Corinne Griffith

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.

Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Divorce Coupons

as Linda Catherton

Infatuation

as Violet Bancroft

Babs

as Barbara Marvin

Island Wives

as Elsa Melton

Single Wives

as Betty Jordan

The Climbers

as Blanche Sterling

Thin Ice

as Alice Winton

Déclassé

as Lady Heelen Haden

Three Hours

as Madeline Durkin

The Menace

as Virginia Denton

Classified

as Babs Comet

The Divine Lady

as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton

Lily Christine

as Lily Christine Summerset

The Garden of Eden

as Toni LeBrun

The Common Law

as Valerie West

Into Her Kingdom

as Grand Duchess Tatiana

Moral Fibre

as Marion Wolcott

Prisoners

as Riza Riga