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.
Acted in 56
1960s
- 1962
Paradise Alley
Mrs. Wilson
1930s
- 1932
- 1930
Back Pay
Kitty (as Vivian Oakland)
Lilies of the Field
Mildred Harker
1920s
- 1929
Prisoners
Riza Riga
Saturday's Children
Bobby Halevy
- 1928
The Divine Lady
Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
Outcast
Miriam
The Garden of Eden
Toni LeBrun
- 1927
Three Hours
Madeline Durkin
The Lady in Ermine
Mariana Beltrami
- 1926
Syncopating Sue
Susan Adams
Into Her Kingdom
Grand Duchess Tatiana
Mademoiselle Modiste
Fifi
- 1925
Infatuation
Violet Bancroft
Classified
Babs Comet
The Marriage Whirl
Marian Hale
Déclassé
Lady Heelen Haden
- 1924
Love's Wilderness
Linda Lou Heath
Single Wives
Betty Jordan
Lilies of the Field
Mildred Harker
- 1923
Black Oxen
Madame Zatianny / Mary Ogden
Six Days
Laline Kingston
The Common Law
Valerie West
- 1922
Divorce Coupons
Linda Catherton
A Virgin's Sacrifice
Althea Sherrill
Island Wives
Elsa Melton
- 1921
The Single Track
Janette Gildersleeve
Moral Fibre
Marion Wolcott
What's Your Reputation Worth?
Cara Deene
- 1920
The Broadway Bubble
Adrienne Landreth / Drina Lynn
The Whisper Market
Erminie North
The Garter Girl
Rosalie Ray
Deadline at Eleven
Helen Stevens
1910s
- 1919
The Tower of Jewels
Emily Cottrell
The Climbers
Blanche Sterling
The Bramble Bush
Kaly Dial
A Girl at Bay
Mary Allen
Thin Ice
Alice Winton
The Unknown Quantity
Mary Boyne
The Girl Problem
Erminie Foster
The Adventure Shop
Phyllis Blake
- 1918
The Girl of Today
Leslie Selden
The Clutch of Circumstance
Ruth Lawson
Love Watches
Jacqueline Cartaret
- 1917
Who Goes There?
Karen Girard
I Will Repay
Virginia Rodney
The Love Doctor
Blanche Hildreth
Transgression
Marion Hayward
The Stolen Treaty
Irene Mitchell
- 1916
Through the Wall
Pussy Wimott
The Yellow Girl
Corinne
The Cost of High Living
Jack's Sister
Produced 10
1920s
- 1927
Three Hours
Executive Producer
The Lady in Ermine
Executive Producer
- 1926
Into Her Kingdom
Executive Producer
Mademoiselle Modiste
Executive Producer
- 1925
Infatuation
Executive Producer
Classified
Producer
The Marriage Whirl
Executive Producer
- 1924
Love's Wilderness
Producer
Single Wives
Executive Producer
- 1920
Wrote 1
1960s
- 1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
Screenplay
