Acting
Lillian Gish
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. She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller Night of the Hunter (1955). She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing, for the first time, opposite Bette Davis in the 1987 film The Whales of August. The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Filmography
The Flapper
Film · 2021
I Am Not a Racist
Film · 2019
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Film · 2016
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
Film · 2014
Night Hunter
Film · 2011
Sigrid Holmquist
Film · 2010
Early Directors on Directing
Film · 2009
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Film · 2008
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Film · 2002
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Film · 1998
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
Film · 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
Film · 1993
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Film · 1988
The Whales of August
Film · 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Film · 1987
Sweet Liberty
Film · 1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Film · 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
Lillian Gish
Film · 1984
Hambone and Hillie
Film · 1983
Hobson's Choice
Film · 1983
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Thin Ice
Film · 1981
Hollywood
Series · 1980
A Wedding
Film · 1978
Sparrow
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Twin Detectives
Film · 1976
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Film · 1975
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius
Film · 1975
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Film · 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Film '72
Series · 1971
Langlois
Film · 1970
Arsenic and Old Lace
Film · 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Warning Shot
Film · 1967
The Comedians
Film · 1967
The Comedians in Africa
Film · 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Film · 1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Film · 1966
Mrs. Winchester's House
Film · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
The Great Chase
Film · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Film · 1961
The Spiral Staircase
Film · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
The Unforgiven
Film · 1960
Orders to Kill
Film · 1958
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Night of the Hunter
Film · 1955
The Cobweb
Film · 1955
Film Fun
Film · 1955
Playwrights '56
Series · 1955
The Alcoa Hour
Series · 1955
The Trip to Bountiful
Film · 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Portrait of Jennie
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Duel in the Sun
Film · 1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
Film · 1946
Top Man
Film · 1943
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Film · 1942
His Double Life
Film · 1933
The Movie Album
Film · 1932
One Romantic Night
Film · 1930
The Wind
Film · 1928
The Scarlet Letter
Film · 1927
Annie Laurie
Film · 1927
The Enemy
Film · 1927
La Bohème
Film · 1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Film · 1925
Romola
Film · 1924
The White Sister
Film · 1923
From Farm to Fame
Film · 1922
Orphans of the Storm
Film · 1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Film · 1921
Way Down East
Film · 1920
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Film · 1919
True Heart Susie
Film · 1919
A Romance of Happy Valley
Film · 1919
The Greatest Question
Film · 1919
Hearts of the World
Film · 1918
The Great Love
Film · 1918
The Greatest Thing in Life
Film · 1918
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
Film · 1918
Souls Triumphant
Film · 1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Film · 1916
Daphne and the Pirate
Film · 1916
An Innocent Magdalene
Film · 1916
Diane of the Follies
Film · 1916
The Children Pay
Film · 1916
The House Built Upon Sand
Film · 1916
Sold for Marriage
Film · 1916
Pathways of Life
Film · 1916
The Birth of a Nation
Film · 1915
Enoch Arden
Film · 1915
The Lily and the Rose
Film · 1915
His Lesson
Film · 1915
The Lost House
Film · 1915
Captain Macklin
Film · 1915
The Hunchback
Film · 1914
Judith of Bethulia
Film · 1914
Home, Sweet Home
Film · 1914
A Duel for Love
Film · 1914
The Battle of the Sexes
Film · 1914
The Green-Eyed Devil
Film · 1914
The Quicksands
Film · 1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
Film · 1914
Lord Chumley
Film · 1914
The Angel of Contention
Film · 1914
Man's Enemy
Film · 1914
The Tear That Burned
Film · 1914
The Folly of Anne
Film · 1914
The Sisters
Film · 1914
The Left-Handed Man
Film · 1913
Just Gold
Film · 1913
During the Round-Up
Film · 1913
A Modest Hero
Film · 1913
So Runs the Way
Film · 1913
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
Film · 1913
The Mothering Heart
Film · 1913
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
Film · 1913
An Indian's Loyalty
Film · 1913
A Woman in the Ultimate
Film · 1913
The Little Tease
Film · 1913
A Timely Interception
Film · 1913
The Lady and the Mouse
Film · 1913
A Misunderstood Boy
Film · 1913
Madonna of the Storm
Film · 1913
The House of Darkness
Film · 1913
The Blue or the Gray
Film · 1913
Oil and Water
Film · 1913
The Unwelcome Guest
Film · 1913
The Stolen Bride
Film · 1913
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Film · 1912
Two Daughters of Eve
Film · 1912
Gold and Glitter
Film · 1912
A Cry for Help
Film · 1912
An Unseen Enemy
Film · 1912
The New York Hat
Film · 1912
The Painted Lady
Film · 1912
So Near, Yet So Far
Film · 1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Film · 1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
Film · 1912
The Informer
Film · 1912
The One She Loved
Film · 1912
My Baby
Film · 1912
Brutality
Film · 1912