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Ruth Roland (1892–1937)

Actress | Producer | Director

Ruth Roland was, along with Pearl White, the queen of the early movie serials. She came from a show-business family, her father being a San Francisco theater manager and her mother a professional singer. Ruth made her acting debut at age 3-1/2, and soon became a professional actress and singer. Her parents divorced... See full bio »

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in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 45) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1935 Nine to Nine
Cornelia Du Play
 
1930 Reno
Felicia Brett
 
1927 The Masked Woman
Dolly Green
 
1925 Where the Worst Begins
Jane Brower
 
1925 Dollar Down
Ruth Craig
 
1923 Ruth of the Range
Ruth Remington
 
1923 The Haunted Valley
Ruth Ranger
 
1922 The Timber Queen
Ruth Reading
 
1922 White Eagle
Ruth Randolph
 
1921 The Avenging Arrow
Anita Delgado
 
1920 Ruth of the Rockies
Bab Murphy
 
1919 The Adventures of Ruth
Ruth Robin
 
1919 The Tiger's Trail
Belle Boyd
 
1919 Love and the Law
(participation unconfirmed)
 
1918 Hands Up!
Echo Delane
 
1918 Cupid Angling
 
1918/II Shifting Sands (short)
 
1918 The Rebound (short)
 
1918 In Poverty's Power (short)
 
1918 Sold for Gold (short)
 
1918 The Sin of Innocence (short)
 
1918 The Cat's Paw (short)
 
1918 Counterfeit Clues (short)
 
1918 Phantom Fame (short)
 
1918 The Price of Folly (short)
 
1917 The Fringe of Society
Esther Drake
 
1917 The Stolen Play
Sylvia Smalley
 
1917 The Neglected Wife
Margaret Warner
 
1917 The Devil's Bait
Doris Sheldon
 
1917 A Message from Reno (short)
 
1916 The Sultana
Virginia Lowndes
 
1916 The Matrimonial Martyr
Erma Desmond/Bertie Stanley
 
1915 The Red Circle
June Travers
 
1915 Comrade John
Cynthia Grey
 
1915 Toil and Tyranny (short)
Laura Powers
 
1915 The Fruit of Folly (short)
Isabel Clay
 
1915 The Pomp of Earth (short)
Edith Hilton
 
1915 For the Commonwealth (short)
Clarice Adair
 
1915 Today and Tomorrow (short)
Julia Monroe - Lee's Fiancée
 
1915 Blue Blood and Yellow (short)
Anita Logan
 
1915 Houses of Glass (short)
Mrs. Ray Norris
 
1915 Unto Herself Alone (short)
Alicia Knight
 
1915 The Love Liar (short)
Selma Ashton
 
1915 When Justice Sleeps (short)
The Extravagant Wife
 
1915 The Pursuit of Pleasure (short)
Rita Deane
 
1915 The Price of Fame (short)
Ann Booth - later The Wife
 
1915 Who Pays?
 
1915 Following a Clue (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 Jared Fairfax's Millions (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 Old Isaacson's Diamonds (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 She Would Be a Cowboy (short)
Helen
 
1915 The Mystery of the Tea Dansant (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 The Disappearance of Harry Warrington (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 The Apartment House Mystery (short)
Ruth, the Girl Detective
 
1915 The Affair of the Deserted House (short)
Ruth- the Society Girl
 
1915 The Girl Detective
Ruth - The Girl Detective
 
1915 A Model Wife (short)
Mrs. Morton
 
1915 The Tip-Off (short)
 
1914 Cupid Backs the Winners (short)
Dorothy
 
1914 Bud, Bill and the Waiter (short)
Mildred
 
1914 Ham the Iceman (short)
Mrs. Rubberhead
 
1914 A Peach at the Beach (short)
Mrs. Hothead - a Flirtatious Wife
 
1914 Ham, the Piano Mover (short)
Mrs. Newlywed
 
1914 Lizzie the Life Saver (short)
Lizzie
 
1914 Ham and the Villain Factory (short)
Millicent - a Telegraph Operator
 
1914 Si's Wonderful Mineral Spring (short)
Helen Mayfield
 
1914 The Tattered Duke (short)
Jean Newlyrich
 
1914 The Slavery of Foxicus (short)
Ruthinius - Foxicus' Sweetheart
 
1914 Ham the Lineman (short)
Mrs. Johnson
 
1914 When Men Wear Skirts (short)
Billee - a Barber
 
1914 Sherlock Bonehead (short)
Helen - a Girl from the Ciry
 
1914 A Substitute for Pants (short)
Ruth - the Ranch Owner's Daughter
 
1914 Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw (short)
The Henpecking Wife
 
