Corinne Griffith
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.
Known For
Ruth Lawson
The Clutch of Circumstance
Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
The Divine Lady
Althea Sherrill
A Virgin's Sacrifice
Toni LeBrun
The Garden of Eden
Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Back Pay
Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
Black Oxen
Mary Boyne
The Unknown Quantity
Pussy Wimott
Through the Wall
The Mystery of Lake Lethe
Mrs. Wilson
Paradise Alley
Madeline Durkin
Three Hours
Mildred Harker
Lilies of the Field
Mildred Harker
Lilies of the Field
Leslie Selden
The Girl of Today
Irene Mitchell
The Stolen Treaty
Marion Hayward
Transgression
Karen Girard
Who Goes There?
Lady Heelen Haden
Déclassé
Fifi
Mademoiselle Modiste
Bobby Halevy
Saturday's Children
Blanche Hildreth
The Love Doctor
Marian Hale
The Marriage Whirl
Babs Comet
Classified
Mariana Beltrami
The Lady in Ermine
Riza Riga
Prisoners
Lily Christine Summerset
Lily Christine
Susan Adams
Syncopating Sue
Valerie West
The Common Law
Jack's Sister
The Cost of High Living
Phyllis Blake
The Adventure Shop
Violet Bancroft
Infatuation
Miriam
Outcast
Laline Kingston
Six Days
Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
The Broadway Bubble
Grand Duchess Tatiana
Into Her Kingdom
Marion Wolcott
Moral Fibre
Linda Catherton
Divorce Coupons
Cara Deene
What's Your Reputation Worth?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-11-21
Place of Birth
Texarkana, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Corinne Griffin