Patsy Ruth Miller
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2000 · Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces as Self
- 1995 · Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask as Self
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
- 1951 · Quebec as Germaine
- 1931 · Night Beat as Eleanor Patterson
- 1931 · The Great Junction Hotel as The Bride
- 1931 · Lonely Wives as Kitty 'Minty' Minter
- 1930 · The Last of the Lone Wolf as Stephanie
- 1930 · Wide Open as Julia Faulkner
- 1929 · The Aviator as Grace Douglas
- 1929 · Show of Shows as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
- 1929 · The Sap as Betty
- 1929 · So Long Letty as Grace Miller
- 1929 · Whispering Winds as
- 1929 · The Hottentot as Peggy Fairfax
- 1929 · Twin Beds as Elsie Dolan
- 1929 · The Fall of Eve as Eve Grant
- 1928 · Tropical Nights as Mary Hale
- 1928 · Fashion News as Self (1930)
- 1928 · We Americans as Beth Levine
- 1928 · Red Riders of Canada as Joan Duval
- 1928 · The Tragedy of Youth as Paula Wayne
- 1928 · The Circus: Premiere as Self
- 1927 · A Hero for a Night as Mary Sloan
- 1927 · South Sea Love as Charlotte Guest
- 1927 · Once and Forever as Antoinette
- 1927 · Painting the Town as Patsy Deveau
- 1927 · The First Auto as Rose Robbins
- 1926 · Private Izzy Murphy as Eileen Cohannigan
- 1926 · Broken Hearts of Hollywood as Betty Anne Bolton
- 1926 · So This Is Paris as Mme. Suzanne Giraud
- 1926 · Hell-Bent for Heaven as
- 1926 · Oh! What a Nurse! as June Harrison
- 1926 · Why Girls Go Back Home as Marie Downey
- 1926 · The King of the Turf as Kate Fairfax
- 1926 · The Fighting Edge as
- 1926 · Camille: The Fate of a Coquette as Sadie
- 1925 · Hogan's Alley as Patsy Ryan
- 1925 · Rose of the World as Rose Kirby
- 1925 · Red Hot Tires as Elizabeth Lowden
- 1925 · Lorraine of the Lions as Lorraine
- 1925 · Head Winds as Patricia Van Felt
- 1924 · The Breaking Point as Elizabeth Wheeler
- 1924 · Singer Jim Mckee as Betty Gleason
- 1924 · The Yankee Consul as Margarita
- 1924 · Name the Man as Fenella Stanley
- 1923 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Esmeralda
- 1923 · Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
- 1923 · The Girl I Loved as Mary
- 1922 · Omar the Tentmaker as Little Shireen
- 1922 · Remembrance as Mab
- 1922 · Trimmed as Alice Millard
- 1922 · For Big Stakes as Dorothy Clark
- 1922 · The Fighting Streak as Ann Withero
- 1922 · The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 as Self
- 1922 · Watch Your Step as Margaret Andrews
- 1922 · Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight? as
- 1922 · Handle with Care as Marian
- 1921 · Camille as Nichette
- 1921 · One a Minute as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)