Acting
Dorothy Gish
- Titles
- 118movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1912 to 1988, with a break from 1964 to 1987, busiest in 1914 with 27 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 87top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Orphans of the Storm79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 2.6
- Coming of Age5.5average 3.0
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.8
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Dark Humor1.0, average 2.8
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 7
- Early Cinema 7
- Silent Film 6
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Melodrama 4
- Period Piece 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Family Conflict 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Silent Era 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
D.W. GriffithWriterOrphans of the Storm, Hearts of the World, The Informer, So Near, Yet So Far, The Perfidy of Mary, +14 more
Robert HarronActorHearts of the World, The Informer, So Near, Yet So Far, Judith of Bethulia, A Cry for Help, +12 more
Kate ToncrayActorRed Hicks Defies the World, Boots, Nobody Home, Liberty Belles, The Hope Chest, +10 more
Lillian GishActorThe Sisters, Romola, Orphans of the Storm, Hearts of the World, So Near, Yet So Far, +9 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Informer, The Perfidy of Mary, Judith of Bethulia, Two Daughters of Eve, The Lady and the Mouse, +9 more
Elmer CliftonActorNugget Nell, Boots, Nobody Home, The Sisters, I'll Get Him Yet, +7 more
Donald CrispActorThe Warning, Her Mother's Necklace, How Hazel Got Even, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Down the Hill to Creditville, +7 more
F.A. TurnerActorSusan Rocks the Boat, The Children of the Feud, Atta Boy's Last Race, Her Official Fathers, Her Mother's Daughter, +6 more
Lionel BarrymoreActorRed Hicks Defies the World, Pa Says, So Near, Yet So Far, The Perfidy of Mary, Almost a Wild Man, +5 more
W.E. LawrenceActorThe Sisters, Her Grandparents, Granny, How Hazel Got Even, Her Mother's Daughter, +5 more
Kate BruceActorHearts of the World, Susan Rocks the Boat, The Informer, The Perfidy of Mary, Judith of Bethulia, +5 more
Christy CabanneActorThe Sisters, So Near, Yet So Far, Granny, Two Daughters of Eve, A Cry for Help, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
1271980s
1 title
as (Archive footage)
1960s
1 title · average score 56
as Celia Fermoyle
1950s
10 titles · average score 68
TV show · as Aaronetta
TV show · as Arry Gibbs
TV show · as Miss Psyche
TV show · as Mrs, Lapham
as Ellen Zalinka
as 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
as Mrs. Rogers
as Mrs. Skinner
1930s
1 title
as Leila McDonald
1920s
19 titles · average score 67
as Tiptoes Kaye
as Madame Pompadour
as Mavis Hogan
as Nell Gwyn
as Betsy Tidd
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
as Tessa
as La Clavel
as Minnie
as Louise Girard
as Janie Wakefield
as Mary Ellen
1910s
91 titles · average score 60
as The Little Disturber
as Sheila Moore
as Gretchen Van Houck
as Betty Lockwood
as Katie Ruder
as Carol (May's younger sister)
as Dorothy Ketcham
as Crippled Beggar
as The Daughter
as The Second Sister
as Rose
as Youngest Sister