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Mary Miles Minter (1902–1984)

Actress

Mary Miles Minter was born on April's Fool Day in 1902, as Juliet Reilly, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Because her mother couldn't make it in show business, she began to live her dream through her daughter. By the time Mary was five years old, she had already appeared in a stage play. From that time forward... See full bio »

Born:

Juliet Reilly
in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Mary Miles Minter, HER WINNING WAY, Paramount, 1921, **I.V. Mary Miles Minter, Photo By Hartsook, **I.V.
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1923 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
June Tolliver
 
1923 Drums of Fate
Carol Dolliver
 
1922 The Cowboy and the Lady
Jessica Westoon
 
1922 South of Suva
Phyllis Latimer
 
1922 The Heart Specialist
Rosalie Beckwith
 
1922 Tillie
Tillie Getz
 
1921 Her Winning Way
Ann Annington
 
1921 Moonlight and Honeysuckle
Judith Baldwin
 
1921 Don't Call Me Little Girl
Jerry
 
1921 The Little Clown
Pat
 
1921 All Souls' Eve
Alice Heath/Nora O'Hallahan
 
1920 Eyes of the Heart
Laura
 
1920 Sweet Lavender
Lavender
 
1920 A Cumberland Romance
Easter Hicks
 
1920 Jenny Be Good
Jenny Riano
 
1920 Nurse Marjorie
Lady Marjorie Killonan
 
1920 Judy of Rogue's Harbor
Judy
 
1919 Anne of Green Gables
Anne Shirley
 
1919 Yvonne from Paris
Yvonne Halbert
 
1919 A Bachelor's Wife
Mary O'Rourke
 
1919 The Intrusion of Isabel
Isabel Trevor
 
1919 The Amazing Impostor
Joan Hope
 
1919 Onze filmsterren
 
1918 Wives and Other Wives
Robin Challoner
 
1918 Rosemary Climbs the Heights
Rosemary Van Voort
 
1918 The Eyes of Julia Deep
Julia Deep
 
1918 The Ghost of Rosy Taylor
Rhoda Eldridge Sayles
 
1918 Social Briars
Iris Lee
 
1918 A Bit of Jade
Phyllis King
 
1918 Powers That Prey
Sylvia Grant
 
1918 Beauty and the Rogue
Roberta Lee
 
1917 The Mate of the Sally Ann
Sally
 
1917 Peggy Leads the Way
Peggy Manners
 
1917 Her Country's Call
Jess Slocum
 
1917 Charity Castle
Charity
 
1917 Somewhere in America
Rose Dorgan
 
1917 Melissa of the Hills
Melissa Stark
 
1917 Periwinkle
Periwinkle
 
1917 Annie-for-Spite
Annie Johnson
 
1917 Environment
Liz Simpkins
 
1917 The Gentle Intruder
Sylvia
 
1916 The Innocence of Lizette
Lizette
 
1916 A Dream or Two Ago
Millicent Hawthorne
 
1916 Faith
Faith
 
1916 Dulcie's Adventure
Dulcie
 
1916 Youth's Endearing Charm
Mary Wade
 
1916 Lovely Mary
Mary Lane
 
1916 Dimples
Dimples
 
1916 Rose of the Alley
Nell Drogan
 
1915 Barbara Frietchie
Barbara, Mrs. Frietchie's granddaughter
 
1915 Emmy of Stork's Nest
Emmy Garrett
 
1915 Always in the Way
Dorothy North
 
1915 The Fairy and the Waif
Viola Drayton, the Fairy
 
1912/I The Nurse (short) (as Juliet Shelby)
 
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1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 17 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 16 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Herself
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 22 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 City Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Hollywood
 
1931 Stars of Yesterday (documentary short)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1911) Stage: Appeared (as "Virgie Cary") in "The Littlest Rebel" on Broadway. Melodrama. Written by Edward Peple. Liberty Theatre: 14 Nov 1911-Jan 1912 (closing date unknown/55 performances). Cast: Dustin Farnum (as "Lt. Col. Morrison"), William Farnum (as "Mr... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 32 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Juliet Shelby
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Trivia:

After Mary's contract at Paramount was bought out following the William Desmond Taylor scandal (for $350,000) in June of 1923, Mary was broached by other studios such as UFA and Pathe with film offers, but the scandal took its toll on Mary and she emotionally wanted out of the public eye. She never made another picture again. See more »

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