Dorothy Gish: Dorothy Gish. Actress: Nell Gwyn. Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James Lee Gish was frequently absent. Mary Robinson McConnell a.k.a. Mary Gish, her mother, had entered into acting to make money to support the family. As soon as Dorothy and her sister Lillian Gish were old enough, they became part of the act. To supplement their income, the two sisters also posed for...
Known For: Nell Gwyn (Nell Gwyn), Night Life of New York (Meg), Gretchen the Greenhorn (Gretchen Van Houck), The Hun Within (Beth)