Dorothy Gish
Known for
Acting
Life
1898 – 1968 (aged 70)
Born in
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Credits
View on IMDb136 acting credits
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
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
25 Dec 1925
Orphans of the Storm
28 Dec 1921
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
31 Oct 1912
The Cardinal
12 Dec 1963
Judith of Bethulia
08 Mar 1914
The New York Hat
05 Dec 1912
An Unseen Enemy
09 Sep 1912
Hearts of the World
11 Mar 1918
Photos
Filmography
1988
- Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Meas (Archive footage)
1963
- The Cardinalas Celia Fermoyle
1959
- Play of the Weekas Aaronetta1 episode
1955
- The Alcoa Houras Arry Gibbs1 episode
1954
- The Elgin Houras Miss Psyche1 episode
1953
- Harvestas Ellen Zalinka
- The United States Steel Houras Mrs, Lapham1 episode
1951
- Goodyear Television Playhouse1 episode
- The Whistle at Eaton Fallsas Mrs Doubleday
1950
- Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1 episode
- Lux Video Theatreas Miss Susie Slagle1 episode
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Ellen Zalinka1 episode
1948
- The Ford Theatre Hour1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouse2 episodes
1946
- Centennial Summeras Mrs. Rogers
1944
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gayas Mrs. Skinner
1930
- Wolvesas Leila McDonald
1927
- Madame Pompadouras Madame Pompadour
- Londonas Mavis Hogan
- Tiptoesas Tiptoes Kaye
1926
- Clothes Make the Pirateas Betsy Tidd
- Nell Gwynas Nell Gwyn
- Camille: The Fate of a Coquetteas Grace
1925
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- The Beautiful Cityas Mollie
- Night Life of New Yorkas Meg
1924
- Romolaas Tessa
1923
- The Bright Shawlas La Clavel
- Furyas Minnie
1922
- The Country Flapperas Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
1921
- Orphans of the Stormas Louise Girard
- The Ghost in the Garretas Delsie O'Dell
1920
- Flying Patas Patricia Van Nuys
- Little Miss Rebellionas Grand Duchess Marie Louise
- Remodeling Her Husbandas Janie Wakefield
- Mary Ellen Comes to Townas Mary Ellen
1919
- Turning the Tablesas Doris Pennington
- Nobody Homeas Frances Wadsworth
- Nugget Nellas Nugget Nell
- I'll Get Him Yetas Susy Faraday Jones
- Peppy Pollyas Polly
- Bootsas Boots
1918
- The Hope Chestas Sheila Moore
- Battling Janeas Jane
- The Hun Withinas Beth
- Hearts of the Worldas The Little Disturber
1917
- Her Official Fathersas Janice
- Stage Struckas Ruth Colby
- The Little Yankas Sallie Castleton
1916
- The Children of the Feudas Sairy Ann
- Atta Boy's Last Raceas Lois Brandon
- Gretchen the Greenhornas Gretchen Van Houck
- The Little School Ma'amas Nan
- Susan Rocks the Boatas Susan Johnstone
- Little Meena's Romanceas Meena
- Betty of Greystoneas Betty Lockwood
1915
- Jordan Is a Hard Roadas Cora Findley
- Her Mother's Daughteras Marie
- Old Heidelbergas Katie Ruder
- Bred in the Boneas Mercy, at Sixteen
- Victorineas Dottie
- The Little Catamountas Hattie - the Little Catamount
- The Mountain Girlas Nell - the Mountain Girl
- Out of Bondageas Mary McRae
- Her Grandparentsas Dorothy
- Minerva's Missionas Minerva
- The Lost Lord Lowellas Molly - the Maid
- How Hazel Got Evenas Hazel
- An Old-Fashioned Girlas Abigail - the Country Girl
- His Lessonas Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
1914
- The Better Wayas Sunbeam
- The Sistersas Carol (May's younger sister)
- The Saving Graceas Mollie Kite - the Girl
- The Availing Prayeras May Rock
- Back to the Kitchenas The Ranchman's Daughter
- The Warningas Dorothy
- Sands of Fateas Helen Robinson
- Down the Hill to Creditvilleas Mamie New
- Grannyas Nell
- A Lesson in Mechanicsas Ruth Wilson
- Her Mother's Necklaceas Bessie
- The Tavern of Tragedyas Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
- The Painted Ladyas Jess - the Younger Sister
- The City Beautifulas The City Girl
- The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
- Arms and the Gringo
- Their First Acquaintanceas Miriam Talbot
- The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
- The Newer Womanas Dot
- Silent Sandyas Mary Jones
- The Wifeas Kitty Ives - Debutante
- A Fair Rebelas Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
- Home, Sweet Homeas Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
- Liberty Bellesas Dorothy Ketcham
- The Different Man
- The Mountain Ratas Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
- Cigar Butts
- The Old Manas The Maid-of-All-Work
- The Mysterious Shotas Marylee Price
- The Floor Aboveas Stella Ford
- Judith of Bethuliaas Crippled Beggar
- Her Father's Silent Partner
- Her Old Teacheras Marjorie
- A Duel for Love
1913
- The House of Discordas The Daughter
- The Blue or the Gray
- By Man's Lawas At League Meeting (uncredited)
- A Cure for Suffragettesas Suffragette
- The Lady in Blackas The Girl
- The Adopted Brotheras The Daughter
- The Suffragette Minstrelsas Among Suffragette Minstrels
- Papa's Babyas Young Mother
- The Widow's Kidsas One of the Kids
- Those Little Flowersas A Messenger
- Pa Saysas Dot
- The Reformersas Dancer (uncredited)
- Her Mother's Oathas The Daughter
- Almost a Wild Manas Miss Smart
- Red Hicks Defies the Worldas Hicks' Sweetheart
- His Mother's Sonas Woman at Dock (uncredited)
- Just Goldas The Sweetheart's Sister
- The Lady and the Mouseas The Second Sister
- The Perfidy of Maryas Rose
- Broken Waysas In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
- Oil and Wateras In First Audience (uncredited)
1912
- A Cry for Helpas Witness to Accident
- The Burglar’s Dilemmaas Birthday Wellwisher
- My Heroas The Young Woman
- The New York Hat
- The Informeras The Southern Girl
- My Babyas Wedding Guest
- The Musketeers of Pig Alleyas Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
- The Painted Ladyas Belle at Ice Cream Festival
- So Near, Yet So Faras A Friend
- Two Daughters of Eveas In Theatre Crowd
- An Unseen Enemyas Youngest Sister