11/21/1894
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 (1962) as Mrs. Wilson |
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Lily Christine (1932) as Lily Christine Summerset |
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Back Pay (1930) as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland) |
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Lilies of the Field (1930) as Mildred Harker |
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Prisoners (1929) as Riza Riga |
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Saturday's Children (1929) as Bobby Halevy |
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The Divine Lady (1928) as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton |
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Outcast (1928) as Miriam |
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The Garden of Eden (1928) as Toni LeBrun |
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Three Hours (1927) as Madeline Durkin |
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The Lady in Ermine (1927) as Mariana Beltrami |
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Syncopating Sue (1926) as Susan Adams |
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Into Her Kingdom (1926) as Grand Duchess Tatiana |
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Mademoiselle Modiste (1926) as Fifi |
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Infatuation (1925) as Violet Bancroft |
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Classified (1925) as Babs Comet |
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The Marriage Whirl (1925) as Marian Hale |
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Déclassé (1925) as Lady Heelen Haden |
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Love's Wilderness (1924) as Linda Lou Heath |
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Single Wives (1924) as Betty Jordan |
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Lilies of the Field (1924) as Mildred Harker |
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Black Oxen (1923) as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden |
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Six Days (1923) as Laline Kingston |
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The Common Law (1923) as Valerie West |
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Divorce Coupons (1922) as Linda Catherton |
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A Virgin's Sacrifice (1922) as Althea Sherrill |
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Island Wives (1922) as Elsa Melton |
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The Single Track (1921) as Janette Gildersleeve |
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Moral Fibre (1921) as Marion Wolcott |
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What's Your Reputation Worth? (1921) as Cara Deene |
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It Isn't Being Done This Season (1921) as Marcia Ventnor |
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The Broadway Bubble (1920) as Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn |
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The Whisper Market (1920) as Erminie North |
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Babs (1920) as Barbara Marvin |
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The Garter Girl (1920) as Rosalie Ray |
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Deadline at Eleven (1920) as Helen Stevens |
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The Tower of Jewels (1919) as Emily Cottrell |
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The Climbers (1919) as Blanche Sterling |
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The Bramble Bush (1919) as Kaly Dial |
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A Girl at Bay (1919) as Mary Allen |
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Thin Ice (1919) as Alice Winton |
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The Unknown Quantity (1919) as Mary Boyne |
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The Girl Problem (1919) as Erminie Foster |
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The Adventure Shop (1919) as Phyllis Blake |
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Miss Ambition (1918) as Marta |
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The Girl of Today (1918) as Leslie Selden |
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The Clutch of Circumstance (1918) as Ruth Lawson |
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Love Watches (1918) as Jacqueline Cartaret |
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The Menace (1918) as Virginia Denton |
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Who Goes There? (1917) as Karen Girard |
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I Will Repay (1917) as Virginia Rodney |
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The Love Doctor (1917) as Blanche Hildreth |
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Transgression (1917) as Marion Hayward |
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The Stolen Treaty (1917) as Irene Mitchell |
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The Mystery of Lake Lethe (1917) as |
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Through the Wall (1916) as Pussy Wimott |
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The Cost of High Living (1916) as Jack's Sister |
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Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) Screenplay |
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Three Hours (1927) Executive Producer |
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The Lady in Ermine (1927) Executive Producer |
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Into Her Kingdom (1926) Executive Producer |
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Mademoiselle Modiste (1926) Executive Producer |
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Infatuation (1925) Executive Producer |
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Classified (1925) Producer |
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The Marriage Whirl (1925) Executive Producer |
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Love's Wilderness (1924) Producer |
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Single Wives (1924) Executive Producer |
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Babs (1920) Producer |