Deceased
How Did Lillian Gish Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 99Also known asLillian Diana Gish, The First Lady of American Cinema, Dorothy Elizabeth Carter, 릴리안 기쉬, 릴리안 기시, 릴리언 기쉬, 릴리언 기시GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/10/1893Born inSpringfield, Ohio, USADied27/02/1993Died inNew York CityCauseheart failureWikidataQ104183 ↗Buried atChurch of the Heavenly RestTMDb#8828 ↗
Lillian Diana Gish was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Women Who Run HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 2011 | Night HunterMovie | — | 118 |
| 2010 | Sigrid HolmquistMovie | Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovie | Lucy - The Girl (archive footage) | 105 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1995 | Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'Movie | Self | 102 |
| 1993 | The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'Movie | Self (Archive footage) | 100 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie | Self | 94 |
| 1987 | The Whales of AugustMovie | Sarah Webber | 94 |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie | Mrs Loftus | 93 |
| 1986 | Sweet LibertyMovie | Cecelia Burgess | 93 |
| 1986 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownMovie | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 92 |
| 1984 | Lillian GishMovie | Self | 91 |
| 1983 | Hambone and HillieMovie | Hillie Radcliffe | 90 |
| 1983 | Hobson's ChoiceMovie | Miss Molly Winkle | 90 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 89 |
| 1980 | HollywoodSeries | Self | 87 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries | Self | 85 |
| 1978 | A WeddingMovie | Nettie Sloan | 85 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | Mrs. Williams | 84 |
| 1976 | Twin DetectivesMovie | Billy Jo Haskins | 83 |
| 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1974 | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a StillMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series | Self | 80 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 78 |
| 1970 | LangloisMovie | Self | 77 |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old LaceMovie | Martha Brewster | 76 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 75 |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMMovie | Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1967 | The ComediansMovie | Mrs. Smith | 74 |
| 1967 | Warning ShotMovie | Alice Willows | 74 |
| 1967 | The Comedians in AfricaMovie | Self (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys!Movie | Hetty Seibert | 73 |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakSeries | Maude Phipps | 70 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries | Bessie Carnby | 69 |
| 1962 | The Great ChaseMovie | — | 69 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Louisa Clarendon | 68 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Mrs. Cooper | 68 |
| 1961 | The Spiral StaircaseMovie | Mrs. Warren | 68 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 68 |
| 1960 | The UnforgivenMovie | Mattilda Zachary | 67 |
| 1958 | Orders to KillMovie | Mrs. Summers | 65 |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56Series | — | 62 |
| 1955 | The Night of the HunterMovie | Rachel Cooper | 62 |
| 1955 | The CobwebMovie | Victoria Inch | 62 |
| 1955 | Film FunMovie | (archive footage) | 62 |
| 1955 | The Alcoa HourSeries | Esther Crampton | 62 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Grandma Moses | 58 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries | — | 57 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | Abby | 55 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1948 | Portrait of JennieMovie | Mother Mary of Mercy | 55 |
| 1946 | Duel in the SunMovie | Laura Belle McCanles | 53 |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie | Miss Susie Slagle | 53 |
| 1943 | Top ManMovie | Beth Warren | 50 |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at DawnMovie | Mrs. Bergesen | 49 |
| 1933 | His Double LifeMovie | Alice Chalice | 40 |
| 1932 | The Movie AlbumMovie | (archive footage) | 39 |
| 1930 | One Romantic NightMovie | Princess Alexandra | 37 |
| 1928 | The WindMovie | Letty | 35 |
| 1927 | The Scarlet LetterMovie | Hester Prynne | 34 |
| 1927 | Annie LaurieMovie | Annie Laurie | 34 |
| 1927 | The EnemyMovie | Pauli Arndt | 34 |
| 1926 | La BohèmeMovie | Mimi | 33 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1924 | RomolaMovie | Romola | 31 |
| 1923 | The White SisterMovie | Angela Chiaromonte | 30 |
| 1922 | From Farm to FameMovie | Lillian Gish | 29 |
| 1921 | Orphans of the StormMovie | Henriette Girard | 28 |
| 1920 | Way Down EastMovie | Anna Moore | 27 |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlMovie | Lucy Burrows | 26 |
| 1919 | True Heart SusieMovie | Susie May Trueheart | 26 |
| 1919 | The Greatest QuestionMovie | Nellie Jarvis | 26 |
| 1919 | A Romance of Happy ValleyMovie | Jennie Timberlake | 26 |
| 1918 | Hearts of the WorldMovie | The Girl - Marie Stephenson | 25 |
| 1918 | Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan AppealMovie | — | 25 |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie | The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle | 23 |
| 1916 | Daphne and the PirateMovie | Daphne La Tour | 23 |
| 1916 | Sold for MarriageMovie | Marfa | 23 |
| 1915 | The Birth of a NationMovie | Stoneman's Daughter Elsie | 22 |
| 1915 | Enoch ArdenMovie | Annie Lee | 22 |
| 1915 | His LessonMovie | Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited) | 22 |
| 1914 | Judith of BethuliaMovie | The Young Mother | 21 |
| 1914 | Home, Sweet HomeMovie | Payne's Sweetheart | 21 |
| 1914 | A Duel for LoveMovie | — | 21 |
| 1913 | The Mothering HeartMovie | The Wife | 20 |
| 1913 | The Battle at Elderbush GulchMovie | Melissa Harlow | 20 |
| 1913 | The House of DarknessMovie | The Nurse | 20 |
| 1913 | A Timely InterceptionMovie | The Farmer's Daughter | 20 |
| 1913 | The Little TeaseMovie | Girl in bandana | 20 |
| 1912 | The Musketeers of Pig AlleyMovie | The Little Lady | 19 |
| 1912 | The New York HatMovie | Customer in Shop / Outside Church | 19 |
| 1912 | An Unseen EnemyMovie | Eldest Sister | 19 |
| 1912 | The Painted LadyMovie | Belle at Ice Cream Festival | 19 |
| 1912 | My BabyMovie | — | 19 |
| 1912 | The Burglar’s DilemmaMovie | Birthday Wellwisher | 19 |
| 1912 | So Near, Yet So FarMovie | A Friend | 19 |