Dorothy Gish
Acting
Biography
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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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Dorothy Gish
Filmography
Acting (127)
2005
James Dean: Forever Youngas Self (archive footage)
5.9
1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Meas (Archive footage)
1963
The Cardinalas Celia Fermoyle
6.5
1953
Harvestas Ellen Zalinka
1951
The Whistle at Eaton Fallsas Mrs Doubleday
6.8
1946
Centennial Summeras Mrs. Rogers
5.9
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gayas Mrs. Skinner
7.5
1930
Wolvesas Leila McDonald
8.0
1927
Madame Pompadouras Madame Pompadour
7.0
1927
Londonas Mavis Hogan
8.0
1927
Tiptoesas Tiptoes Kaye
9.0
1926
Clothes Make the Pirateas Betsy Tidd
10.0
1926
Nell Gwynas Nell Gwyn
6.9
1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquetteas Grace
4.2
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
7.3
1925
The Beautiful Cityas Mollie
9.0
1925
Night Life of New Yorkas Meg
9.0
1924
Romolaas Tessa
6.7
1923
The Bright Shawlas La Clavel
7.0
1923
Furyas Minnie
9.5
1922
The Country Flapperas Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
8.0
1921
Orphans of the Stormas Louise Girard
6.8
1921
The Ghost in the Garretas Delsie O'Dell
8.0
1920
Flying Patas Patricia Van Nuys
8.0
1920
Little Miss Rebellionas Grand Duchess Marie Louise
7.0
1920
Remodeling Her Husbandas Janie Wakefield
4.0
1920
Mary Ellen Comes to Townas Mary Ellen
10.0
1919
Turning the Tablesas Doris Pennington
10.0
1919
Nobody Homeas Frances Wadsworth
8.0
1919
Nugget Nellas Nugget Nell
7.0
1919
I'll Get Him Yetas Susy Faraday Jones
8.0
1919
Peppy Pollyas Polly
8.0
1919
Bootsas Boots
4.0
1918
The Hope Chestas Sheila Moore
8.0
1918
Battling Janeas Jane
1918
The Hun Withinas Beth
1918
Hearts of the Worldas The Little Disturber
6.0
1917
Her Official Fathersas Janice
1917
Stage Struckas Ruth Colby
9.0
1917
The Little Yankas Sallie Castleton
10.0
1916
The Children of the Feudas Sairy Ann
1916
Atta Boy's Last Raceas Lois Brandon
1916
Gretchen the Greenhornas Gretchen Van Houck
6.0
1916
The Little School Ma'amas Nan
10.0
1916
Susan Rocks the Boatas Susan Johnstone
1916
Little Meena's Romanceas Meena
1916
Betty of Greystoneas Betty Lockwood
1915
Jordan Is a Hard Roadas Cora Findley
1915
Her Mother's Daughteras Marie
1915
Old Heidelbergas Katie Ruder
5.0
1915
Bred in the Boneas Mercy, at Sixteen
1915
Victorineas Dottie
1915
The Little Catamountas Hattie - the Little Catamount
1915
The Mountain Girlas Nell - the Mountain Girl
1915
Out of Bondageas Mary McRae
1915
Her Grandparentsas Dorothy
1915
Minerva's Missionas Minerva
1915
The Lost Lord Lowellas Molly - the Maid
1915
How Hazel Got Evenas Hazel
1915
An Old-Fashioned Girlas Abigail - the Country Girl
1915
His Lessonas Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
8.0
1914
The Better Wayas Sunbeam
1914
The Sistersas Carol (May's younger sister)
1914
The Saving Graceas Mollie Kite - the Girl
1914
The Availing Prayeras May Rock
1914
Back to the Kitchenas The Ranchman's Daughter
1914
The Warningas Dorothy
1914
Sands of Fateas Helen Robinson
1914
Down the Hill to Creditvilleas Mamie New
1914
Grannyas Nell
1914
A Lesson in Mechanicsas Ruth Wilson
1914
Her Mother's Necklaceas Bessie
1914
The Tavern of Tragedyas Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
1914
The Painted Ladyas Jess - the Younger Sister
1914
The City Beautifulas The City Girl
1914
Their First Acquaintanceas Miriam Talbot
1914
The Newer Womanas Dot
1914
Silent Sandyas Mary Jones
1914
The Wifeas Kitty Ives - Debutante
1914
A Fair Rebelas Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
1914
Home, Sweet Homeas Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
5.0
1914
Liberty Bellesas Dorothy Ketcham
5.0
8.0
1914
The Mountain Ratas Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
1914
9.0
1914
The Old Manas The Maid-of-All-Work
1914
The Mysterious Shotas Marylee Price
1914
The Floor Aboveas Stella Ford
1914
Judith of Bethuliaas Crippled Beggar
6.1
1914
Her Old Teacheras Marjorie
1914
9.0
1913
The House of Discordas The Daughter
1913
By Man's Lawas At League Meeting (uncredited)
1913
A Cure for Suffragettesas Suffragette
9.0
1913
The Lady in Blackas The Girl
1913
The Adopted Brotheras The Daughter
4.7
1913
The Suffragette Minstrelsas Among Suffragette Minstrels
10.0
1913
Papa's Babyas Young Mother
8.0
1913
The Widow's Kidsas One of the Kids
1913
Those Little Flowersas A Messenger
1913
Pa Saysas Dot
1913
The Reformersas Dancer (uncredited)
1913
Her Mother's Oathas The Daughter
1913
Almost a Wild Manas Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
1913
Red Hicks Defies the Worldas Hicks' Sweetheart
10.0
1913
His Mother's Sonas Woman at Dock (uncredited)
1913
Just Goldas The Sweetheart's Sister
1913
The Lady and the Mouseas The Second Sister
1913
The Perfidy of Maryas Rose
1913
Broken Waysas In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
1913
Oil and Wateras In First Audience (uncredited)
1912
A Cry for Helpas Witness to Accident
1912
The Burglar’s Dilemmaas Birthday Wellwisher
5.3
1912
My Heroas The Young Woman
1912
5.6
1912
The Informeras The Southern Girl
1912
My Babyas Wedding Guest
5.5
1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alleyas Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
6.1
1912
The Painted Ladyas Belle at Ice Cream Festival
5.7
1912
So Near, Yet So Faras A Friend
5.9
1912
Two Daughters of Eveas In Theatre Crowd
1912
An Unseen Enemyas Youngest Sister
5.6
Production & Directing (2)
1917
Her Official FathersDirector
1913
10.0