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Name: Lillian Gish
Full/Alt. names: Dorothy Elizabeth Carter, Lillian Diana Gish, Lillian Niles
Date of Birth: Thursday January 1 1970
Born: Springfield (Ohio)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: Lillian Gish virtually invented screen acting. Entering films at a time when most "serious" thespians regarded motion pictures as a rather base form of employment, Gish brought to her roles a sense of…Full Lillian Gish Biography…

Partial Filmography

Never Apologise: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson (2008) 15 (Contains strong language)Actor/Actress
The Whales of August (1987) Played "Sarah Webber"
A Wedding (1978) Played "Nettie Sloan"
Night of the Hunter (1955) 12APlayed "Rachel Cooper"
The Cobweb (1955) (1955) Played "Victoria Inch"
La Boheme (1926) (1926) Actor/Actress
Birth of a Nation (1915) (1915) 15Actor/Actress
Orphans of the Storm (1921) Actor/Actress
Intolerance (1916) Actor/Actress
Duel in the Sun (1946) Actor/Actress

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Awards

National Board of Review Award (1987) Best Actress - "The Wales of August"
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award (1984)
Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award (1982)
Women in Film Crystal Award (1979)
Honorary Oscar (1970)