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Dorothy Gish

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Dorothy Gish

Born March 9, 1898 in Dayton, Ohio, USADied June 4, 1968125 films

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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.

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ posterFirst watchBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ19257.3as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite.View film

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Filmography

125 films as actor
  1. 1963The CardinalCelia Fermoyle
  2. 1953HarvestEllen Zalinka
  3. 1951The Whistle at Eaton FallsMrs Doubleday
  4. 1946Centennial SummerMrs. Rogers
  5. 1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayMrs. Skinner
  6. 1930WolvesLeila McDonald
  7. 1927Madame PompadourMadame Pompadour
  8. 1927LondonMavis Hogan
  9. 1927TiptoesTiptoes Kaye
  10. 1926Clothes Make the PirateBetsy Tidd
  11. 1926Nell GwynNell Gwyn
  12. 1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteGrace
  13. 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
  14. 1925The Beautiful CityMollie
  15. 1925Night Life of New YorkMeg
  16. 1924RomolaTessa
  17. 1923The Bright ShawlLa Clavel
  18. 1923FuryMinnie
  19. 1922The Country FlapperJolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
  20. 1921Orphans of the StormLouise Girard
  21. 1921The Ghost in the GarretDelsie O'Dell
  22. 1920Flying PatPatricia Van Nuys
  23. 1920Little Miss RebellionGrand Duchess Marie Louise
  24. 1920Remodeling Her HusbandJanie Wakefield
  25. 1920Mary Ellen Comes to TownMary Ellen
  26. 1919Turning the TablesDoris Pennington
  27. 1919Nobody HomeFrances Wadsworth
  28. 1919Nugget NellNugget Nell
  29. 1919I'll Get Him YetSusy Faraday Jones
  30. 1919Peppy PollyPolly
  31. 1919BootsBoots
  32. 1918The Hope ChestSheila Moore
  33. 1918Battling JaneJane
  34. 1918The Hun WithinBeth
  35. 1918Hearts of the WorldThe Little Disturber
  36. 1917Her Official FathersJanice
  37. 1917Stage StruckRuth Colby
  38. 1917The Little YankSallie Castleton
  39. 1916The Children of the FeudSairy Ann
  40. 1916Atta Boy's Last RaceLois Brandon
  41. 1916Gretchen the GreenhornGretchen Van Houck
  42. 1916The Little School Ma'amNan
  43. 1916Susan Rocks the BoatSusan Johnstone
  44. 1916Little Meena's RomanceMeena
  45. 1916Betty of GreystoneBetty Lockwood
  46. 1915Jordan Is a Hard RoadCora Findley
  47. 1915Her Mother's DaughterMarie
  48. 1915Old HeidelbergKatie Ruder
  49. 1915Bred in the BoneMercy, at Sixteen
  50. 1915VictorineDottie
  51. 1915The Little CatamountHattie - the Little Catamount
  52. 1915The Mountain GirlNell - the Mountain Girl
  53. 1915Out of BondageMary McRae
  54. 1915Her GrandparentsDorothy
  55. 1915Minerva's MissionMinerva
  56. 1915The Lost Lord LowellMolly - the Maid
  57. 1915How Hazel Got EvenHazel
  58. 1915An Old-Fashioned GirlAbigail - the Country Girl
  59. 1915His LessonParticipant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
  60. 1914The Better WaySunbeam
  61. 1914The SistersCarol (May's younger sister)
  62. 1914The Saving GraceMollie Kite - the Girl
  63. 1914The Availing PrayerMay Rock
  64. 1914Back to the KitchenThe Ranchman's Daughter
  65. 1914The WarningDorothy
  66. 1914Sands of FateHelen Robinson
  67. 1914Down the Hill to CreditvilleMamie New
  68. 1914GrannyNell
  69. 1914A Lesson in MechanicsRuth Wilson
  70. 1914Her Mother's NecklaceBessie
  71. 1914The Tavern of TragedyDorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
  72. 1914The Painted LadyJess - the Younger Sister
  73. 1914The City BeautifulThe City Girl
  74. 1914The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
  75. 1914Arms and the Gringo
  76. 1914Their First AcquaintanceMiriam Talbot
  77. 1914The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
  78. 1914The Newer WomanDot
  79. 1914Silent SandyMary Jones
  80. 1914The WifeKitty Ives - Debutante
  81. 1914A Fair RebelJoan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
  82. 1914Home, Sweet HomeSister of Payne's Sweetheart
  83. 1914Liberty BellesDorothy Ketcham
  84. 1914The Different Man
  85. 1914The Mountain RatNell - 'The Mountain Rat'
  86. 1914Cigar Butts
  87. 1914The Old ManThe Maid-of-All-Work
  88. 1914The Mysterious ShotMarylee Price
  89. 1914The Floor AboveStella Ford
  90. 1914Judith of BethuliaCrippled Beggar
  91. 1914Her Father's Silent Partner
  92. 1914Her Old TeacherMarjorie
  93. 1914A Duel for Love
  94. 1913The House of DiscordThe Daughter
  95. 1913The Blue or the Gray
  96. 1913By Man's LawAt League Meeting (uncredited)
  97. 1913A Cure for SuffragettesSuffragette
  98. 1913The Lady in BlackThe Girl
  99. 1913The Adopted BrotherThe Daughter
  100. 1913The Suffragette MinstrelsAmong Suffragette Minstrels
  101. 1913Papa's BabyYoung Mother
  102. 1913The Widow's KidsOne of the Kids
  103. 1913Those Little FlowersA Messenger
  104. 1913Pa SaysDot
  105. 1913The ReformersDancer (uncredited)
  106. 1913Her Mother's OathThe Daughter
  107. 1913Almost a Wild ManMiss Smart / Sideshow Patron
  108. 1913Red Hicks Defies the WorldHicks' Sweetheart
  109. 1913His Mother's SonWoman at Dock (uncredited)
  110. 1913Just GoldThe Sweetheart's Sister
  111. 1913The Lady and the MouseThe Second Sister
  112. 1913The Perfidy of MaryRose
  113. 1913Broken WaysIn Telegraph Office (uncredited)
  114. 1913Oil and WaterIn First Audience (uncredited)
  115. 1912A Cry for HelpWitness to Accident
  116. 1912The Burglar’s DilemmaBirthday Wellwisher
  117. 1912My HeroThe Young Woman
  118. 1912The New York Hat
  119. 1912The InformerThe Southern Girl
  120. 1912My BabyWedding Guest