Dorothy Gish
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1898-03-09
- Died
- 1968-06-04
- Place of birth
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Dorothy Elizabeth Gish
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Emily Madison / Ellen Zalinka
The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Mrs, Lapham
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Mary Surratt
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Miss Susie Slagle
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Play of the Week
1959
as Aaronetta
The Alcoa Hour
1955
as Arry Gibbs
The Elgin Hour
1954
as Miss Psyche
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950
The Ford Theatre Hour
1948
Movies (126)
Fury
1923
as Minnie
Romola
1924
as Tessa
Peppy Polly
1919
as Polly
The Sisters
1914
as Carol (May's younger sister)
Nugget Nell
1919
as Nugget Nell
The Wife
1914
as Kitty Ives - Debutante
Battling Jane
1918
as Jane
Nobody Home
1919
as Frances Wadsworth
Pa Says
1913
as Dot
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Liberty Belles
1914
as Dorothy Ketcham
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Her Grandparents
1915
as Dorothy
The Cardinal
1963
as Celia Fermoyle
Cigar Butts
1914
Boots
1919
as Boots
London
1927
as Mavis Hogan
Harvest
1953
as Ellen Zalinka
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
as Hicks' Sweetheart
Remodeling Her Husband
1920
as Janie Wakefield
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913
as Among Suffragette Minstrels
The Bright Shawl
1923
as La Clavel
Judith of Bethulia
1914
as Crippled Beggar
Almost a Wild Man
1913
as Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
Betty of Greystone
1916
as Betty Lockwood
The Mountain Rat
1914
as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
Just Gold
1913
as The Sweetheart's Sister
Oil and Water
1913
as In First Audience (uncredited)
The Mountain Girl
1915
as Nell - the Mountain Girl
The Beautiful City
1925
as Mollie
Orphans of the Storm
1921
as Louise Girard
I'll Get Him Yet
1919
as Susy Faraday Jones
A Fair Rebel
1914
as Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
Gretchen the Greenhorn
1916
as Gretchen Van Houck
The Warning
1914
as Dorothy
Turning the Tables
1919
as Doris Pennington
The Widow's Kids
1913
as One of the Kids
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926
as Grace
Home, Sweet Home
1914
as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Little Disturber
Centennial Summer
1946
as Mrs. Rogers
A Duel for Love
1914
The Hun Within
1918
as Beth
Granny
1914
as Nell
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as In Theatre Crowd
Back to the Kitchen
1914
as The Ranchman's Daughter
The House of Discord
1913
as The Daughter
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
as Birthday Wellwisher
Her Mother's Necklace
1914
as Bessie
Tiptoes
1927
as Tiptoes Kaye
An Unseen Enemy
1912
as Youngest Sister
The New York Hat
1912
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Mrs. Skinner
Susan Rocks the Boat
1916
as Susan Johnstone
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
as Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
Old Heidelberg
1915
as Katie Ruder
Papa's Baby
1913
as Young Mother
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as A Friend
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951
as Mrs Doubleday
The Reformers
1913
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Different Man
1914
The Floor Above
1914
as Stella Ford
Out of Bondage
1915
as Mary McRae
Her Old Teacher
1914
as Marjorie
The Lady in Black
1913
as The Girl
The Painted Lady
1914
as Jess - the Younger Sister
Those Little Flowers
1913
as A Messenger
Jordan Is a Hard Road
1915
as Cora Findley
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
1914
A Cry for Help
1912
as Witness to Accident
Nell Gwyn
1926
as Nell Gwyn
My Baby
1912
as Wedding Guest
The City Beautiful
1914
as The City Girl
The Painted Lady
1912
as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
The Informer
1912
as The Southern Girl
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914
as Mamie New
The Hope Chest
1918
as Sheila Moore
Her Official Fathers
1917
as Janice
The Mysterious Shot
1914
as Marylee Price
Clothes Make the Pirate
1926
as Betsy Tidd
The Little Yank
1917
as Sallie Castleton
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
as The Second Sister
Victorine
1915
as Dottie
The Children of the Feud
1916
as Sairy Ann
The Saving Grace
1914
as Mollie Kite - the Girl
Madame Pompadour
1927
as Madame Pompadour
The Country Flapper
1922
as Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
My Hero
1912
as The Young Woman
The Availing Prayer
1914
as May Rock
Wolves
1930
as Leila McDonald
His Lesson
1915
as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988
as (Archive footage)
The Blue or the Gray
1913
Arms and the Gringo
1914
The Little School Ma'am
1916
as Nan
The Old Man
1914
as The Maid-of-All-Work
Broken Ways
1913
as In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Minerva's Mission
1915
as Minerva
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915
as Abigail - the Country Girl
The Tavern of Tragedy
1914
as Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
The Newer Woman
1914
as Dot
Little Miss Rebellion
1920
as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
Their First Acquaintance
1914
as Miriam Talbot
The Better Way
1914
as Sunbeam
How Hazel Got Even
1915
as Hazel
Sands of Fate
1914
as Helen Robinson
Stage Struck
1917
as Ruth Colby
Night Life of New York
1925
as Meg
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
1920
as Mary Ellen
Flying Pat
1920
as Patricia Van Nuys
Bred in the Bone
1915
as Mercy, at Sixteen
Her Mother's Daughter
1915
as Marie
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914
as Ruth Wilson
Silent Sandy
1914
as Mary Jones
By Man's Law
1913
as At League Meeting (uncredited)
The Ghost in the Garret
1921
as Delsie O'Dell
Her Mother's Oath
1913
as The Daughter
His Mother's Son
1913
as Woman at Dock (uncredited)
Little Meena's Romance
1916
as Meena
The Little Catamount
1915
as Hattie - the Little Catamount
About Dorothy Gish
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. With 136 credits spanning from 1912 to 1988, Dorothy Gish has appeared in 126 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Fury (1923) — as Minnie
- Romola (1924) — as Tessa
- Peppy Polly (1919) — as Polly
- The Sisters (1914) — as Carol (May's younger sister)
- Nugget Nell (1919) — as Nugget Nell
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