Acting
Dorothy Gish
- Career
Active from 1912 to 1963, with a break from 1931 to 1943, busiest in 1914 with 27 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 86top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Orphans of the Storm79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.2, average 2.2
- Dark Humor1.0, average 2.8
- Absurdist Humor0.5, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 7
- Early Cinema 7
- Silent Film 6
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Period Piece 4
- Melodrama 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Silent Era Romance 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Silent Era 2
- Family Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
D.W. GriffithDirectorRemodeling Her Husband, Home, Sweet Home, The Hun Within, Judith of Bethulia, Orphans of the Storm, +14 more
Robert HarronActorHome, Sweet Home, Judith of Bethulia, The Lady and the Mouse, So Near, Yet So Far, The Burglar’s Dilemma, +12 more
Kate ToncrayActorLiberty Belles, Boots, Red Hicks Defies the World, Turning the Tables, The Widow's Kids, +10 more
Henry B. WalthallActorHome, Sweet Home, Judith of Bethulia, The Mountain Rat, The Lady and the Mouse, The Burglar’s Dilemma, +9 more
Lillian GishActorThe Sisters, Romola, Remodeling Her Husband, Home, Sweet Home, Judith of Bethulia, +8 more
Donald CrispActorThe Mountain Rat, Her Mother's Necklace, The Warning, An Old-Fashioned Girl, The Tavern of Tragedy, +7 more
Elmer CliftonActorThe Sisters, Nugget Nell, Boots, Turning the Tables, Peppy Polly, +7 more
F.A. TurnerActorSusan Rocks the Boat, The Children of the Feud, Out of Bondage, Little Meena's Romance, Atta Boy's Last Race, +6 more
Kate BruceActorSusan Rocks the Boat, Judith of Bethulia, Hearts of the World, The Informer, Flying Pat, +5 more
Lionel BarrymoreActorPa Says, Red Hicks Defies the World, The Lady and the Mouse, So Near, Yet So Far, The House of Discord, +5 more
W.E. LawrenceActorHer Grandparents, The Sisters, Granny, The Mountain Girl, The Painted Lady, +5 more
Christy CabanneActorThe Sisters, Granny, So Near, Yet So Far, A Cry for Help, Two Daughters of Eve, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
1261960s
1 title · average score 57
GoodWatch score 57as Celia Fermoyle
1950s
10 titles · average score 68
TV show · as Aaronetta
TV show · as Arry Gibbs
TV show · as Miss Psyche
GoodWatch score 71TV show · as Mrs, Lapham
as Ellen Zalinka
GoodWatch score 65as Mrs Doubleday
TV show · as Ellen Zalinka / Emily Madison
TV show · as Miss Susie Slagle
1940s
4 titles · average score 65
TV show · as Mary Surratt
TV show
GoodWatch score 59as Mrs. Rogers
GoodWatch score 71as Mrs. Skinner
1930s
1 title
as Leila McDonald
1920s
19 titles · average score 67
as Tiptoes Kaye
as Madame Pompadour
as Mavis Hogan
GoodWatch score 65as Nell Gwyn
as Betsy Tidd
GoodWatch score 86as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 64as Tessa
as La Clavel
as Minnie
GoodWatch score 79as Louise Girard
as Janie Wakefield
as Mary Ellen
1910s
91 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 73as The Little Disturber
as Beth
as Betty Lockwood
GoodWatch score 62as Gretchen Van Houck
as Katie Ruder
as Carol (May's younger sister)
as Dorothy Ketcham
GoodWatch score 53as Crippled Beggar
GoodWatch score 53as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
as The Second Sister
as The Daughter
GoodWatch score 60as Youngest Sister