Lillian Gish



First NameLillian
Middle NameDiana
Last NameGish
Full Name at BirthLillian Diana de Guiche
Age99 (age at death)
Date of BirthOctober 14, 1893
BirthplaceSpringfield, Ohio
Date of DeathFebruary 27, 1993
Location of DeathNew York, New York
Cause of DeathHeart Failure
Height5' 5½" (166 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignLibra
ReligionAnglican / Episcopalian
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameBirth of a Nation (1915)
Official Websitelilliangish.com
FatherJames Leigh Gish
MotherMary Robinson McConnell
Sister(s)Dorothy Gish
FriendsLynn Fontane, Helen Hayes, Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Edward Sheldon, Nancy Davis, Frances Marion, Mary Pickford, Joan Bennett, Mary Miles Minter

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.


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Filmography

Selected Lillian Gish film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1987
Sarah Webber

1986
Cecelia Burgess

1983
Hambone and Hillie
Hillie Radcliffe

1983
Hobson's Choice
Miss Molly Winkle

1981
Thin Ice
Grandmother

1978
Nettie Sloan

1978
Sparrow
Widow

1977
Mrs. Williams

1976
Twin Detectives
Billy Jo Haskins

1969
Martha Brewster

1967
Mrs. Smith

1967
Alice Willows

1966
Hetty Seibert

1963
Breaking Point
Stella Manville

1963
Maude Phipps

1962
Bessie Carnby

1961
The Spiral Staircase
Mrs. Warren

1961
Louisa Clarendon, Mrs. Cooper

1960
Mattilda Zachary

1959
Dolly Talbo

1958
Mrs. Summers

1955
Victoria Inch

1955
Rachel Cooper

1955
Ford Star Jubilee
Mary Todd Lincoln

1955
Playwrights '56
Mrs. Compson

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Esther Crampton

1953
The Trip to Bountiful
Carrie Watts

1953
Christmas Festival Hour of Music
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1952
Campbell Summer Soundstage
Miss Harrington

1951
Grandma Moses

1951
Celanese Theatre
Sister Christina

1948
Mother Mary of Mercy

1948
The Ford Theatre Hour
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1947
-

1946
Laura Belle McCanles

1946
Miss Susie Slagle

1943
Top Man
Beth Warren

1942
Mrs. Bergesen

1933
Alice Chalice

1930
Princess Alexandra

1928
Letty

1927
Annie Laurie

1927
Pauli Arndt

1926
Mimi

1925
Crowd Extra in Chariot Race

1924
Romola

1923
Angela Chiaromonte

1921
Henriette Girard

1920
Anna Moore

1919
True Heart Susie

1919
A Romance of Happy Valley
Jennie Timberlake

1919
The Greatest Question
Nellie Jarvis

1918
The Girl, Marie Stephenson

1918
Susie Broadplains

1918
Jeannette Peret

1917
Souls Triumphant
Lillian Vale

1916
The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle/The Eternal Mother

1916
The Children Pay
Millicent

1916
Daphne La Tour

1916
Diane of the Follies
Diane

1916
An Innocent Magdalene
Dorothy Raleigh

1916
Sold for Marriage
Marfa

1916
The House Built Upon Sand
Evelyn Dare

1916
Pathways of Life
-

1915
Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter

1915
Enoch Arden
Annie Lee

1915
Captain Macklin
Beatrice

1915
The Lily and the Rose
Mary Randolph

1915
The Lost House
Dosia Dale

1914
The young mother

1914
Home, Sweet Home
Payne's Sweetheart

1914
The Battle of the Sexes
Jane Andrews, the daughter

1914
The Hunchback
A Young Orphan

1914
Lord Chumley
Eleanor Butterworth

1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
Kitty Bell

1914
The Sisters
May

1914
The Tear That Burned
-

1914
Duel for Love, A
-

1914
The Angel of Contention
-

1914
The Quicksands
-

1914
Man's Enemy
-

1914
The Folly of Anne
Anne

1914
The Green-Eyed Devil
-

1913
Melissa Harlow

1913
The House of Darkness
Nurse Playing Piano

1913
The Mothering Heart
The Young Wife

1913
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
-

1913
During the Round-Up
The Ranchero's Daughter

1913
The Ranchero's Daughter

1913
Just Gold
The Sweetheart

1913
The Lady and the Mouse
The Young Woman

1913
The Left-Handed Man
The Old Soldier's Daughter

1913
Madonna of the Storm
The Mother

1913
A Misunderstood Boy
The Daughter

1913
A Modest Hero
The Wife

1913
Oil and Water
In First Audience

1913
So Runs the Way
The Young Woman

1913
A Timely Interception
The Farmer's Daughter

1913
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction

1913
A Woman in the Ultimate
Verda

1912
An Unseen Enemy
The Sister

1912
The Little Lady

1912
Customer in Shop/Outside Church

1912
Brutality
At Theatre

1912
The Burglar's Dilemma
Birthday Wellwisher

1912
A Cry for Help
The Maid

1912
The Young Woman

1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
The Younger Daughter

1912
The Informer
-

1912
-

1912
The One She Loved
-

1912
The Painted Lady
Belle at Ice Cream Festival

1912
So Near, Yet So Far
A Friend

1912
Theater crowd extra

Soundtrack Credits

Writer Credits

1951
Silver Glory
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1920
Remodeling Her Husband
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