Dorothy Gish

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 9, 1898

died

June 4, 1968

place of birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

also known as

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish

total credits

50 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

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Known For

Filmography

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Flying Pat
8.0

Flying Pat

1920as Patricia Van Nuys
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Cardinal
6.6

The Cardinal

1963as Celia Fermoyle
Orphans of the Storm
6.8

Orphans of the Storm

1921as Louise Girard
Judith of Bethulia
6.1

Judith of Bethulia

1914as Crippled Beggar
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
7.5

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944as Mrs. Skinner
The Country Flapper
8.0

The Country Flapper

1922as Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
Romola
6.7

Romola

1924as Tessa
Home, Sweet Home
5.0

Home, Sweet Home

1914as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
An Unseen Enemy
5.6

An Unseen Enemy

1912as Youngest Sister
Centennial Summer
5.9

Centennial Summer

1946as Mrs. Rogers
Hearts of the World
6.0

Hearts of the World

1918as The Little Disturber
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
4.2

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926as Grace
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
6.2

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912as Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
Clothes Make the Pirate
10.0

Clothes Make the Pirate

1926as Betsy Tidd
So Near, Yet So Far
5.9

So Near, Yet So Far

1912as A Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
5.3

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912as Birthday Wellwisher
Old Heidelberg
5.0

Old Heidelberg

1915as Katie Ruder
The Little Yank
10.0

The Little Yank

1917as Sallie Castleton
Turning the Tables
10.0

Turning the Tables

1919as Doris Pennington
My Baby
5.5

My Baby

1912as Wedding Guest
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
6.8

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

1951as Mrs Doubleday
The Sisters

The Sisters

1914as Carol (May's younger sister)
The Mountain Rat

The Mountain Rat

1914as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
The New York Hat
5.6

The New York Hat

1912
The Lady and the Mouse

The Lady and the Mouse

1913as The Second Sister
A Cry for Help

A Cry for Help

1912as Witness to Accident
Battling Jane

Battling Jane

1918as Jane
Nobody Home
8.0

Nobody Home

1919as Frances Wadsworth
Susan Rocks the Boat

Susan Rocks the Boat

1916as Susan Johnstone
A Fair Rebel

A Fair Rebel

1914as Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
Oil and Water

Oil and Water

1913as In First Audience (uncredited)
Gretchen the Greenhorn
6.0

Gretchen the Greenhorn

1916as Gretchen Van Houck
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

1914
Atta Boy's Last Race

Atta Boy's Last Race

1916as Lois Brandon
Nell Gwyn
6.9

Nell Gwyn

1926as Nell Gwyn
Little Meena's Romance

Little Meena's Romance

1916as Meena
The Hope Chest
8.0

The Hope Chest

1918as Sheila Moore
The Adopted Brother
4.7

The Adopted Brother

1913as The Daughter
The Painted Lady
5.5

The Painted Lady

1912as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
Victorine

Victorine

1915as Dottie
Boots
4.0

Boots

1919as Boots
Nugget Nell
7.0

Nugget Nell

1919as Nugget Nell
The Bright Shawl
7.0

The Bright Shawl

1923as La Clavel
Night Life of New York
9.0

Night Life of New York

1925as Meg
The Informer

The Informer

1912as The Southern Girl
Harvest

Harvest

1953as Ellen Zalinka
London
8.0

London

1927as Mavis Hogan
The Hun Within

The Hun Within

1918as Beth
Wolves
8.0

Wolves

1930as Leila McDonald