Corinne Griffith
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.
Filmography (59 titles)
7.5ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962
6.8MovieParadise Alley
Mrs. Wilson · 1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1957
10.0MovieLily Christine
Lily Christine Summerset · 1932
4.9MovieBack Pay
Kitty (as Vivian Oakland) · 1930
4.3MovieLilies of the Field
Mildred Harker · 1930
8.0MoviePrisoners
Riza Riga · 1929
8.0MovieSaturday's Children
Bobby Halevy · 1929
5.3MovieThe Divine Lady
Lady Emma Hart Hamilton · 1928
10.0MovieOutcast
Miriam · 1928
5.9MovieThe Garden of Eden
Toni LeBrun · 1928
7.0MovieThree Hours
Madeline Durkin · 1927
10.0MovieThe Lady in Ermine
Mariana Beltrami · 1927
9.0MovieSyncopating Sue
Susan Adams · 1926
9.0MovieInto Her Kingdom
Grand Duchess Tatiana · 1926
9.0MovieMademoiselle Modiste
Fifi · 1926
10.0MovieInfatuation
Violet Bancroft · 1925
3.7MovieClassified
Babs Comet · 1925
8.0MovieThe Marriage Whirl
Marian Hale · 1925
4.0MovieDéclassé
Lady Heelen Haden · 1925
10.0MovieLove's Wilderness
Linda Lou Heath · 1924
8.0MovieSingle Wives
Betty Jordan · 1924
7.0MovieLilies of the Field
Mildred Harker · 1924
5.8MovieBlack Oxen
Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden · 1923
8.0MovieSix Days
Laline Kingston · 1923
7.0MovieThe Common Law
Valerie West · 1923
8.0MovieDivorce Coupons
Linda Catherton · 1922
6.0MovieA Virgin's Sacrifice
Althea Sherrill · 1922
8.0MovieIsland Wives
Elsa Melton · 1922
7.0MovieThe Single Track
Janette Gildersleeve · 1921