1894-11-21 Texarkana, Texas, USA
Griffith was born in Texarkana, Texas to John Lewis Griffin and Ambolina (Ambolyn) Ghio. She attended Sacred Heart Convent school in New Orleans and worked as a dancer before she began her acting career. Griffith began her screen career at the Vitagraph Studios in 1916. She later moved to First National, where she became one of their most popular stars. In 1928, she had the starring role in The Garden of Eden. The next year, in 1929, Griffith received an Academy Award nomination for her role in The Divine Lady. Griffith's first sound film, Lilies of the Field, was released in 1930. Griffith's voice did not record well (The New York Times stated that she "talked through her nose"), and the film was a box office flop. After appearing in one more motion picture, the British film Lily Christine in 1932, she retired from acting. She returned to the screen in 1962 in the low-budget melodrama Paradise Alley, which received scant release.
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Paradise Alley | Mrs. Wilson | 1962-01-02 |
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Lily Christine | Lily Christine Summerset | 1932-03-31 |
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Back Pay | Kitty (as Vivian Oakland) | 1930-06-01 |
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Lilies of the Field | Mildred Harker | 1930-01-05 |
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Prisoners | Riza Riga | 1929-05-18 |
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Saturday's Children | Bobby Halevy | 1929-03-10 |
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The Divine Lady | Lady Emma Hart Hamilton | 1928-12-26 |
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The Garden of Eden | Toni LeBrun | 1928-02-04 |
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Outcast | Miriam | 1928-11-11 |
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The Lady in Ermine | Mariana Beltrami | 1927-01-01 |
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Three Hours | Madeline Durkin | 1927-03-05 |
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Into Her Kingdom | Grand Duchess Tatiana | 1926-08-08 |
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Syncopating Sue | Susan Adams | 1926-10-31 |
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Mademoiselle Modiste | Fifi | 1926-03-21 |
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Infatuation | Violet Bancroft | 1925-12-27 |
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Classified | Babs Comet | 1925-10-11 |
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The Marriage Whirl | Marian Hale | 1925-07-19 |
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Déclassé | Lady Heelen Haden | 1925-04-11 |
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Lilies of the Field | Mildred Harker | 1924-02-29 |
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Black Oxen | Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden | 1923-12-29 |
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Six Days | Laline Kingston | 1923-09-09 |
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The Common Law | Valerie West | 1923-08-30 |
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A Virgin's Sacrifice | Althea Sherrill | 1922-05-21 |
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Divorce Coupons | Linda Catherton | 1922-07-02 |
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What's Your Reputation Worth? | Cara Deene | 1921-03-01 |
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Moral Fibre | Marion Wolcott | 1921-09-18 |
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The Broadway Bubble | Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn | 1920-10-01 |
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The Unknown Quantity | Mary Boyne | 1919-04-14 |
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The Adventure Shop | Phyllis Blake | 1919-01-06 |
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The Girl of Today | Leslie Selden | 1918-09-23 |
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The Clutch of Circumstance | Ruth Lawson | 1918-08-26 |
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The Mystery of Lake Lethe | 1917-01-15 | |
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Transgression | Marion Hayward | 1917-08-20 |
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The Love Doctor | Blanche Hildreth | 1917-10-08 |
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The Stolen Treaty | Irene Mitchell | 1917-06-16 |
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Who Goes There? | Karen Girard | 1917-11-24 |
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The Cost of High Living | Jack's Sister | 1916-05-22 |
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Through the Wall | Pussy Wimott | 1916-10-02 |
