Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

American actor, actress, motion picture producers and director, screenwriter (1893–1993)

Lillian Diana Gish was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 59 films (1912–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 17 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1913 Judith of Bethulia. Biograph Co 4 reels 16mm B&W
1913 The Lady and the mouse Museum of Modern Art 15 16mm B&W silent
1913 The Mothering Heart Biograph Company 0:19:00 16mm B&W silent
1912 AN UNSEEN ENEMY. ▶ Biograph Co 15 16mm B&W silent
1912 So Near, Yet So Far Biograph Co 17 min 16mm B&W sound
1912 THE MUSKETEERS OF PIG ALLEY. ▶ Biograph Co 17 16mm B&W silent
1912 The One She Loved Biograph Co 17 min 16mm B&W sound
1912 The Painted Lady ▶ Biograph Co 12 min 16mm B&W sound
1912 The Painted lady Museum of Modern Art 15 16mm B&W silent