Corinne Griffith

Known for ActingBorn 1894-11-21Died 1979-07-13Texarkana, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Lily Christine

Outcast

The Lady in Ermine

Infatuation

Love's Wilderness

Moral Fibre

It Isn't Being Done This Season

The Whisper Market

The Garter Girl

Mademoiselle Modiste

Syncopating Sue

Into Her Kingdom

The Girl Problem

The Climbers

Saturday's Children

Prisoners

The Marriage Whirl

Single Wives

Six Days

Divorce Coupons

Island Wives

Babs

Deadline at Eleven

The Unknown Quantity

The Tower of Jewels

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Cost of High Living

Three Hours

Lilies of the Field

The Common Law

Paradise Alley

What's Your Reputation Worth?

The Single Track

The Broadway Bubble

Thin Ice

A Virgin's Sacrifice

The Garden of Eden

Papa's Delicate Condition

Black Oxen

The Divine Lady

Back Pay

Lilies of the Field

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Classified

The Adventure Shop

The Bramble Bush

A Girl at Bay