Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Female

Birthday

1898-03-09

Day of Death

1968-06-04 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish

Dorothy Gish

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

Known For

Fury

Fury

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Acting

A Cure for Suffragettes

1913

A Cure for Suffragettes

as

Suffragette

The Cardinal

1963

The Cardinal

as

Celia Fermoyle

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

1988

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

as

(Archive footage)

Orphans of the Storm

1921

Orphans of the Storm

as

Louise Girard

The Country Flapper

1922

The Country Flapper

as

Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper

Nobody Home

1919

Nobody Home

as

Frances Wadsworth

Romola

1924

Romola

as

Tessa

Two Daughters of Eve

1912

Two Daughters of Eve

as

In Theatre Crowd

A Cry for Help

1912

A Cry for Help

as

Witness to Accident

Oil and Water

1913

Oil and Water

as

In First Audience (uncredited)

Just Gold

1913

Just Gold

as

The Sweetheart's Sister

Broken Ways

1913

Broken Ways

as

In Telegraph Office (uncredited)

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

1914

The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

as

My Hero

1912

My Hero

as

The Young Woman

Red Hicks Defies the World

1913

Red Hicks Defies the World

as

Hicks' Sweetheart

The City Beautiful

1914

The City Beautiful

as

The City Girl

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914

Down the Hill to Creditville

as

Mamie New

An Unseen Enemy

1912

An Unseen Enemy

as

Youngest Sister

Judith of Bethulia

1914

Judith of Bethulia

as

Crippled Beggar

Her Father's Silent Partner

1914

Her Father's Silent Partner

as

The Mysterious Shot

1914

The Mysterious Shot

as

Marylee Price

Gretchen the Greenhorn

1916

Gretchen the Greenhorn

as

Gretchen Van Houck

The New York Hat

1912

The New York Hat

as

The Perfidy of Mary

1913

The Perfidy of Mary

as

Rose

Pa Says

1913

Pa Says

as

Dot

The Suffragette Minstrels

1913

The Suffragette Minstrels

as

Among Suffragette Minstrels

Centennial Summer

1946

Centennial Summer

as

Mrs. Rogers

The House of Discord

1913

The House of Discord

as

The Daughter

The Painted Lady

1912

The Painted Lady

as

Belle at Ice Cream Festival

So Near, Yet So Far

1912

So Near, Yet So Far

as

A Friend

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

The Burglar’s Dilemma

as

Birthday Wellwisher

Home, Sweet Home

1914

Home, Sweet Home

as

Sister of Payne's Sweetheart

Hearts of the World

1918

Hearts of the World

as

The Little Disturber

Arms and the Gringo

1914

Arms and the Gringo

as

Fury

1923

Fury

as

Minnie

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

as

Mrs. Skinner

The Bright Shawl

1923

The Bright Shawl

as

La Clavel

Boots

1919

Boots

as

Boots

Her Mother's Oath

1913

Her Mother's Oath

as

The Daughter

The Reformers

1913

The Reformers

as

Dancer (uncredited)

The Widow's Kids

1913

The Widow's Kids

as

One of the Kids

Papa's Baby

1913

Papa's Baby

as

Young Mother

The Lady in Black

1913

The Lady in Black

as

The Girl

By Man's Law

1913

By Man's Law

as

At League Meeting (uncredited)

Her Old Teacher

1914

Her Old Teacher

as

Marjorie

Little Miss Rebellion

1920

Little Miss Rebellion

as

Grand Duchess Marie Louise

The Old Man

1914

The Old Man

as

The Maid-of-All-Work

Cigar Butts

1914

Cigar Butts

as

The Floor Above

1914

The Floor Above

as

Stella Ford

The Different Man

1914

The Different Man

as

A Fair Rebel

1914

A Fair Rebel

as

Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister

The Wife

1914

The Wife

as

Kitty Ives - Debutante

Silent Sandy

1914

Silent Sandy

as

Mary Jones

The Mountain Rat

1914

The Mountain Rat

as

Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'

The Newer Woman

1914

The Newer Woman

as

Dot

Their First Acquaintance

1914

Their First Acquaintance

as

Miriam Talbot

The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville

1914

The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville

as

The Painted Lady

1914

The Painted Lady

as

Jess - the Younger Sister

The Tavern of Tragedy

1914

The Tavern of Tragedy

as

Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter

Her Mother's Necklace

1914

Her Mother's Necklace

as

Bessie

His Mother's Son

1913

His Mother's Son

as

Woman at Dock (uncredited)

