913 The Perfidy of Mary (short)
Rose

1913 Broken Ways (short)
In Telegraph Office

1913 Oil and Water (short)
In First Audience

1912 A Cry for Help (short)

1912 The Burglar's Dilemma (short)
Birthday Wellwisher

1912 My Hero (short)
The Young Woman

1912 The New York Hat (short) (uncredited)

1912 Brutality (short)

1912 The Informer (short)

1912 My Baby (short)
Wedding Guest

1912 Gold and Glitter (short)
On Street

1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley (short)
Frizzy-haired woman in street

1912 The Painted Lady (short)
Belle at Ice Cream Festival

1912 So Near, Yet So Far (short)
A Friend

1912 Two Daughters of Eve (short)
Theater crowd extra

1912 An Unseen Enemy (short)
The Sister (younger)

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(1939) Stage: Appeared (as "Aaronetta Gibbs") in "Morning's at Seven" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Paul Osborn. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Longacre Theatre: 30 Nov 1939-6 Jan 1940 (44 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Cora Swanson")... See more »

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5' 2" (1.57 m)

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[on why she turned down a million dollar offer from Paramount in 1919] At my age all that money would ruin my character. See more »

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On 11 June 1976, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater was dedicated on the Bowling Green State University campus in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. See more »

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Dorothy Gish (1898–1968)

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