Portrait of Dorothy Gish

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
86
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Gish Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.0, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

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.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 57
The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

as Celia Fermoyle

1950s

10 titles · average score 68
Play of the Week
Play of the Week (1959)

TV show · as Aaronetta

The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour (1955)

TV show · as Arry Gibbs

The Elgin Hour
The Elgin Hour (1954)

TV show · as Miss Psyche

The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs, Lapham

Harvest
Harvest (1953)

as Ellen Zalinka

The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs Doubleday

Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)

TV show

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Ellen Zalinka / Emily Madison

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Miss Susie Slagle

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)

TV show

1940s

4 titles · average score 65
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show · as Mary Surratt

The Ford Theatre Hour
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)

TV show

Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Rogers

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Skinner

1930s

1 title
Wolves
Wolves (1930)

as Leila McDonald

1920s

19 titles · average score 67
Tiptoes
Tiptoes (1927)

as Tiptoes Kaye

Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour (1927)

as Madame Pompadour

London
London (1927)

as Mavis Hogan

Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nell Gwyn

Clothes Make the Pirate
Clothes Make the Pirate (1926)

as Betsy Tidd

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Romola
Romola (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tessa

The Bright Shawl
The Bright Shawl (1923)

as La Clavel

Fury
Fury (1923)

as Minnie

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

as Louise Girard

Remodeling Her Husband
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

as Janie Wakefield

Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)

as Mary Ellen

1910s

91 titles · average score 60
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Little Disturber

The Hun Within
The Hun Within (1918)

as Beth

Betty of Greystone
Betty of Greystone (1916)

as Betty Lockwood

Gretchen the Greenhorn
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gretchen Van Houck

Old Heidelberg
Old Heidelberg (1915)

as Katie Ruder

The Sisters
The Sisters (1914)

as Carol (May's younger sister)

Liberty Belles
Liberty Belles (1914)

as Dorothy Ketcham

Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Crippled Beggar

Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sister of Payne's Sweetheart

The Lady and the Mouse
The Lady and the Mouse (1913)

as The Second Sister

The Adopted Brother
The Adopted Brother (1913)

as The Daughter

An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy (1912)
GoodWatch score 60

as Youngest Sister