1914 The Deadly Battle at Hicksville (short)
Dolly - a Southern Belle
 
1914 The Bingville Fire Department (short)
Minnie - the Mayor's Daughter
 
1914 Wanted: An Heir (short)
Tilly - a Country Girl
 
1914 Rube, the Interloper (short)
Helen - an Actress
 
1914 Fleeing from the Fleas (short)
Clementine White
 
1914 An Elopement in Rome (short)
Cleo - Darius' Sweetheart
 
1914/II The Wages of Sin (short)
Mrs. Sinn - the Family Treasurer
 
1914 Reaping for the Whirlwind (short)
Blanche - Aspiring Actress
 
1914 Tight Shoes (short)
Alice - Bennet's Sweetheart
 
1914 The Girl and the Gondolier (short)
Theresa Garlic
 
1914 McBride's Bride (short)
Helen Highbrow
 
1914 Dippy's Dream (short)
Ruth Schnitzel - Hans' Daughter
 
1914 Gertie Gets the Cash (short)
Gertie - Matilda's Niece
 
1914 Hubby's Night Off (short)
Helen - Jim's Wife
 
1914 The Confiscated Count (short)
Elsie Vanderfeller
 
1914/II And the Villain Still Pursued Her (short)
Geraldine - John's Wife
 
1914 The Family Skeleton (short)
Flo - the Bride
 
1914 Her Fallen Hero (short)
Mandy - Gike's Daughter
 
1914 Looking for a Fortune (short)
Nell
 
1914 Hiram's Hotel (short)
Belle - a Cabaret Dancer
 
1914 Reggie, the Squaw Man (short)
Annie Wagontongue - Pump Handle's Daughter
 
1914 A Bottled Romance (short)
Helen
 
1914 Too Many Johnnies (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1914 The Gun Behind the Man (short)
Bessie
 
1914 The Medicine Show at Stone Gulch (short)
Pearl - Connem's Assistant
 
1914 At Last They Eat (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Only One Shirt (short)
Mabel - Billy's Sweetheart
 
1914 The Joke on Jane (short)
Jane Davis - the Wife
 
1914 Bill's Board Bill (short)
Mrs. Cross - the Landlady
 
1913 Emancipated Women (short)
Jean
 
1913 General Bunko's Victory (short)
Helen - Bunko's Sweetheart
 
1913 While Father Telephoned (short)
Ethel Marlin - the Daughter
 
1913 The Good Old Summer Time (short)
Mrs. Mason
 
1913 The Laundress and the Lady (short)
Mary Hall
 
1913 Hypnotizing Mamie (short)
Mamie
 
1913 The Fickle Freak (short)
The Bearded Lady
 
1913 The Tightwad's Present (short)
Mrs. Tightwad
 
1913 The Speed Limit (short)
Jane Holden - the Judge's Daughter
 
1913 The Troublesome Telephone (short)
Mrs. Morris - his wife
 
1913 Pete's Insurance Policy (short)
Mandy - Pete's Sweetheart
 
1913 And the Watch Came Back (short)
Anna - Jack's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Hobo and the Myth (short)
Dolly Martin
 
