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.
Acting
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
The Divine Lady
as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
1928
Movie
The Garden of Eden
as Toni LeBrun
1928
Movie
Black Oxen
as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
1923
Movie
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
1930
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Movie
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Wilson
1962
Movie
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
1930
Movie
Déclassé
as Lady Heelen Haden
1925
Movie
Classified
as Babs Comet
1925
Movie
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as Althea Sherrill
1922
Movie
The Cost of High Living
as Jack's Sister
1916
Movie
The Unknown Quantity
as Mary Boyne
1919
Movie
Three Hours
as Madeline Durkin
1927
Movie
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
1924
Movie
Mademoiselle Modiste
as Fifi
1926
Movie
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
1929
Movie
The Marriage Whirl
as Marian Hale
1925
Movie
The Lady in Ermine
as Mariana Beltrami
1927
Movie
Prisoners
as Riza Riga
1929
Movie
Lily Christine
as Lily Christine Summerset
1932
Movie
Syncopating Sue
as Susan Adams
1926
Movie
The Common Law
as Valerie West
1923
Movie
The Adventure Shop
as Phyllis Blake
1919
Crew
Movie
Papa's Delicate Condition
Screenplay
1963
Movie
Classified
Producer
1925
Movie
Infatuation
Executive Producer
1925
Movie
Three Hours
Executive Producer
1927
Movie
The Marriage Whirl
Executive Producer
1925
Movie
Into Her Kingdom
Executive Producer
1926
Movie
Babs
Producer
1920
Movie
Love's Wilderness
Producer
1924
Movie
Single Wives
Executive Producer
1924
Movie
Mademoiselle Modiste
Executive Producer
1926
Movie
The Lady in Ermine
Executive Producer
1927