- Films
- 33
- Avg rating
- 6.93
- Peak run
- 1920’28
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Lillian by the numbers
Average
6.93
23 rated films
Vote weighted
6.96
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
74y
1914 to 1987
Total votes
256K
across every film
Best
8.0
The Wind
Worst
6.0
The Birth of a Nation
Newest first
Filmography
| 1987 | The Whales of August | Sarah Webber | 7.1 | 5,900 |
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty | Cecelia Burgess | 5.8 | 3,213 |
| 1983 | Hambone and Hillie | Hillie Radcliffe | · | 258 |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Nettie Sloan | 7.0 | 4,305 |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Mrs. Smith | 6.3 | 2,512 |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | Hetty Seibert | 7.1 | 2,829 |
| 1966 | Warning Shot | Alice Willows | 6.7 | 1,176 |
| 1960 |  The Unforgiven | Mattilda Zachary | 6.5 | 11,151 |
| 1958 | Orders to Kill | Mrs. Summers | · | 913 |
| 1955 | The Cobweb | Victoria Inch | 6.3 | 2,409 |
| 1955 |  The Night of the Hunter | Rachel Cooper | 7.9 | 110K |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennie | Mother Mary of Mercy | 7.6 | 8,549 |
| 1946 |  Duel in the Sun | Laura Belle McCanles | 6.7 | 10,629 |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Mrs. Bergesen | 6.6 | 1,121 |
| 1933 | His Double Life | Alice Chalice | · | 445 |
| 1930 | One Romantic Night | Princess Alexandra | · | 510 |
| 1928 | The Wind | Letty | 8.0 | 7,921 |
| 1927 | Annie Laurie | Annie Laurie | · | 594 |
| 1926 | La Bohème | Mimi | 7.2 | 1,784 |
| 1926 | The Scarlet Letter | Hester Prynne | 7.6 | 2,175 |
Better together?
Lillian Gish's regulars
- D.W. GriffithDirector and actor · 11 films · 6.87 avg▲+0.05
- Robert HarronCo-star · 5 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.24
- Dorothy GishCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.09
- George FawcettCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg●−0.03
- Henry B. WalthallCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg●0.00
- Henry KingDirector and actor · 2 films
- Victor SjöströmDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.57
- William DieterleDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.29
- King VidorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg●+0.02
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Lillian Gish
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 1971Lillian Gish
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1947Lillian Gish
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