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Patsy Ruth Miller
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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 Hea…
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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.
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self
That's Dancing!
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Quebec
as Germaine
Night Beat
as Eleanor Patterson
The Great Junction Hotel
as The Bride
Lonely Wives
as Kitty 'Minty' Minter
The Last of the Lone Wolf
as Stephanie
Wide Open
as Julia Faulkner
The Aviator
as Grace Douglas
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
The Sap
as Betty
So Long Letty
as Grace Miller
No Poster
Whispering Winds
The Hottentot
as Peggy Fairfax
Twin Beds
as Elsie Dolan
The Fall of Eve
as Eve Grant
Tropical Nights
as Mary Hale
No Poster
The Gate Crasher
Marriage by Contract
as Margaret
Beautiful But Dumb
as Janet Brady
We Americans
as Beth Levine
Red Riders of Canada
as Joan Duval
The Tragedy of Youth
as Paula Wayne
The Circus: Premiere
as Self
No Poster
A Hero for a Night
as Mary Sloan
South Sea Love
as Charlotte Guest
Hot Heels
as Patsy Jones
No Poster
Once and Forever
as Antoinette
Painting the Town
as Patsy Deveau
The First Auto
as Rose Robbins
What Every Girl Should Know
as Mary Sullivan
Wolf's Clothing
as Minnie Humphrey
The White Black Sheep
as Zelie
Private Izzy Murphy
as Eileen Cohannigan
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
as Betty Anne Bolton
So This Is Paris
as Mme. Suzanne Giraud
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Oh! What a Nurse!
as June Harrison
Why Girls Go Back Home
as Marie Downey
The King of the Turf
as Kate Fairfax
The Fighting Edge
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Sadie
No Poster
Hogan's Alley
as Patsy Ryan
Rose of the World
as Rose Kirby
Red Hot Tires
as Elizabeth Lowden
Lorraine of the Lions
as Lorraine
Head Winds
as Patricia Van Felt
The Girl on the Stairs
as Dora Sinclair
Her Husband's Secret
as Judy Brewster
Those Who Judge
as Angelique Dean
The Breath of Scandal
as Marjorie Hale
The Wise Virgin
as 'Billie' Farrington
Fools in the Dark
as Ruth Rand
No Poster
A Self-Made Failure
as Alice Neal
The Breaking Point
as Elizabeth Wheeler
Singer Jim Mckee
as Betty Gleason
The Yankee Consul
as Margarita
No Poster
Her Man
as Molly Marley
Daughters of Today
as Lois Whittall
Name the Man
as Fenella Stanley
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Esmeralda
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Girl I Loved
as Mary
Omar the Tentmaker
as Little Shireen
Remembrance
as Mab
Trimmed
as Alice Millard
For Big Stakes
as Dorothy Clark
The Fighting Streak
as Ann Withero
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
as Self
Watch Your Step
as Margaret Andrews
No Poster
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Handle with Care
as Marian
Camille
as Nichette
One a Minute
as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)