Dorothy Gish

Acting • 1898-03-09 • Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

6.8

Orphans of the Storm

1921

5.6

An Unseen Enemy

1912

6.5

The Cardinal

1963

6.1

Hearts of the World

1918

6.0

Gretchen the Greenhorn

1916

6.9

Nell Gwyn

1926

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Filmography

2005
James Dean: Forever YoungFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.9
1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for MeFilm
Self (archive footage)
1963
The CardinalFilm
Celia Fermoyle
★ 6.5
1959
Play of the WeekTV
Aaronetta • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1955
The Alcoa HourTV
Arry Gibbs • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1954
The Elgin HourTV
Miss Psyche • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1953
The United States Steel HourTV
Mrs, Lapham • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1953
HarvestFilm
Ellen Zalinka
1951
Goodyear Television PlayhouseTV
★ 6.0
1951
The Whistle at Eaton FallsFilm
Mrs Doubleday
★ 6.8
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Emily Madison • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Ellen Zalinka • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Miss Susie Slagle • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Pulitzer Prize PlayhouseTV
★ 10.0
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Mary Surratt • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
★ 6.6
1948
The Ford Theatre HourTV
1946
Centennial SummerFilm
Mrs. Rogers
★ 5.9
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and GayFilm
Mrs. Skinner
★ 7.5
1930
WolvesFilm
Leila McDonald
★ 8.0
1927
TiptoesFilm
Tiptoes Kaye
★ 9.0
1927
LondonFilm
Mavis Hogan
★ 8.0
1927
Madame PompadourFilm
Madame Pompadour
★ 7.0
1926
Nell GwynFilm
Nell Gwyn
★ 6.9
1926
Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteFilm
Grace
★ 4.5
1926
Clothes Make the PirateFilm
Betsy Tidd
★ 10.0
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1925
Night Life of New YorkFilm
Meg
★ 9.0
1925
The Beautiful CityFilm
Mollie
★ 9.0
1924
RomolaFilm
Tessa
★ 6.7
1923
FuryFilm
Minnie
★ 9.5
1923
The Bright ShawlFilm
La Clavel
★ 7.0
1922
The Country FlapperFilm
Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
★ 8.0
1921
Orphans of the StormFilm
Louise Girard
★ 6.8
1921
The Ghost in the GarretFilm
Delsie O'Dell
★ 8.0
1920
Mary Ellen Comes to TownFilm
Mary Ellen
★ 10.0
1920
Remodeling Her HusbandFilm
Janie Wakefield
★ 4.0
1920
Flying PatFilm
Patricia Van Nuys
★ 8.0
1920
Little Miss RebellionFilm
Grand Duchess Marie Louise
★ 7.0
1919
Turning the TablesFilm
Doris Pennington
★ 10.0
1919
I'll Get Him YetFilm
Susy Faraday Jones
★ 8.0
1919
Nobody HomeFilm
Frances Wadsworth
★ 8.0
1919
Peppy PollyFilm
Polly
★ 8.0
1919
Nugget NellFilm
Nugget Nell
★ 7.0
1919
BootsFilm
Boots
★ 4.0
1918
Hearts of the WorldFilm
The Little Disturber
★ 6.1
1918
The Hope ChestFilm
Sheila Moore
★ 8.0
1918
The Hun WithinFilm
Beth
1918
Battling JaneFilm
Jane
1917
The Little YankFilm
Sallie Castleton
★ 10.0
1917
Stage StruckFilm
Ruth Colby
★ 9.0
1917
Her Official FathersFilm
Janice
1916
Gretchen the GreenhornFilm
Gretchen Van Houck
★ 6.0
1916
The Little School Ma'amFilm
Nan
★ 10.0
1916
Betty of GreystoneFilm
Betty Lockwood
1916
Susan Rocks the BoatFilm
Susan Johnstone
1916
The Children of the FeudFilm
Sairy Ann
1916
Little Meena's RomanceFilm
Meena
1916
Atta Boy's Last RaceFilm
Lois Brandon
1915
Old HeidelbergFilm
Katie Ruder
★ 5.0
1915
His LessonFilm
Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1915
