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Date of Birth:

11 March 1898, Massillon, Ohio, USA more

Date of Death:

4 June 1968, Rapallo, Liguria, Italy more

Mini Biography:

Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James... more

Trivia:

Sister of Lillian Gish. more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Cardinal (1963)	Celia Fermoyle	1963	-	6.6 (777)

2.	"Play of the Week" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	5.3 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Play of the Week: Mornings at Seven (#1.29)"
3.	"The Alcoa Hour" (1955)	Arry Gibbs (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.4 (14)
	1 TV episode: "The Alcoa Hour: Morning's at Seven (#2.4)" Arry Gibbs
4.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: Miss Susie Slagle's (#6.9)"
5.	"The Elgin Hour" (1954)	Miss Psyche (1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	5.9 (6)
	1 TV episode: "The Elgin Hour: Floodtide (#1.1)" Miss Psyche
6.	"The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)	Mary Surratt (2 episodes, 1949-1954)	1954	-	8.0 (19)
	AKAs: Arena Theatre (USA: new title) Repertory Theatre (USA: new title) The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "The Philco Television Playhouse: The Shadow of Willie Greer (#6.18)" "The Philco Television Playhouse: The Story of Mary Surratt (#1.20)" Mary Surratt
7.	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953)	Mrs, Lapham (1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	8.4 (32)
	AKAs: The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The United States Steel Hour: The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham (#1.14)" Mrs, Lapham
8.	"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)	Ellen Zalinka (2 episodes, 1952-1953)	1953	-	7.9 (25)
	AKAs: Lucky Strike Theater Montgomery's Summer Stock The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater 2 TV episodes: "Robert Montgomery Presents: Harvest (#5.13)" Ellen Zalinka "Robert Montgomery Presents: The Post Road (#4.14)"
9.	Harvest (1953) (TV)	Ellen Zalinka	1953	-	7.5 (33)

10.	"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.4 (12)
	AKAs: Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Goodyear Television Playhouse: The Oil Well (#2.14)"
11.	The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)	Mrs. Doubleday	1951	-	6.8 (22)
	AKAs: Richer Than the Earth (UK)
12.	"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)	(1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	8.0 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Detour (#1.35)"
13.	"Starlight Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Starlight Theatre: The Magnificent Faker (#2.12)"
14.	"The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1950)	(1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	-
	AKAs: Prudential Family Theater 1 TV episode: "The Prudential Family Playhouse: The Bishop Misbehaves (#1.13)"
15.	"The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948)	(1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	8.7 (9)
	1 TV episode: "The Ford Theatre Hour: Spring Again (#3.12)"
16.	Centennial Summer (1946)	Mrs. Rogers	1946	-	6.1 (79)

17.	Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)	Mrs. Skinner	1944	-	6.9 (67)

18.	Wolves (1930)	Leila McDonald	1930	-	-
	AKAs: Wanted Men (USA: cut version)
19.	Madame Pompadour (1927)	Madame Pompadour	1927	-	-

20.	Tiptoes (1927)	Tiptoes Kaye	1927	-	8.6 (5)
	AKAs: Tip Toes
21.	London (1926)	Mavis Hogan	1926	-	-

22.	Nell Gwynne (1926)	Nell Gwyn	1926	-	8.1 (164)
	AKAs: Nell Gwyn
23.	Camille (1926/II)	Grace	1926	-	5.7 (38)
	AKAs: The Fate of a Coquette (USA: subtitle)
24.	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)	(uncredited) Crowd extra in chariot race	1925	-	8.2 (3,060)
	AKAs: Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
25.	Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)	Betsy Tidd	1925	-	-

