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Corinne Griffith
Actor

Corinne Griffith

21 Nov 1894Born
13 Jul 1979Died
84Age at death
59Credits

Biography

​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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1963Papa's Delicate ConditionFilm: Screenplay
  2. 1962Paradise AlleyFilm: Mrs. Wilson
  3. 1932Lily ChristineFilm: Lily Christine Summerset
  4. 1930Back PayFilm: Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
  5. 1930Lilies of the FieldFilm: Mildred Harker
  6. 1929PrisonersFilm: Riza Riga
  7. 1929Saturday's ChildrenFilm: Bobby Halevy
  8. 1928The Divine LadyFilm: Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
  9. 1928OutcastFilm: Miriam
  10. 1928The Garden of EdenFilm: Toni LeBrun
  11. 1927Three HoursFilm: Madeline Durkin
  12. 1927The Lady in ErmineFilm: Mariana Beltrami
  13. 1926Syncopating SueFilm: Susan Adams
  14. 1926Into Her KingdomFilm: Grand Duchess Tatiana
  15. 1926Mademoiselle ModisteFilm: Fifi
  16. 1925InfatuationFilm: Violet Bancroft
  17. 1925ClassifiedFilm: Babs Comet
  18. 1925The Marriage WhirlFilm: Marian Hale
  19. 1925DéclasséFilm: Lady Heelen Haden
  20. 1924Love's WildernessFilm: Linda Lou Heath
  21. 1924Single WivesFilm: Betty Jordan
  22. 1924Lilies of the FieldFilm: Mildred Harker
  23. 1923Black OxenFilm: Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
  24. 1923Six DaysFilm: Laline Kingston
  25. 1923The Common LawFilm: Valerie West
  26. 1922Divorce CouponsFilm: Linda Catherton
  27. 1922A Virgin's SacrificeFilm: Althea Sherrill
  28. 1922Island WivesFilm: Elsa Melton
  29. 1921The Single TrackFilm: Janette Gildersleeve
  30. 1921Moral FibreFilm: Marion Wolcott
  31. 1921What's Your Reputation Worth?Film: Cara Deene
  32. 1921It Isn't Being Done This SeasonFilm: Marcia Ventnor
  33. 1920The Broadway BubbleFilm: Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
  34. 1920The Whisper MarketFilm: Erminie North
  35. 1920BabsFilm: Barbara Marvin
  36. 1920The Garter GirlFilm: Rosalie Ray
  37. 1920Deadline at ElevenFilm: Helen Stevens
  38. 1919The Tower of JewelsFilm: Emily Cottrell
  39. 1919The ClimbersFilm: Blanche Sterling
  40. 1919The Bramble BushFilm: Kaly Dial
  41. 1919A Girl at BayFilm: Mary Allen
  42. 1919Thin IceFilm: Alice Winton
  43. 1919The Unknown QuantityFilm: Mary Boyne
  44. 1919The Girl ProblemFilm: Erminie Foster
  45. 1919The Adventure ShopFilm: Phyllis Blake
  46. 1918Miss AmbitionFilm: Marta
  47. 1918The Girl of TodayFilm: Leslie Selden
  48. 1918The Clutch of CircumstanceFilm: Ruth Lawson
  49. 1918Love WatchesFilm: Jacqueline Cartaret
  50. 1918The MenaceFilm: Virginia Denton
  51. 1917Who Goes There?Film: Karen Girard
  52. 1917I Will RepayFilm: Virginia Rodney
  53. 1917The Love DoctorFilm: Blanche Hildreth
  54. 1917TransgressionFilm: Marion Hayward
  55. 1917The Stolen TreatyFilm: Irene Mitchell
  56. 1917The Mystery of Lake LetheFilm
  57. 1916Through the WallFilm: Pussy Wimott
  58. 1916The Yellow GirlFilm: Corinne
  59. 1916The Cost of High LivingFilm: Jack's Sister

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