Dorothy Gish
Acting1898Dayton, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
Orphans of the Storm
Louise Girard
The Cardinal
Celia Fermoyle
Judith of Bethulia
Crippled Beggar
The New York Hat
An Unseen Enemy
Youngest Sister
Hearts of the World
The Little Disturber
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
TVas Aaronetta
1955
The Alcoa Hour
TVas Arry Gibbs
1954
The United States Steel Hour
TVas Mrs, Lapham• 1 eps
The Elgin Hour
TVas Miss Psyche
1953
Harvest
as Ellen Zalinka
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Ellen Zalinka• 1 eps
1951
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Miss Susie Slagle
1946
Centennial Summer
as Mrs. Rogers
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Skinner
1930
Wolves
as Leila McDonald
1927
1926
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Night Life of New York
as Meg
The Beautiful City
as Mollie
1924
Romola
as Tessa
1923
Fury
as Minnie
The Bright Shawl
as La Clavel
1922
The Country Flapper
as Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
1921
Orphans of the Storm
as Louise Girard
The Ghost in the Garret
as Delsie O'Dell
1920
Flying Pat
as Patricia Van Nuys
Remodeling Her Husband
as Janie Wakefield
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
as Mary Ellen
Little Miss Rebellion
as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
1919
Turning the Tables
as Doris Pennington
Peppy Polly
as Polly
I'll Get Him Yet
as Susy Faraday Jones
Nugget Nell
as Nugget Nell
Nobody Home
as Frances Wadsworth
Boots
as Boots
1918
Hearts of the World
as The Little Disturber
Battling Jane
as Jane
The Hope Chest
as Sheila Moore
The Hun Within
as Beth
1917
Stage Struck
as Ruth Colby
Her Official Fathers
as Janice
The Little Yank
as Sallie Castleton
Her Official Fathers
Director
1916
Atta Boy's Last Race
as Lois Brandon
Gretchen the Greenhorn
as Gretchen Van Houck
Betty of Greystone
as Betty Lockwood
Little Meena's Romance
as Meena
The Little School Ma'am
as Nan
Susan Rocks the Boat
as Susan Johnstone
The Children of the Feud
as Sairy Ann
1915
The Little Catamount
as Hattie - the Little Catamount
Her Mother's Daughter
as Marie
His Lesson
as Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
Old Heidelberg
as Katie Ruder
How Hazel Got Even
as Hazel
Bred in the Bone
as Mercy, at Sixteen
An Old-Fashioned Girl
as Abigail - the Country Girl
The Lost Lord Lowell
as Molly - the Maid
Minerva's Mission
as Minerva
The Mountain Girl
as Nell - the Mountain Girl
Out of Bondage
as Mary McRae
Her Grandparents
as Dorothy
Jordan Is a Hard Road
as Cora Findley
Victorine
as Dottie
1914
The Mysterious Shot
as Marylee Price
A Lesson in Mechanics
as Ruth Wilson
Judith of Bethulia
as Crippled Beggar
Home, Sweet Home
as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
Liberty Belles
as Dorothy Ketcham
Her Old Teacher
as Marjorie
The Floor Above
as Stella Ford
Granny
as Nell
The Painted Lady
as Jess - the Younger Sister
Back to the Kitchen
as The Ranchman's Daughter
A Fair Rebel
as Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
The Wife
as Kitty Ives - Debutante
Her Mother's Necklace
as Bessie
Silent Sandy
as Mary Jones
The Mountain Rat
as Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
The Tavern of Tragedy
as Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
The Old Man
as The Maid-of-All-Work
Their First Acquaintance
as Miriam Talbot
The Warning
as Dorothy
The Newer Woman
as Dot
The Better Way
as Sunbeam
The Availing Prayer
as May Rock
Sands of Fate
as Helen Robinson
The Saving Grace
as Mollie Kite - the Girl
The Sisters
as Carol (May's younger sister)
The City Beautiful
as The City Girl
Down the Hill to Creditville
as Mamie New
1913
His Mother's Son
as Woman at Dock (uncredited)
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Second Sister
Her Mother's Oath
as The Daughter
The Reformers
as Dancer (uncredited)
By Man's Law
as At League Meeting (uncredited)
The Adopted Brother
as The Daughter
Broken Ways
as In Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Almost a Wild Man
as Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron
The Lady in Black
as The Girl
The Widow's Kids
as One of the Kids
Papa's Baby
as Young Mother
Oil and Water
as In First Audience (uncredited)
Just Gold
as The Sweetheart's Sister
Those Little Flowers
as A Messenger
A Cure for Suffragettes
as Suffragette
Red Hicks Defies the World
as Hicks' Sweetheart
The Perfidy of Mary
as Rose
Pa Says
as Dot
The Suffragette Minstrels
as Among Suffragette Minstrels
The House of Discord
as The Daughter
1912
An Unseen Enemy
as Youngest Sister
My Baby
as Wedding Guest
My Hero
as The Young Woman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
So Near, Yet So Far
as A Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as Birthday Wellwisher
The Painted Lady
as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
The Informer
as The Southern Girl
A Cry for Help
as Witness to Accident
Two Daughters of Eve
as In Theatre Crowd