26.	The Beautiful City (1925)	Mollie	1925	-	-

27.	Night Life of New York (1925)	Meg	1925	-	-

28.	Romola (1924)	Tessa	1924	-	7.0 (42)

29.	The Bright Shawl (1923)	La Clavel	1923	-	8.4 (8)

30.	Fury (1923)	Minnie	1923	-	-

31.	The Country Flapper (1922)	Jolanda Whiple - the flapper	1922	-	-

32.	Orphans of the Storm (1921)	Louise Girard	1921	-	8.3 (1,491)

33.	The Ghost in the Garret (1921)	Delsie O'Dell	1921	-	-

34.	Flying Pat (1920)	Patricia Van Nuys	1920	-	-

35.	Little Miss Rebellion (1920)	Grand Duchess Marie Louise	1920	-	-

36.	Remodeling Her Husband (1920)	Janie Wakefield	1920	-	5.2 (7)

37.	Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)	Mary Ellen	1920	-	-

38.	Turning the Tables (1919)	Doris Pennington	1919	-	-

39.	Nobody Home (1919)	Frances Wadsworth	1919	-	-

40.	Nugget Nell (1919)	Nugget Nell	1919	-	-

41.	I'll Get Him Yet (1919)	Susy Faraday Jones	1919	-	-

42.	Peppy Polly (1919)	Polly	1919	-	-

43.	Boots (1919)	Boots	1919	-	-

44.	The Hope Chest (1918)	Sheila Moore	1918	-	-

45.	Battling Jane (1918)	Jane	1918	-	-

46.	The Hun Within (1918)	Beth	1918	-	-

47.	Hearts of the World (1918)	(uncredited) The Little Disturber	1918	-	7.1 (392)

48.	Her Official Fathers (1917)	Janice	1917	-	-

49.	Stage Struck (1917)	Ruth Colby	1917	-	-

50.	The Little Yank (1917)		1917	-	-

51.	Children of the Feud (1916)	Sairy Ann	1916	-	-

52.	Atta Boy's Last Race (1916)	Lois Brandon	1916	-	-

53.	Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)	Gretchen Van Houck	1916	-	6.9 (305)

54.	The Little School Ma'am (1916)	Nan	1916	-	-

55.	Susan Rocks the Boat (1916)	Susan Johnstone	1916	-	-

56.	Little Meena's Romance (1916)	Meena	1916	-	-

57.	Betty of Greystone (1916)	Betty Lockwood	1916	-	5.8 (10)

58.	Her Mother's Daughter (1915)		1915	-	-

59.	The Warning (1915/I)		1915	-	-
	AKAs: The Eternal Penalty (USA: reissue title)
60.	Old Heidelberg (1915)	Katie Ruder	1915	-	6.0 (9)

61.	Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915)	Cora Findley	1915	-	-

62.	Bred in the Bone (1915)	Mercy, at Sixteen	1915	-	-

63.	Victorine (1915)	Dottie	1915	-	-

64.	The Little Catamount (1915)	Hattie - the Little Catamount	1915	-	-

65.	The Mountain Girl (1915)	Nell - the Mountain Girl	1915	-	-

66.	Out of Bondage (1915)		1915	-	-

67.	Her Grandparents (1915)	Dorothy	1915	-	-

68.	Minerva's Mission (1915)	Minerva	1915	-	-

69.	The Lost Lord Lowell (1915)		1915	-	-

70.	How Hazel Got Even (1915)	Hazel	1915	-	-

71.	An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)	Abigail - the Country Girl	1915	-	-

72.	The Better Way (1914/I)	Sunbeam	1914	-	-

73.	The Sisters (1914/I)	Carol (May's younger sister)	1914	-	-

74.	The Saving Grace (1914)	The Girl	1914	-	-

75.	The Availing Prayer (1914)	May Rock	1914	-	-

76.	Back to the Kitchen (1914)	The Daughter	1914	-	-

77.	Sands of Fate (1914)	Helen	1914	-	-

78.	The Warning (1914/I)	Dorothy	1914	-	-

79.	Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)	Mamie New	1914	-	-

80.	Granny (1914)		1914	-	-

81.	A Lesson in Mechanics (1914)		1914	-	-

82.	Her Mother's Necklace (1914)		1914	-	-

83.	The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)		1914	-	-

84.	The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)		1914	-	7.0 (455)
	AKAs: The Telltale Heart (USA: alternative title) Thou Shalt Not Kill
85.	Man's Enemy (1914)		1914	-	-

86.	The City Beautiful (1914)		1914	-	-

87.	The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville (1914)		1914	-	-

88.	Arms and the Gringo (1914)		1914	-	-
	AKAs: The Rifle Smugglers
89.	Their First Acquaintance (1914)	Miriam Talbot	1914	-	-

