Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) an
The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Born
Oct 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Died
Feb 27, 1993
Known For
Acting
Movies
138 acting
5 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
The Night of the Hunter
1955
as Rachel Cooper
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Laura Belle McCanles
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
The Unforgiven
1960
as Mattilda Zachary
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
as Lucy Burrows
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Mother Mary of Mercy
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Way Down East
1920
as Anna Moore
The Wind
1928
as Letty
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