Almost a Wild Man

1913

Almost a Wild Man

as

Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron

A Lesson in Mechanics

1914

A Lesson in Mechanics

as

Ruth Wilson

Granny

1914

Granny

as

Nell

Sands of Fate

1914

Sands of Fate

as

Helen Robinson

The Warning

1914

The Warning

as

Dorothy

Back to the Kitchen

1914

Back to the Kitchen

as

The Ranchman's Daughter

The Availing Prayer

1914

The Availing Prayer

as

May Rock

The Saving Grace

1914

The Saving Grace

as

Mollie Kite - the Girl

The Better Way

1914

The Better Way

as

Sunbeam

A Duel for Love

1914

A Duel for Love

as

His Lesson

1915

His Lesson

as

Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)

The Hope Chest

1918

The Hope Chest

as

Sheila Moore

An Old-Fashioned Girl

1915

An Old-Fashioned Girl

as

Abigail - the Country Girl

How Hazel Got Even

1915

How Hazel Got Even

as

Hazel

The Lost Lord Lowell

1915

The Lost Lord Lowell

as

Molly - the Maid

Minerva's Mission

1915

Minerva's Mission

as

Minerva

The Hun Within

1918

The Hun Within

as

Beth

Her Grandparents

1915

Her Grandparents

as

Dorothy

Out of Bondage

1915

Out of Bondage

as

Mary McRae

The Mountain Girl

1915

The Mountain Girl

as

Nell - the Mountain Girl

The Little Catamount

1915

The Little Catamount

as

Hattie - the Little Catamount

Bred in the Bone

1915

Bred in the Bone

as

Mercy, at Sixteen

Remodeling Her Husband

1920

Remodeling Her Husband

as

Janie Wakefield

Jordan Is a Hard Road

1915

Jordan Is a Hard Road

as

Cora Findley

Her Mother's Daughter

1915

Her Mother's Daughter

as

Marie

Little Meena's Romance

1916

Little Meena's Romance

as

Meena

Peppy Polly

1919

Peppy Polly

as

Polly

I'll Get Him Yet

1919

I'll Get Him Yet

as

Susy Faraday Jones

Nugget Nell

1919

Nugget Nell

as

Nugget Nell

Turning the Tables

1919

Turning the Tables

as

Doris Pennington

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

1920

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

as

Mary Ellen

Nell Gwyn

1926

Nell Gwyn

as

Nell Gwyn

Clothes Make the Pirate

1926

Clothes Make the Pirate

as

Betsy Tidd

London

1927

London

as

Mavis Hogan

Tiptoes

1927

Tiptoes

as

Tiptoes Kaye

Battling Jane

1918

Battling Jane

as

Jane

Old Heidelberg

1915

Old Heidelberg

as

Katie Ruder

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

1951

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

as

Mrs Doubleday

Night Life of New York

1925

Night Life of New York

as

Meg

The Adopted Brother

1913

The Adopted Brother

as

The Daughter

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as

Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)

Liberty Belles

1914

Liberty Belles

as

Dorothy Ketcham

Madame Pompadour

1927

Madame Pompadour

as

Madame Pompadour

Her Official Fathers

1917

Her Official Fathers

as

Janice

Stage Struck

1917

Stage Struck

as

Ruth Colby

Wolves

1930

Wolves

as

Leila McDonald

The Beautiful City

1925

The Beautiful City

as

Mollie

The Informer

1912

The Informer

as

The Southern Girl

My Baby

1912

My Baby

as

Wedding Guest

Atta Boy's Last Race

1916

Atta Boy's Last Race

as

Lois Brandon

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

as

Grace

Betty of Greystone

1916

Betty of Greystone

as

Betty Lockwood

The Little Yank

1917

The Little Yank

as

Sallie Castleton

The Lady and the Mouse

1913

The Lady and the Mouse

as

The Second Sister

Flying Pat

1920

Flying Pat

as

Patricia Van Nuys

The Sisters

1914

The Sisters

as

Carol (May's younger sister)

The Blue or the Gray

1913

The Blue or the Gray

as

Those Little Flowers

1913

Those Little Flowers

as

A Messenger

Victorine

1915

Victorine

as

Dottie

The Ghost in the Garret

1921

The Ghost in the Garret

as

Delsie O'Dell

Harvest

1953

Harvest

as

Ellen Zalinka

The Little School Ma'am

1916

The Little School Ma'am

as

Nan

The Children of the Feud

1916

The Children of the Feud

as

Sairy Ann

Susan Rocks the Boat

1916

Susan Rocks the Boat

as

Susan Johnstone

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Mary Surratt

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Emily Madison

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Miss Susie Slagle

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Ellen Zalinka

The Ford Theatre Hour

The Ford Theatre Hour

as

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

as

Goodyear Television Playhouse

Goodyear Television Playhouse

as

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

Mrs, Lapham

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

The Elgin Hour

The Elgin Hour

as

Miss Psyche

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

as

Arry Gibbs

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

as

Aaronetta

Production

Crew

Directing

Her Official Fathers

1917

Her Official Fathers

as