ACTOR

Mary Miles Minter

1902 - 1984

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Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902– August 4, 1984) was an American actress, and one of the leading ladies who established the early Hollywood star system. She appeared in 53 silent films from 1912 to 1923. In 1922, Minter was involved in a scandal surrounding the murder of director William Desmond Taylor, for whom she professed her love. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Miles Minter has received more than 460,356 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Mary Miles Minter is the 6,147th most popular actor (down from 5,287th in 2019), the 9,024th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,850th in 2019) and the 2,812th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mary Miles Minter ranks 6,147 out of 13,578. Before her are Catherine Fulop, Nazanin Boniadi, Frances Dee, Hoyt Axton, Jill Hennessy, and Jack Davenport. After her are D. B. Woodside, Dorian Harewood, Jay O. Sanders, Jesse Plemons, Carmine Caridi, and Kirron Kher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Mary Miles Minter ranks 291. Before her are Barton MacLane, Hans Pulver, Moe Berg, Maria Polydouri, Walter Slezak, and Guillermo Riveros. After her are Alexey Gribov, Commodore Cochran, Paul Bontemps, Marguerite De La Motte, Howie Morenz, and Virginia Fox. Among people deceased in 1984, Mary Miles Minter ranks 231. Before her are Wilhelm Müller, Héctor Hernández, Alberta Hunter, Ken Armstrong, William D'Amico, and Renato Perona. After her are Hans Jacobson, Neil Hamilton, Mark Kac, Pascale Ogier, Eino Purje, and Jan Peerce.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Miles Minter ranks 9,024 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Rober (1980), Frances Dee (1909), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Mel Tormé (1925), Hoyt Axton (1938), and Ray Evans (1915). After her are D. B. Woodside (1969), Joe South (1940), Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Jesse Plemons (1988), and Carmine Caridi (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mary Miles Minter ranks 2,812. Before her are Mae Questel (1908), Sheree North (1932), Logan Lerman (1992), Ashley Benson (1989), Frances Dee (1909), and Hoyt Axton (1938). After her are D. B. Woodside (1969), Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Jesse Plemons (1988), Carmine Caridi (1934), and Mary Stuart Masterson (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Nurse Marjorie
Lady Marjorie Killonan
Lady Marjorie Donegal becomes a nurse in hospital, much to the dismay of her aristocratic family. She falls in love with one of her patients, a commoner labor leader.
Apr 3o 19205.5 / 10
The Ghost of Rosy Taylor
Rhoda Eldridge Sayles
George Periolat plays a dual role in this film, initially as Joseph Sayles a sickly old man who has taken his daughter, Rhoda (played by Mary Miles Minter), overseas after a quarrel with his family. She yearns to return home, but he has disowned his past. After his death, Rhoda ventures to America on her own. She nearly becomes destitute for a lack of money but happens upon some questionable fortune as she takes on the chores of Rosy Taylor after inadvertently finding an envelope with money in it. Rosy had been hired as a housekeeper (thus the money), but has passed away before actually showing up for employment.
Jul 8o 19187 / 10
The Eyes of Julia Deep
Julia Deep
The Eyes of Julia Deep is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Miles Minter, directed by Lloyd Ingraham. The film is based on the short story by the same name, written by Kate L. McLaurin. It is one of the few films starring Minter which are known to have survived.
Aug 1o 19185.5 / 10