Corinne Griffith
Born November 21, 1894 (Age: 131)
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Texarkana, Texas, USA
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. 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.
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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Filmography
Lily Christine
1932
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as Lily Christine Summerset
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Age: 37
Island Wives
1922
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as Elsa Melton
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Age: 27
The Single Track
1921
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as Janette Gildersleeve
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Age: 26
Moral Fibre
1921
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as Marion Wolcott
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Age: 26
What's Your Reputation Worth?
1921
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as Cara Deene
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Age: 26
No Image
It Isn't Being Done This Season
1921
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as Marcia Ventnor
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Age: 26
Miss Ambition
1918
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as Marta
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Age: 24
The Girl of Today
1918
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as Leslie Selden
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Age: 23
The Clutch of Circumstance
1918
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as Ruth Lawson
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Age: 23
Love Watches
1918
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as Jacqueline Cartaret
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Age: 23
The Menace
1918
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as Virginia Denton
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Age: 23