Portrait of Lillian Gish

Acting

Lillian Gish

Career

Active from 1912 to 2021, with a break from 1988 to 2009, busiest in 1913 with 15 main titles.

Leading roles
74
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wind
The Wind
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lillian Gish Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Flapper
The Flapper (2021)

as (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles
I Am Not a Racist
I Am Not a Racist (2019)

as Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist (2010)

as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993)

Thanks

1980s

7 titles · average score 66
The Whales of August
The Whales of August (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sarah Webber

Sweet Liberty
Sweet Liberty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cecelia Burgess

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mrs Loftus

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs Loftus

Hambone and Hillie
Hambone and Hillie (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hillie Radcliffe

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1983)

as Miss Molly Winkle

Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1981)

as Grandmother

1970s

5 titles · average score 61
Sparrow
Sparrow (1978)

as Widow

A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nettie Sloan

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Mrs. Williams

Twin Detectives
Twin Detectives (1976)

as Billy Jo Haskins

1960s

10 titles · average score 62
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Martha Brewster

Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alice Willows

The Comedians
The Comedians (1967)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mrs. Smith

Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hetty Seibert

Mrs. Winchester's House
Mrs. Winchester's House (1963)

as Narrator

Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Maude Phipps

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Bessie Carnby

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)

as Mrs. Warren

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Louisa Clarendon / Mrs. Cooper

The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mattilda Zachary

1950s

9 titles · average score 74
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Summers

The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
GoodWatch score 89

as Rachel Cooper

The Cobweb
The Cobweb (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Victoria Inch

Film Fun
Film Fun (1955)

as (archive footage)

The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour (1955)

TV show · as Esther Crampton

Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV show

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful (1953)

as Carrie Watts

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Grandma Moses

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

6 titles · average score 71
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mother Mary of Mercy

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show · as Carrie Watts / Abby

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Laura Belle McCanles

Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

as Miss Susie Slagle

Top Man
Top Man (1943)

as Beth Warren

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Bergesen

1930s

3 titles · average score 61
His Double Life
His Double Life (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alice Chalice

The Movie Album
The Movie Album (1932)

as (archive footage)

One Romantic Night
One Romantic Night (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Princess Alexandra

1920s

12 titles · average score 75
The Wind
The Wind (1928)
GoodWatch score 90

as Letty

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1927)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hester Prynne

Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Annie Laurie

The Enemy
The Enemy (1927)

as Pauli Arndt

La Bohème
La Bohème (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mimi

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 87

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Romola
Romola (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Romola

The White Sister
The White Sister (1923)
GoodWatch score 70

as Angela Chiaromonte

From Farm to Fame
From Farm to Fame (1922)

as Lillian Gish

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

as Henriette Girard

Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)
GoodWatch score 83

as Anna Moore

Remodeling Her Husband
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)

Director, Scenario Writer

1910s

63 titles · average score 64
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lucy Burrows

True Heart Susie
True Heart Susie (1919)
GoodWatch score 68

as Susie May Trueheart

A Romance of Happy Valley
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jennie Timberlake

The Greatest Question
The Greatest Question (1919)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nellie Jarvis

Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Girl - Marie Stephenson

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle

Diane of the Follies
Diane of the Follies (1916)

as Diane

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Captain Macklin
Captain Macklin (1915)

as Beatrice

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

as Payne's Sweetheart

The Sisters
The Sisters (1914)

as May

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Little Lady