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Corinne Griffith

Corinne Griffith

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for The Clutch of Circumstance
MOVIE

The Clutch of Circumstance

The Clutch of Circumstance
Ruth Lawson
Poster for The Divine Lady
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The Divine Lady

5.3(0.0K)
The Divine Lady
Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
Poster for A Virgin's Sacrifice
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A Virgin's Sacrifice

6.0(0.0K)
A Virgin's Sacrifice
Althea Sherrill
Poster for The Garden of Eden
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The Garden of Eden

5.9(0.0K)
The Garden of Eden
Toni LeBrun
Poster for Back Pay
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Back Pay

4.9(0.0K)
Back Pay
Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Poster for Black Oxen
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Black Oxen

5.8(0.0K)
Black Oxen
Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
Poster for The Unknown Quantity
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The Unknown Quantity

8.0(0.0K)
The Unknown Quantity
Mary Boyne
Poster for Through the Wall
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Through the Wall

Through the Wall
Pussy Wimott
The Mystery of Lake LetheMOVIE
MOVIE

The Mystery of Lake Lethe

The Mystery of Lake Lethe
Poster for Paradise Alley
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Paradise Alley

6.8(0.0K)
Paradise Alley
Mrs. Wilson

Production

Poster for Infatuation
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Infatuation

10.0(0.0K)
Infatuation
Executive Producer
Poster for Papa's Delicate Condition
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Papa's Delicate Condition

5.7(0.0K)
Papa's Delicate Condition
Screenplay
Poster for Three Hours
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Three Hours

7.0(0.0K)
Three Hours
Executive Producer
Poster for The Marriage Whirl
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The Marriage Whirl

8.0(0.0K)
The Marriage Whirl
Executive Producer
Poster for Classified
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Classified

3.7(0.0K)
Classified
Producer
Poster for Into Her Kingdom
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Into Her Kingdom

9.0(0.0K)
Into Her Kingdom
Executive Producer
Poster for Babs
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Babs

8.0(0.0K)
Babs
Producer
Poster for Love's Wilderness
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Love's Wilderness

10.0(0.0K)
Love's Wilderness
Producer
Poster for Single Wives
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Single Wives

8.0(0.0K)
Single Wives
Executive Producer
Poster for Mademoiselle Modiste
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Mademoiselle Modiste

9.0(0.0K)
Mademoiselle Modiste
Executive Producer

Gallery

Corinne Griffith portrait
Corinne Griffith portrait
Corinne Griffith portrait