Acting
Lillian Gish
- Titles
- 130movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1912 to 2021, with a break from 1988 to 2009, busiest in 1913 with 15 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 74top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Wind90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.1average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.4
- Cringe Humor1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Historical Setting 7
- Early Cinema 4
- Melodrama 4
- Silent Film 3
- Historical Romance 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Character Study 3
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Silent Era Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
D.W. GriffithActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, +32 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Hearts of the World, +17 more
Billy BitzerCinematographerThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, +15 more
Christy CabanneActorThe Sisters, An Indian's Loyalty, The Rebellion of Kitty Belle, So Runs the Way, A Cry for Help, +12 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, Judith of Bethulia, In the Aisles of the Wild, The Scarlet Letter, +10 more
Dorothy GishActorOrphans of the Storm, The Sisters, Romola, Hearts of the World, Judith of Bethulia, +8 more
Lionel BarrymoreActorDuel in the Sun, An Indian's Loyalty, Film Fun, Just Gold, A Cry for Help, +7 more
Alfred PagetActorThe Battle at Elderbush Gulch, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Just Gold, In the Aisles of the Wild, A Woman in the Ultimate, +7 more
Kate BruceActorHearts of the World, Judith of Bethulia, Film Fun, A Romance of Happy Valley, Way Down East, +6 more- JJames SmithEditorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, Orphans of the Storm, Hearts of the World, +6 more
Harry CareyActorDuel in the Sun, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Film Fun, In the Aisles of the Wild, A Cry for Help, +5 more
Charles Hill MailesActorThe Battle at Elderbush Gulch, Just Gold, In the Aisles of the Wild, The House of Darkness, A Woman in the Ultimate, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1182020s
1 title
as (archive footage)
2010s
2 titles
as Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
1990s
2 titles
as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
1980s
6 titles · average score 65
as Sarah Webber
as Cecelia Burgess
as Mrs Loftus
as Hillie Radcliffe
as Miss Molly Winkle
as Grandmother
1970s
4 titles · average score 60
as Nettie Sloan
as Widow
TV show · as Mrs. Williams
as Billy Jo Haskins
1960s
10 titles · average score 62
as Martha Brewster
as Alice Willows
as Mrs. Smith
as Hetty Seibert
as Narrator
TV show · as Maude Phipps
TV show · as Bessie Carnby
as Mrs. Warren
TV show · as Louisa Clarendon / Mrs. Cooper
as Mattilda Zachary
1950s
9 titles · average score 74
as Mrs. Summers
as Rachel Cooper
as Victoria Inch
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Esther Crampton
TV show
as Carrie Watts
TV show · as Grandma Moses
1940s
6 titles · average score 71
as Mother Mary of Mercy
TV show · as Carrie Watts / Narrator
as Laura Belle McCanles
as Miss Susie Slagle
as Beth Warren
as Mrs. Bergesen
1930s
3 titles · average score 61
as Alice Chalice
as (archive footage)
as Princess Alexandra
1920s
12 titles · average score 75
as Letty
as Hester Prynne
as Annie Laurie
as Pauli Arndt
as Mimi
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
as Romola
as Angela Chiaromonte
as Lillian Gish
as Henriette Girard
as Anna Moore
Story, Director
1910s
63 titles · average score 64
as Lucy Burrows
as Susie May Trueheart
as Jennie Timberlake
as Nellie Jarvis
as The Girl - Marie Stephenson
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
as Beatrice
as Payne's Sweetheart
as The Wife
as The Little Lady
as Eldest Sister