Patsy Ruth Miller
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.
Filmography (74 Appearances)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
That's Dancing!
Quebec
Night Beat
The Great Junction Hotel
Lonely Wives
The Last of the Lone Wolf
Wide Open
The Aviator
The Show of Shows
The Sap
So Long Letty
Whispering Winds
The Hottentot
Twin Beds
The Fall of Eve
Tropical Nights
Marriage by Contract
Beautiful But Dumb
We Americans
Red Riders of Canada
The Tragedy of Youth
The Circus: Premiere
A Hero for a Night
South Sea Love
Hot Heels
Once and Forever
Painting the Town
The First Auto
What Every Girl Should Know
Wolf's Clothing
The White Black Sheep
Private Izzy Murphy
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
So This Is Paris
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Oh! What a Nurse!
Why Girls Go Back Home
The King of the Turf
The Fighting Edge
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Hogan's Alley
Rose of the World
Red Hot Tires
Lorraine of the Lions
Head Winds
The Girl on the Stairs
Her Husband's Secret
Those Who Judge
The Breath of Scandal
The Wise Virgin
Fools in the Dark
A Self-Made Failure
The Breaking Point
Singer Jim Mckee
The Yankee Consul
Her Man
Daughters of Today
Name the Man
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Souls for Sale
The Girl I Loved
Omar the Tentmaker
Remembrance
Trimmed
For Big Stakes
The Fighting Streak
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
Watch Your Step
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Handle with Care
Camille
One a Minute