90.	The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914)		1914	-	-

91.	The Newer Woman (1914)		1914	-	-

92.	The Mountain Rat (1914)	Nell, ''The Mountin Rat''	1914	-	-

93.	Silent Sandy (1914)	Mary	1914	-	-

94.	The Wife (1914/I)		1914	-	-

95.	A Fair Rebel (1914)		1914	-	-

96.	Home, Sweet Home (1914/I)	Sister of Payne's Sweetheart	1914	-	5.7 (29)

97.	Liberty Belles (1914)		1914	-	-

98.	The Different Man (1914)		1914	-	-

99.	The Floor Above (1914)	Stella Ford	1914	-	4.9 (5)

100.	Cigar Butts (1914)		1914	-	-

101.	The Old Man (1914)		1914	-	-

102.	The Mysterious Shot (1914)		1914	-	-

103.	Judith of Bethulia (1914)	The crippled beggar	1914	-	8.0 (549)
	AKAs: Her Condoned Sin (International: English title: reissue title)
104.	Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)		1914	-	-

105.	Her Old Teacher (1914)		1914	-	-

106.	A Duel for Love (1914)		1914	-	-

107.	The House of Discord (1913)		1913	-	-

108.	By Man's Law (1913)	At League Meeting	1913	-	-

109.	A Cure for Suffragettes (1913)	Suffragette	1913	-	-

110.	The Lady in Black (1913)	The Girl	1913	-	-

111.	The Adopted Brother (1913)	The Daughter	1913	-	5.5 (12)

112.	The Suffragette Minstrels (1913)	Among Suffragette Minstrels	1913	-	-

113.	Papa's Baby (1913)	Young Mother	1913	-	-

114.	The Widow's Kids (1913)		1913	-	-

115.	Those Little Flowers (1913)	A Messenger	1913	-	-

116.	The Vengeance of Galora (1913)	(unconfirmed)	1913	-	-

117.	Pa Says (1913)		1913	-	-

118.	The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business (1913)	Dancer	1913	-	6.6 (7)
	AKAs: The Lost Art of Minding One's Business The Reformers (USA: short title)
119.	Her Mother's Oath (1913)	The Daughter	1913	-	-

120.	Almost a Wild Man (1913)	Miss Smart/Sideshow Patron	1913	-	-

121.	Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)	Hicks' Sweetheart	1913	-	-

122.	His Mother's Son (1913)	Woman at Dock	1913	-	-

123.	Just Gold (1913)	The Sweetheart's Friend	1913	-	-

124.	The Lady and the Mouse (1913)	The Sick Sister	1913	-	6.0 (6)

125.	The Perfidy of Mary (1913)	Rose	1913	-	-

126.	Broken Ways (1913)	In Telegraph Office	1913	-	5.3 (11)

127.	Oil and Water (1913)	In First Audience	1913	-	-

128.	A Cry for Help (1912)		1912	-	3.9 (8)

129.	The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)	Birthday Wellwisher	1912	-	5.9 (99)

130.	My Hero (1912)	The Young Woman	1912	-	-

131.	The New York Hat (1912)	(uncredited)	1912	-	7.0 (188)

132.	Brutality (1912)		1912	-	6.3 (13)

133.	The Informer (1912)		1912	-	4.9 (9)

134.	My Baby (1912)	Wedding Guest	1912	-	-

135.	Gold and Glitter (1912)	On Street	1912	-	5.2 (10)

136.	The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)	Frizzy-haired woman in street	1912	-	6.9 (388)

137.	The Painted Lady (1912)	Belle at Ice Cream Festival	1912	-	5.8 (131)

138.	So Near, Yet So Far (1912)	A Friend	1912	-	-

139.	Two Daughters of Eve (1912)	Theater crowd extra	1912	-	5.4 (7)

140.	An Unseen Enemy (1912)	The Sister (younger)	1912	-	6.9 (186)

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Her Official Fathers (1917)	(uncredited)	1917	-	-

Writer				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Suffragette Minstrels (1913)	(story)	1913	-	-

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	La nuit américaine (1973)	(dedicatee)	1973	-	8.0 (5,644)
		AKAs: Day for Night (USA) Effetto notte (Italy) The American Night (International: English title: literal title)

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918)	Herself	1918	-	-
		AKAs: An Untitled Liberty Loan Film


1.	James Dean: Forever Young (2005)	Herself

2.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Herself

3.	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939)	Herself

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Stage: Appeared on Broadway in "Brittle Heaven", 1934. more

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