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 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.
Acting
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Esmeralda
1923
Movie
So This Is Paris
as Mme. Suzanne Giraud
1926
Movie
Camille
as Nichette
1921
Movie
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
1923
Movie
That's Dancing!
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
1985
Movie
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self
2000
Movie
So Long Letty
as Grace Miller
1929
Movie
Lonely Wives
as Kitty 'Minty' Minter
1931
Movie
Wide Open
as Julia Faulkner
1930
Movie
The First Auto
as Rose Robbins
1927
Movie
The Circus: Premiere
as Self
1928
Movie
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Sadie
1926
Movie
Night Beat
as Eleanor Patterson
1931
Movie
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
1929
Movie
One a Minute
as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
1921
Movie
The Tragedy of Youth
as Paula Wayne
1928
Movie
Lorraine of the Lions
as Lorraine
1925
Movie
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self
1995
Movie
The Aviator
as Grace Douglas
1929
Movie
The Last of the Lone Wolf
as Stephanie
1930
Movie
Head Winds
as Patricia Van Felt
1925
Movie
Painting the Town
as Patsy Deveau
1927
Movie
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
as Betty Anne Bolton
1926
Movie
Omar the Tentmaker
as Little Shireen
1922