Dorothy Gish
Age: 70 | From: Massillon, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1898-03-10 16:53:52
Death: 1968-06-04 16:53:52
Aliases: Dorothy Elizabeth Gish
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Massillon, Ohio, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 76
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950) Ellen Zalinka
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Miss Susie Slagle
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1948) Mary Surratt
The United States Steel Hour
(1953) Mrs, Lapham
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925) Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
(1912) Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
The Cardinal
(1963) Celia Fermoyle
The Alcoa Hour
(1955) Arry GibbsActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | (Archive footage) | |
| 1963 | Celia Fermoyle | |
| 1959 | Aaronetta | |
| 1955 | Arry Gibbs | |
| 1954 | Miss Psyche | |
| 1953 | Mrs, Lapham | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Mrs Doubleday | ||
| 1950 | Lady Emily Lyons | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Miss Susie Slagle | ||
| Emily Madison | ||
| Ellen Zalinka | ||
| 1948 | N/A | |
| Mary Surratt | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1946 | Mrs. Rogers | |
| 1944 | Mrs. Skinner | |
| 1930 | Leila McDonald | |
| 1927 | Madame Pompadour | |
| Mavis Hogan | ||
| Tiptoes Kaye | ||
| 1926 | Betsy Tidd | |
| Nell Gwyn | ||
| Grace | ||
| 1925 | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Mollie | ||
| Meg | ||
| 1924 | Tessa | |
| 1923 | La Clavel | |
| Minnie | ||
| 1922 | Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper | |
| 1921 | Louise Girard | |
| Delsie O'Dell | ||
| 1920 | Patricia Van Nuys | |
| Grand Duchess Marie Louise | ||
| Janie Wakefield | ||
| Mary Ellen | ||
| 1919 | Doris Pennington | |
| Frances Wadsworth | ||
| Nugget Nell | ||
| Susy Faraday Jones | ||
| Polly | ||
| Boots | ||
| 1918 | Sheila Moore | |
| Jane | ||
| Beth | ||
| The Little Disturber | ||
| 1917 | Janice | |
| Ruth Colby | ||
| Sallie Castleton | ||
| 1916 | Lois Brandon | |
| Gretchen Van Houck | ||
| Meena | ||
| Betty Lockwood | ||
| 1915 | Cora Findley | |
| Marie | ||
| Katie Ruder | ||
| Mercy, at Sixteen | ||
| Dottie | ||
| Hattie - the Little Catamount | ||
| Nell - the Mountain Girl | ||
| Mary McRae | ||
| Dorothy | ||
| Minerva | ||
| Molly - the Maid | ||
| Hazel | ||
| Abigail - the Country Girl | ||
| Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited) | ||
| 1914 | Sunbeam | |
| Carol (May's younger sister) | ||
| Mollie Kite - the Girl | ||
| May Rock | ||
| The Ranchman's Daughter | ||
| Dorothy | ||
| Helen Robinson | ||
| Mamie New | ||
| Nell | ||
| Ruth Wilson | ||
| Bessie | ||
| Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter | ||
| Jess - the Younger Sister | ||
| The City Girl | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Miriam Talbot | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mary Jones | ||
| Kitty Ives - Debutante | ||
| Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister | ||
| Sister of Payne's Sweetheart | ||
| Dorothy Ketcham | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nell - 'The Mountain Rat' | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Maid-of-All-Work | ||
| Marylee Price | ||
| Stella Ford | ||
| Crippled Beggar | ||
| N/A | ||
| Marjorie | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1913 | The Daughter | |
| N/A | ||
| At League Meeting (uncredited) | ||
| Suffragette | ||
| The Girl | ||
| The Daughter | ||
| Among Suffragette Minstrels | ||
| Young Mother | ||
| One of the Kids | ||
| A Messenger | ||
| Dot | ||
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| The Daughter | ||
| Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron | ||
| Hicks' Sweetheart | ||
| Woman at Dock (uncredited) | ||
| The Sweetheart's Sister | ||
| The Second Sister | ||
| Rose | ||
| In Telegraph Office (uncredited) | ||
| In First Audience (uncredited) | ||
| 1912 | Witness to Accident | |
| Birthday Wellwisher | ||
| The Young Woman | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Southern Girl | ||
| Wedding Guest | ||
| Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited) | ||
| Belle at Ice Cream Festival | ||
| A Friend | ||
| In Theatre Crowd | ||
| Youngest Sister | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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