Corinne Griffith

Corinne Griffith

1894-11-21

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.

Also appears in

Back Pay

Back Pay

4.0

Black Oxen

Black Oxen

5.2

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

5.3

Three Hours

Three Hours

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Outcast

Outcast

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Prisoners

Prisoners

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Into Her Kingdom

Into Her Kingdom

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The Love Doctor

The Love Doctor

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The Cost of High Living

The Cost of High Living

5.0

The Adventure Shop

The Adventure Shop

2.0

The Marriage Whirl

The Marriage Whirl

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Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

3.5

Paradise Alley

Paradise Alley

6.0

Mademoiselle Modiste

Mademoiselle Modiste

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The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden

5.6

The Mystery of Lake Lethe

The Mystery of Lake Lethe

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The Stolen Treaty

The Stolen Treaty

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The Unknown Quantity

The Unknown Quantity

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Who Goes There?

Who Goes There?

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Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

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