Lilian Gish is a silent film actor. Lilian Gish’s birthday was a little earlier than the birth of the movie. She was the first sweetheart in the United States and was known as the "first lady on the screen." His acting career spanned three quarters of a century, and he is a witness to the history of American cinema. Died on February 27, 1993. In 1999, she was named the 17th "Greatest Actress in a Century" by the American Film Institute. Representative works include "The Birth of a Nation", "Party Facing Differences", "Heart of the World", "Whale in August" and so on. In 1912, Lillian Gish met David Griffith and was appreciated by him and became his most important actor. At that time, most of the actors came from theaters and their acting skills were exaggerated. In order to prevent such crude performances, Griffith arranged for a group of actors to rehearse continuously and train more solid acting performances. Working with Lilian and Dorothy is Mary Pickford, the future "American Sweetheart", the founder of United American Film Corporation.

Following Griffith, Lilian Gish photographed masterpieces including "The Birth of a Nation", "Party Facing Differences", "Salvation of the Country", "Wind" and so on. At the same time, she has also filmed many films adapted from literary works, such as Giacomo Puccini's opera "Life in Bohemia" and "The Scarlet Letter." Lilian Gish specializes in the weak and pitiful drama. On the screen, she always plays Xiaojiabiyu, tuberculosis patient, and bullied weak female stream. In "Remnant Tears", she plays a poor girl who is beaten and kicked by her father, just like her real life. After the 1920s and 1930s, when sound films were born, Lilian Gish decided to step back. Step back on the stage. Occasionally also cameo movies, such as "Duel under the Sun", which brought her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

As an emperor superstar, Lilian Gish has not forgotten her roots. When Griffith was eliminated from the film business he founded and fell into disarray in his later years, it was Lilian Gish who thought of drinking water and caring for her teacher until her death. In the years to come, Lilian Gish was still active on stage and TV. The more famous is the TV series "Bountiful Trip." In 1971 and 1984, he successively won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Film Institute. At the age of 94, she co-starred with another screen legend Betty Davis in "A Whale in August", which became the last work in her acting career.