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Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932

Dorothy Gish (March 11, 1898 - June 4, 1968) was an American actress. Born Dorothy Elizabeth de Guiche in Dayton, Ohio, she was the sister of actress Lillian Gish.

Dorothy's mother Mary began acting in order to support the family after her husband left. When they were old enough, Dorothy and Lillian were brought into their mother's act, and they also modeled. In 1912 they met Mary Pickford, and she got them work at the Biograph Studios.

Dorothy and Lillian both debuted in D.W. Griffith's An Unseen Enemy. Dorothy would go on to star in over 100 short films and features, many of them with Lillian.

Overshadowed by her sister's popularity, Dorothy virtually retired from motion pictures when talkies came along. She moved to England, where she turned her attention to the stage. From 1930 until her death, she only appeared in five more movies, and one television movie. She did make several appearances in anthology television series in the early 1950s.

She was married to James Rennie (1890-1965), a Canadian-born actor who was her co-star in Remodeling Her Husband (filmed in 1920, it was sister Lillian's only movie as director). They were married in 1920 in a double ceremony with actress Constance Talmadge and businessman John Piagoglou and were divorced in 1935.


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They were married in 1920 in a double ceremony with actress Constance Talmadge and businessman John Piagoglou and were divorced in 1935. Helfer has been married to lawyer Jonathen Marshall since 2002. She was married to James Rennie (1890-1965), a Canadian-born actor who was her co-star in Remodeling Her Husband (filmed in 1920, it was sister Lillian's only movie as director). She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by Maxim magazine and was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005. She did make several appearances in anthology television series in the early 1950s. Early in 2004, Helfer was offered the role depicting Farrah Fawcett in the NBC telemovie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorised Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. From 1930 until her death, she only appeared in five more movies, and one television movie. Gaius Baltar; it has now become a television series.

She moved to England, where she turned her attention to the stage. The miniseries, which was a remake of the 1970s series Battlestar Galactica, was a huge ratings success, due in part to the visually attractive mind games between Number Six and scientist Dr. Overshadowed by her sister's popularity, Dorothy virtually retired from motion pictures when talkies came along. Helfer appeared as a gynoid Cylon agent, Number Six, in the 2003 Sci Fi channel miniseries Battlestar Galactica. Dorothy would go on to star in over 100 short films and features, many of them with Lillian. She also became a noted beauty pageant judge for Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. Griffith's An Unseen Enemy. In 2003, Helfer played the female lead Eva in the independent film White Rush.

Dorothy and Lillian both debuted in D.W. She also co-starred as Sarah on the television series Jeremiah and played the role of a model, Ashleigh James, in the May 16, 2002 episode "The Hunger Artist" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 1912 they met Mary Pickford, and she got them work at the Biograph Studios. Apart from starring in a number of fashion documentaries, Helfer appeared on the comedy short Eventual Wife, as Inga, in 2000. When they were old enough, Dorothy and Lillian were brought into their mother's act, and they also modeled. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a full-time film career. Dorothy's mother Mary began acting in order to support the family after her husband left. Helfer hosted a televsion fashion program Ooh La La in Canada, before moving to New York City to learn acting.

Born Dorothy Elizabeth de Guiche in Dayton, Ohio, she was the sister of actress Lillian Gish. She has done photo assignments for Chanel's Cristalle perfume and Victoria's Secret lingerie. Dorothy Gish (March 11, 1898 - June 4, 1968) was an American actress. Modelling clothes for Givenchy, Christian Dior, Claude Montana and Emanuel Ungaro, Helfer has also appeared on the covers of fashion magazines ELLE (August 1993), Amica Italia (November 1996), Cosmopolitan (July 1998), and Vogue. In 1992, she won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite modelling agency. At the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was "discovered" by modelling agency scout Kelly Streit.

She was raised on her family's grain farm. Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada. Patricia (Tricia) Helfer (born 1974), is a Canadian film and television actress and a former Victoria's Secret model. Battlestar Galactica (2004) television series.

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004). Battlestar Galactica (2003) mini-series. White Rush (2003). Eventual Wife (2000).