ACTOR
Dorothy Gish
Known for Gretchen the Greenhorn · The Philco Television Playhouse · Robert Montgomery Presents
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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- Born
- Mar 9, 1898
- Died
- Jun 4, 1968
- Birthplace
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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
MOVIE
Gretchen the GreenhornGretchen Van Houck · 1916
★ 6.0
★ 6.0
TV
The Philco Television PlayhouseMary Surratt · 1948
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
Robert Montgomery PresentsEmily Madison · 1950
★ 6.0
★ 6.0
TV
LV
Lux Video Theatre1 eps · 1950
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
The United States Steel HourMrs, Lapham · 1953
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
MOVIE
James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage) · 2005
★ 5.9
★ 5.9
Filmography
Movies
A Cry for HelpWitness to Accident
1912
An Unseen EnemyYoungest Sister
1912
My BabyWedding Guest
1912MH
My HeroThe Young Woman
1912
So Near, Yet So FarA Friend
1912
The Burglar’s DilemmaBirthday Wellwisher
1912
The InformerThe Southern Girl
1912
The Musketeers of Pig AlleyFrizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
1912
The New York Hat
1912
The Painted LadyBelle at Ice Cream Festival
1912
Two Daughters of EveIn Theatre Crowd
1912AC
A Cure for SuffragettesSuffragette
1913AA
Almost a Wild ManMiss Smart / Sideshow Patron
1913
Broken WaysIn Telegraph Office (uncredited)
1913BM
By Man's LawAt League Meeting (uncredited)
1913HM
Her Mother's OathThe Daughter
1913HM
His Mother's SonWoman at Dock (uncredited)
1913JG
Just GoldThe Sweetheart's Sister
1913
Oil and WaterIn First Audience (uncredited)
1913PS
Pa SaysDot
1913PB
Papa's BabyYoung Mother
1913RH
Red Hicks Defies the WorldHicks' Sweetheart
1913
The Adopted BrotherThe Daughter
1913TB
The Blue or the Gray
1913
The House of DiscordThe Daughter
1913
The Lady and the MouseThe Second Sister
1913TL
The Lady in BlackThe Girl
1913TP
The Perfidy of MaryRose
1913
The ReformersDancer (uncredited)
1913TS
The Suffragette MinstrelsAmong Suffragette Minstrels
1913TS
The Suffragette MinstrelsStory
1913TW
The Widow's KidsOne of the Kids
1913TL
Those Little FlowersA Messenger
1913AD
A Duel for Love
1914
A Fair RebelJoan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
1914AL
A Lesson in MechanicsRuth Wilson
1914
Arms and the Gringo
1914BT
Back to the KitchenThe Ranchman's Daughter
1914CB
Cigar Butts
1914DT
Down the Hill to CreditvilleMamie New
1914G
GrannyNell
1914
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914HM
Her Mother's NecklaceBessie
1914HO
Her Old TeacherMarjorie
1914
Home, Sweet HomeSister of Payne's Sweetheart
1914
Judith of BethuliaCrippled Beggar
1914LB
Liberty BellesDorothy Ketcham
1914SO
Sands of FateHelen Robinson
1914SS
Silent SandyMary Jones
1914TA
The Availing PrayerMay Rock
1914TB
The Better WaySunbeam
1914TC
The City BeautifulThe City Girl
1914TD
The Different Man
1914TF
The Floor AboveStella Ford
1914
The Mountain RatNell - 'The Mountain Rat'
1914TM
The Mysterious ShotMarylee Price
1914TN
The Newer WomanDot
1914TO
The Old ManThe Maid-of-All-Work
1914TP
The Painted LadyJess - the Younger Sister
1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
1914TS
The Saving GraceMollie Kite - the Girl
1914
The SistersCarol (May's younger sister)
1914TS
The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
1914TT
The Tavern of TragedyDorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
1914TW
The WarningDorothy
1914TW
The WifeKitty Ives - Debutante
1914TF
Their First AcquaintanceMiriam Talbot
1914AO
An Old-Fashioned GirlAbigail - the Country Girl
1915BI
Bred in the BoneMercy, at Sixteen
1915HG
Her GrandparentsDorothy
1915HM
Her Mother's DaughterMarie
1915HL
His LessonParticipant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
1915HH
How Hazel Got EvenHazel
1915JI
Jordan Is a Hard RoadCora Findley
1915MM
Minerva's MissionMinerva
1915
Old HeidelbergKatie Ruder
1915OO
Out of BondageMary McRae
1915TL
The Little CatamountHattie - the Little Catamount
1915TL
The Lost Lord LowellMolly - the Maid
1915TM
The Mountain GirlNell - the Mountain Girl
1915
VictorineDottie
1915
Atta Boy's Last RaceLois Brandon
1916
Betty of GreystoneBetty Lockwood
1916
Gretchen the GreenhornGretchen Van Houck
1916
Little Meena's RomanceMeena
1916
Susan Rocks the BoatSusan Johnstone
1916
The Children of the FeudSairy Ann
1916TL
The Little School Ma'amNan
1916
Her Official FathersJanice
1917Her Official FathersDirector
1917SS
Stage StruckRuth Colby
1917
The Little YankSallie Castleton
1917
Battling JaneJane
1918
Hearts of the WorldThe Little Disturber
1918
The Hope ChestSheila Moore
1918
The Hun WithinBeth
1918
BootsBoots
1919
I'll Get Him YetSusy Faraday Jones
1919
Nobody HomeFrances Wadsworth
1919
Nugget NellNugget Nell
1919
Peppy PollyPolly
1919
Turning the TablesDoris Pennington
1919
Flying PatPatricia Van Nuys
1920
Little Miss RebellionGrand Duchess Marie Louise
1920
Mary Ellen Comes to TownMary Ellen
1920
Remodeling Her HusbandJanie Wakefield
1920
Orphans of the StormLouise Girard
1921
The Ghost in the GarretDelsie O'Dell
1921
The Country FlapperJolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
1922
FuryMinnie
1923
The Bright ShawlLa Clavel
1923
RomolaTessa
1924
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Night Life of New YorkMeg
1925
The Beautiful CityMollie
1925
Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteGrace
1926
Clothes Make the PirateBetsy Tidd
1926
Nell GwynNell Gwyn
1926
LondonMavis Hogan
1927
Madame PompadourMadame Pompadour
1927
TiptoesTiptoes Kaye
1927
WolvesLeila McDonald
1930
Our Hearts Were Young and GayMrs. Skinner
1944
Centennial SummerMrs. Rogers
1946
The Whistle at Eaton FallsMrs Doubleday
1951
HarvestEllen Zalinka
1953
The CardinalCelia Fermoyle
1963
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for MeSelf (archive footage)
1988
James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage)
2005Television
The Ford Theatre Hour1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseMary Surratt · 1 eps
1948The Philco Television Playhouse2 eps
1948
Lux Video Theatre1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreMiss Susie Slagle · 1 eps
1950PP
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsEmily Madison · 1 eps
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsEllen Zalinka · 1 eps
1950
Goodyear Television Playhouse1 eps
1951
The United States Steel HourMrs, Lapham · 1 eps
1953TE
The Elgin HourMiss Psyche · 1 eps
1954
The Alcoa HourArry Gibbs · 1 eps
1955
Play of the WeekAaronetta · 1 eps
1959Photos
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