Patsy Ruth Miller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 January 1904 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 16 July 1995
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
Acting 75
- 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces as Self
- 1995Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask as Self
- 1985That's Dancing! as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
- 1951Quebec as Germaine
- 1931Night Beat as Eleanor Patterson
- 1931The Great Junction Hotel as The Bride
- 1931Lonely Wives as Kitty 'Minty' Minter
- 1930The Last of the Lone Wolf as Stephanie
- 1930Wide Open as Julia Faulkner
- 1929The Aviator as Grace Douglas
- 1929The Show of Shows as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
- 1929The Sap as Betty
- 1929So Long Letty as Grace Miller
- 1929Whispering Winds
- 1929The Hottentot as Peggy Fairfax
- 1929Twin Beds as Elsie Dolan
- 1929The Fall of Eve as Eve Grant
- 1928Tropical Nights as Mary Hale
- 1928The Gate Crasher
- 1928Marriage by Contract as Margaret
- 1928Beautiful But Dumb as Janet Brady
- 1928We Americans as Beth Levine
- 1928Red Riders of Canada as Joan Duval
- 1928The Tragedy of Youth as Paula Wayne
- 1928The Circus: Premiere as Self
- 1927A Hero for a Night as Mary Sloan
- 1927South Sea Love as Charlotte Guest
- 1927Hot Heels as Patsy Jones
- 1927Once and Forever as Antoinette
- 1927Painting the Town as Patsy Deveau
- 1927The First Auto as Rose Robbins
- 1927What Every Girl Should Know as Mary Sullivan
- 1927Wolf's Clothing as Minnie Humphrey
- 1926The White Black Sheep as Zelie
- 1926Private Izzy Murphy as Eileen Cohannigan
- 1926Broken Hearts of Hollywood as Betty Anne Bolton
- 1926So This Is Paris as Mme. Suzanne Giraud
- 1926Hell-Bent for Heaven
- 1926Oh! What a Nurse! as June Harrison
- 1926Why Girls Go Back Home as Marie Downey
- 1926The King of the Turf as Kate Fairfax
- 1926The Fighting Edge
- 1926Camille: The Fate of a Coquette as Sadie
- 1925Hogan's Alley as Patsy Ryan
- 1925Rose of the World as Rose Kirby
- 1925Red Hot Tires as Elizabeth Lowden
- 1925Lorraine of the Lions as Lorraine
- 1925Head Winds as Patricia Van Felt
- 1925The Girl on the Stairs as Dora Sinclair
- 1925Her Husband's Secret as Judy Brewster
- 1924Those Who Judge as Angelique Dean
- 1924The Breath of Scandal as Marjorie Hale
- 1924The Wise Virgin as 'Billie' Farrington
- 1924Fools in the Dark as Ruth Rand
- 1924A Self-Made Failure as Alice Neal
- 1924The Breaking Point as Elizabeth Wheeler
- 1924Singer Jim Mckee as Betty Gleason
- 1924The Yankee Consul as Margarita
- 1924Her Man as Molly Marley
- 1924Daughters of Today as Lois Whittall
- 1924Name the Man as Fenella Stanley
- 1923The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Esmeralda
- 1923Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
- 1923The Girl I Loved as Mary
- 1922Omar the Tentmaker as Little Shireen
- 1922Remembrance as Mab
- 1922Trimmed as Alice Millard
- 1922For Big Stakes as Dorothy Clark
- 1922The Fighting Streak as Ann Withero
- 1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 as Self
- 1922Watch Your Step as Margaret Andrews
- 1922Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
- 1922Handle with Care as Marian
- 1921Camille as Nichette
- 1921One a Minute as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)