Patsy Ruth Miller

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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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2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Movie Self
1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Movie Self
1985
That's Dancing!
Movie From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
1951
Quebec
Movie Germaine
1931
Night Beat
Movie Eleanor Patterson
1931
The Great Junction Hotel
Movie The Bride
1931
Lonely Wives
Movie Kitty 'Minty' Minter
1930
The Last of the Lone Wolf
Movie Stephanie
1930
Wide Open
Movie Julia Faulkner
1929
The Aviator
Movie Grace Douglas
1929
The Show of Shows
Movie Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
1929
The Sap
Movie Betty
1929
So Long Letty
Movie Grace Miller
1929
Whispering Winds
Movie
1929
The Hottentot
Movie Peggy Fairfax
1929
Twin Beds
Movie Elsie Dolan