Dorothy Gish

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1898-03-09

Deathday 1968-06-04 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Dayton, Ohio, USA

Also Known As Dorothy Elizabeth Gish

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.

Known For

Actor

1988
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
1951
1950
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Miss Susie Slagle

1950
1950
1946
Centennial Summer

as Mrs. Rogers

1944
1930
Wolves

as Leila McDonald

1927
Madame Pompadour

as Madame Pompadour

1927
London

as Mavis Hogan

1927
Tiptoes

as Tiptoes Kaye

1926
1926
Nell Gwyn

as Nell Gwyn

1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1925
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
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
1918
1918
Hearts of the World

as The Little Disturber

1917
1917
Stage Struck

as Ruth Colby

1917
The Little Yank

as Sallie Castleton

1916
Atta Boy's Last Race

as Lois Brandon

1916
Gretchen the Greenhorn

as Gretchen Van Houck

1916
Betty of Greystone

as Betty Lockwood

1915
Jordan Is a Hard Road

as Cora Findley

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
1915
The Lost Lord Lowell

as Molly - the Maid

1915
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
1914
Back to the Kitchen

as The Ranchman's Daughter

1914
The Warning

as Dorothy

1914
Sands of Fate

as Helen Robinson

1914
Granny

as Nell

1914
A Lesson in Mechanics

as Ruth Wilson

1914
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
Their First Acquaintance

as Miriam Talbot

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 Mountain Rat

as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'

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 Old Teacher

as Marjorie

1913
The House of Discord

as The Daughter

1913
By Man's Law

as At League Meeting (uncredited)

1913
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
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 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
1912
Two Daughters of Eve

as In Theatre Crowd

1912
An Unseen Enemy

as Youngest Sister

Writer

Director

1917