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

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Mrs. Skinner

The Cardinal

Celia Fermoyle

James Dean: Forever Young

Self (archive footage)

Orphans of the Storm

Louise Girard

Gretchen the Greenhorn

Gretchen Van Houck

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Mrs Doubleday

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)