Her GrandparentsFilm
Dorothy
1915
The Mountain GirlFilm
Nell - the Mountain Girl
1915
Out of BondageFilm
Mary McRae
1915
How Hazel Got EvenFilm
Hazel
1915
Jordan Is a Hard RoadFilm
Cora Findley
1915
Bred in the BoneFilm
Mercy, at Sixteen
1915
Minerva's MissionFilm
Minerva
1915
Her Mother's DaughterFilm
Marie
1915
An Old-Fashioned GirlFilm
Abigail - the Country Girl
1915
The Lost Lord LowellFilm
Molly - the Maid
1915
VictorineFilm
Dottie
1915
The Little CatamountFilm
Hattie - the Little Catamount
1914
Judith of BethuliaFilm
Crippled Beggar
★ 6.1
1914
Home, Sweet HomeFilm
Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
★ 5.0
1914
Cigar ButtsFilm
★ 9.0
1914
A Duel for LoveFilm
★ 9.0
1914
The Different ManFilm
★ 8.0
1914
Liberty BellesFilm
Dorothy Ketcham
★ 5.0
1914
The WifeFilm
Kitty Ives - Debutante
1914
The SistersFilm
Carol (May's younger sister)
1914
GrannyFilm
Nell
1914
Sands of FateFilm
Helen Robinson
1914
A Fair RebelFilm
Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
1914
Back to the KitchenFilm
The Ranchman's Daughter
1914
The Mountain RatFilm
Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
1914
The Rebellion of Kitty BelleFilm
1914
Her Father's Silent PartnerFilm
1914
The Painted LadyFilm
Jess - the Younger Sister
1914
Arms and the GringoFilm
1914
Her Mother's NecklaceFilm
Bessie
1914
Down the Hill to CreditvilleFilm
Mamie New
1914
Her Old TeacherFilm
Marjorie
1914
The Tavern of TragedyFilm
Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
1914
The Availing PrayerFilm
May Rock
1914
The Suffragette's Battle in NuttyvilleFilm
1914
The Floor AboveFilm
Stella Ford
1914
The Better WayFilm
Sunbeam
1914
The Mysterious ShotFilm
Marylee Price
1914
The Old ManFilm
The Maid-of-All-Work
1914
A Lesson in MechanicsFilm
Ruth Wilson
1914
The Saving GraceFilm
Mollie Kite - the Girl
1914
The WarningFilm
Dorothy
1914
Silent SandyFilm
Mary Jones
1914
Their First AcquaintanceFilm
Miriam Talbot
1914
The Newer WomanFilm
Dot
1914
The City BeautifulFilm
The City Girl
1913
Red Hicks Defies the WorldFilm
Hicks' Sweetheart
★ 10.0
1913
The Suffragette MinstrelsFilm
Among Suffragette Minstrels
★ 10.0
1913
A Cure for SuffragettesFilm
Suffragette
★ 9.0
1913
The Adopted BrotherFilm
The Daughter
★ 4.7
1913
Papa's BabyFilm
Young Mother
★ 8.0
1913
Pa SaysFilm
Dot
1913
The Lady and the MouseFilm
The Second Sister
1913
Just GoldFilm
The Sweetheart's Sister
1913
The Lady in BlackFilm
The Girl
1913
The Widow's KidsFilm
One of the Kids
1913
Almost a Wild ManFilm
Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
1913
The House of DiscordFilm
The Daughter
1913
The Blue or the GrayFilm
1913
Oil and WaterFilm
In First Audience (uncredited)
1913
Her Mother's OathFilm
The Daughter
1913
The Perfidy of MaryFilm
Rose
1913
By Man's LawFilm
At League Meeting (uncredited)
1913
His Mother's SonFilm
Woman at Dock (uncredited)
1913
The ReformersFilm
Dancer (uncredited)
1913
Those Little FlowersFilm
A Messenger
1913
Broken WaysFilm
In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
1912
The Musketeers of Pig AlleyFilm
Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1912
The New York HatFilm
★ 5.6
1912
An Unseen EnemyFilm
Youngest Sister
★ 5.6
1912
The Painted LadyFilm
Belle at Ice Cream Festival
★ 5.7
1912
The Burglar’s DilemmaFilm
Birthday Wellwisher
★ 5.3
1912
My BabyFilm
Wedding Guest
★ 5.5
1912
So Near, Yet So FarFilm
A Friend
★ 5.9
1912
A Cry for HelpFilm
Witness to Accident
1912
Two Daughters of EveFilm
In Theatre Crowd
1912
The InformerFilm
The Southern Girl
1912
My HeroFilm
The Young Woman