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
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Wilson
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Wilson
Lily Christine
as Lily Christine Summerset
Lily Christine
as Lily Christine Summerset
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Back Pay
as Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Prisoners
as Riza Riga
Prisoners
as Riza Riga
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
Saturday's Children
as Bobby Halevy
The Divine Lady
as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
The Divine Lady
as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
Outcast
as Miriam
Outcast
as Miriam
The Garden of Eden
as Toni LeBrun
The Garden of Eden
as Toni LeBrun
Three Hours
as Madeline Durkin
Three Hours
as Madeline Durkin
The Lady in Ermine
as Mariana Beltrami
The Lady in Ermine
as Mariana Beltrami
Syncopating Sue
as Susan Adams
Syncopating Sue
as Susan Adams
Into Her Kingdom
as Grand Duchess Tatiana
Into Her Kingdom
as Grand Duchess Tatiana
Mademoiselle Modiste
as Fifi
Mademoiselle Modiste
as Fifi
Infatuation
as Violet Bancroft
Infatuation
as Violet Bancroft
Classified
as Babs Comet
Classified
as Babs Comet
The Marriage Whirl
as Marian Hale
The Marriage Whirl
as Marian Hale
Déclassé
as Lady Heelen Haden
Déclassé
as Lady Heelen Haden
Love's Wilderness
as Linda Lou Heath
Love's Wilderness
as Linda Lou Heath
Single Wives
as Betty Jordan
Single Wives
as Betty Jordan
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Lilies of the Field
as Mildred Harker
Black Oxen
as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
Black Oxen
as Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
Six Days
as Laline Kingston
Six Days
as Laline Kingston
The Common Law
as Valerie West
The Common Law
as Valerie West
Divorce Coupons
as Linda Catherton
Divorce Coupons
as Linda Catherton
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as Althea Sherrill
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as Althea Sherrill
Island Wives
as Elsa Melton
Island Wives
as Elsa Melton
The Single Track
as Janette Gildersleeve
The Single Track
as Janette Gildersleeve
Moral Fibre
as Marion Wolcott
Moral Fibre
as Marion Wolcott
What's Your Reputation Worth?
as Cara Deene
What's Your Reputation Worth?
as Cara Deene
It Isn't Being Done This Season
as Marcia Ventnor
It Isn't Being Done This Season
as Marcia Ventnor
The Broadway Bubble
as Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
The Broadway Bubble
as Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
The Whisper Market
as Erminie North
The Whisper Market
as Erminie North
Babs
as Barbara Marvin
Babs
as Barbara Marvin
The Garter Girl
as Rosalie Ray
The Garter Girl
as Rosalie Ray
Deadline at Eleven
as Helen Stevens
Deadline at Eleven
as Helen Stevens
The Tower of Jewels
as Emily Cottrell
The Tower of Jewels
as Emily Cottrell
The Climbers
as Blanche Sterling
The Climbers
as Blanche Sterling
The Bramble Bush
as Kaly Dial
The Bramble Bush
as Kaly Dial
A Girl at Bay
as Mary Allen
A Girl at Bay
as Mary Allen
Thin Ice
as Alice Winton
Thin Ice
as Alice Winton
The Unknown Quantity
as Mary Boyne
The Unknown Quantity
as Mary Boyne
The Girl Problem
as Erminie Foster
The Girl Problem
as Erminie Foster
The Adventure Shop
as Phyllis Blake
The Adventure Shop
as Phyllis Blake
Miss Ambition
as Marta
Miss Ambition
as Marta
The Girl of Today
as Leslie Selden
The Girl of Today
as Leslie Selden
The Clutch of Circumstance
as Ruth Lawson
The Clutch of Circumstance
as Ruth Lawson
Love Watches
as Jacqueline Cartaret
Love Watches
as Jacqueline Cartaret
The Menace
as Virginia Denton
The Menace
as Virginia Denton
Who Goes There?
as Karen Girard
Who Goes There?
as Karen Girard
I Will Repay
as Virginia Rodney
I Will Repay
as Virginia Rodney
Transgression
as Marion Hayward
Transgression
as Marion Hayward
The Stolen Treaty
as Irene Mitchell
The Stolen Treaty
as Irene Mitchell
The Mystery of Lake Lethe
The Mystery of Lake Lethe
The Cost of High Living
as Jack's Sister
The Cost of High Living
as Jack's Sister