Patsy Ruth Miller
Acting • Born 1904-01-17 – Died 1995-07-16
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Patsy Ruth Miller (born Ruth Mae Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress. After being discovered by actress Alla Nazimova at a Hollywood party, Miller got her first break with a small role in Camille, which starred Rudolph Valentino. Her roles gradually improved, and she was chosen as a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922. In 1923, she was acclaimed for her performance as Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame opposite Lon Chaney. In the later part of the decade Miller appeared chiefly in light romantic comedies, opposite such actors as Clive Brook and Edward Everett Horton. Among her film credits in the late 1920s are Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926), A Hero for a Night (1927), Hot Heels (1928), and The Aviator (1929). Miller retired from films in 1931. She made a cameo appearance in the 1951 film Quebec, and came out of retirement to do the film Mother in 1978. Miller later achieved recognition as a writer. She won three O. Henry Awards for her short stories, wrote a novel, radio scripts, and plays. In 1988, BearManor Media published her autobiography My Hollywood: When Both of Us Were Young.
Filmography
74 credits
Omar the Tentmaker
Movie • 1922
Little Shireen
For Big Stakes
Movie • 1922
Dorothy Clark
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie • 1923
Esmeralda
Private Izzy Murphy
Movie • 1926
Eileen Cohannigan
Lonely Wives
Movie • 1931
Kitty 'Minty' Minter
Trimmed
Movie • 1922
Alice Millard
Wide Open
Movie • 1930
Julia Faulkner
The Great Junction Hotel
Movie • 1931
The Bride
Handle with Care
Movie • 1922
Marian
The First Auto
Movie • 1927
Rose Robbins
Name the Man
Movie • 1924
Fenella Stanley
The Circus: Premiere
Movie • 1928
Self
Watch Your Step
Movie • 1922
Margaret Andrews
Remembrance
Movie • 1922
Mab
Lorraine of the Lions
Movie • 1925
Lorraine
So This Is Paris
Movie • 1926
Mme. Suzanne Giraud
So Long Letty
Movie • 1929
Grace Miller
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Movie • 1995
Self
Camille
Movie • 1921
Nichette
Hogan's Alley
Movie • 1925
Patsy Ryan
Red Hot Tires
Movie • 1925
Elizabeth Lowden
Why Girls Go Back Home
Movie • 1926
Marie Downey
Souls for Sale
Movie • 1923
Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Fighting Streak
Movie • 1922
Ann Withero
The Sap
Movie • 1929
Betty
A Hero for a Night
Movie • 1927
Mary Sloan
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Movie • 1922
Night Beat
Movie • 1931
Eleanor Patterson
The Aviator
Movie • 1929
Grace Douglas
Oh! What a Nurse!
Movie • 1926
June Harrison
Twin Beds
Movie • 1929
Elsie Dolan
The Hottentot
Movie • 1929
Peggy Fairfax
The Last of the Lone Wolf
Movie • 1930
Stephanie
Head Winds
Movie • 1925
Patricia Van Felt
The Show of Shows
Movie • 1929
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
Painting the Town
Movie • 1927
Patsy Deveau
Quebec
Movie • 1951
Germaine
Red Riders of Canada
Movie • 1928
Joan Duval
The Fall of Eve
Movie • 1929
Eve Grant
Once and Forever
Movie • 1927
Antoinette
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
Movie • 2000
Self
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Movie • 1926
Sadie
Whispering Winds
Movie • 1929
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Movie • 1926
Betty Anne Bolton
Tropical Nights
Movie • 1928
Mary Hale
The Tragedy of Youth
Movie • 1928
Paula Wayne
Singer Jim Mckee
Movie • 1924
Betty Gleason
The Yankee Consul
Movie • 1924
Margarita
That's Dancing!
Movie • 1985
From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Rose of the World
Movie • 1925
Rose Kirby
One a Minute
Movie • 1921
Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Movie • 1926
The King of the Turf
Movie • 1926
Kate Fairfax
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
Movie • 1922
Self
We Americans
Movie • 1928
Beth Levine
The Fighting Edge
Movie • 1926
The Girl I Loved
Movie • 1923
Mary
The Breaking Point
Movie • 1924
Elizabeth Wheeler
South Sea Love
Movie • 1927
Charlotte Guest
Those Who Judge
Movie • 1924
Angelique Dean
Wolf's Clothing
Movie • 1927
Minnie Humphrey
What Every Girl Should Know
Movie • 1927
Mary Sullivan
A Self-Made Failure
Movie • 1924
Alice Neal
Her Man
Movie • 1924
Molly Marley
Daughters of Today
Movie • 1924
Lois Whittall
Beautiful But Dumb
Movie • 1928
Janet Brady
The Wise Virgin
Movie • 1924
'Billie' Farrington
The Girl on the Stairs
Movie • 1925
Dora Sinclair
Hot Heels
Movie • 1927
Patsy Jones
Marriage by Contract
Movie • 1928
Margaret
The Breath of Scandal
Movie • 1924
Marjorie Hale
The White Black Sheep
Movie • 1926
Zelie
Her Husband's Secret
Movie • 1925
Judy Brewster
Fools in the Dark
Movie • 1924
Ruth Rand