Dorothy Gish

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Known For

Acting

Born

1898-03-09

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA
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Dorothy 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.

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Acting History

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