Corinne Griffith
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Garden of Eden
as Toni LeBrun 1928
Black Oxen
as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden 1923
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland) 1930
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker 1930
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Wilson 1962
Déclassé
as Lady Heelen Haden 1925
Classified
as Babs Comet 1925
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as Althea Sherrill 1922
The Cost of High Living
as Jack's Sister 1916
The Adventure Shop
as Phyllis Blake 1919
The Clutch of Circumstance
as Ruth Lawson 1918
The Unknown Quantity
as Mary Boyne 1919
Through the Wall
as Pussy Wimott 1916
The Mystery of Lake Lethe
1917
Three Hours
as Madeline Durkin 1927
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker 1924