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