1913 One Best Bet (short)
Ida - Bud's Wife
 
1913 The Burglar and the Baby (short)
The Nurse
 
1913 Boggs' Predicament (short)
Marie - Geoffrey's Sweetheart
 
1913 Mike, the Timid Cop (short)
Nora, the Cook
 
1913 The Captivating Widow (short)
The Captivating Widow
 
1913 The Amateur Burglar (short)
Mrs. Brown
 
1913 The Hobo and the Hobble Skirt (short)
Mrs. Smith
 
1913 Hoodooed on His Wedding Day (short)
Isabel
 
1913 The Tenderfoot's Luck (short)
Jean - the Belle
 
1913 What the Doctor Ordered (short)
Jane - John's Wife
 
1913 Entertaining Uncle (short)
Flossie - the Stenographer
 
1913 The Raiders from Double L Ranch (short)
Bessie Morgan - Frank's Sister
 
1913 Curing Her Extravagance (short)
Kate Morton - the Daughter
 
1913 The Knight of Cyclone Gulch (short)
Mary - Bill's Sweetheart
 
1913 Cupid's Lariat (short)
Jane Stebbins - the Daughter
 
1913 Smoked to a Finish (short)
Mrs. Brown
 
1913 Percy's Wooing (short)
Nellie Gray
 
1913 When Women Are Police (short)
Jennie Lee
 
1913 The Comedy Team's Strategy (short)
Jane - an Actress
 
1913/I The Black Hand (short)
Clara Montford - the Daughter
 
1913 The Egyptian Mummy (short)
Arvilla Howe - the Professor's Daughter
 
1913 Pat, the Cowboy (short)
Betty
 
1913 The Hash House Count (short)
Jane
 
1913 Toothache (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1913 Fatty's Busy Day (short)
Mary
 
1913 A Coupon Courtship (short)
Ruth
 
1913 The Phony Singer (short)
Helen
 
1913 The Bravest Girl in California (short)
The Comedian's Daughter
 
1913 The Indestructible Mr. Jenks (short)
Mrs. Jenks
 
1913 Fatty's Deception (short)
Emma
 
1913 The Cat and the Bonnet (short)
Mrs. Brown
 
1913 The 'Fired' Cook (short)
Mrs. Adair
 
1913 An Indian Maid's Warning (short)
Starlight - an Indian Maid
 
1913 Jones' Jonah Day (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1913 Absent Minded Abe (short)
Abe's Sweetheart
 
1913 Parcel Post Johnnie (short)
Flossie - Johnnie's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Sheriff of Stone Gulch (short)
Helen - the Sheriff's Daughter
 
1913 A Cold Storage Egg (short)
Eva
 
1913 Trixie and the Press Agent (short)
Trixie Blossom
 
1913 The Matrimonial Venture of the 'Bar X' Hands (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 Three Suitors and a Dog (short)
Ethel
 
1913 The Horse That Wouldn't Stay Hitched (short)
Ruth - Abbott's Daughter
 
1913 One on Willie (short)
Helene Dolliver - Hiram's Daughter
 
1913 A Hero's Reward (short)
Iva - Hen's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Manicurist and the Mutt (short)
Marcella - the Manicurist
 
1913 Able-Minded Abe
 
1913 The Mission of a Bullet (short)
Alice
 
1912 The Peace Offering (short)
Arthur's Wife
 
1912/I A Mountain Tragedy (short)
Nell
 
1912 Brave Old Bill (short)
 
1912 Pulque Pete and the Opera Troupe (short)
The Chorus Girl
 
1912 The Mummy and the Cowpuncher (short)
Julia - Rant's Daughter
 
1912 A California Snipe Hunt (short)
Hattie - the Village Belle
 
1912 Something Wrong with Bessie (short)
Bessie
 
1912 The Chaperon Gets a Ducking (short)
 
1912 Strong Arm Nellie (short)
Nellie
 
1912 The Landlubber (short)
Polly - Ned's Sweetheart
 
1912 I Saw Him First (short)
 
1912 The Bachelor's Bride (short)
Nellie
 
1912 Stenographer Wanted (short)
The Stenographer
 
1912 Death Valley Scotty's Mine (short)
Nell
 
1912 Paying the Board Bill (short)
 
1912 The Belle of the Beach (short)
Lizzie Mooney - Belle of the Beach
 
1912 A Hospital Hoax (short)
Nora - the Nurse
 
1912 Queen of the Kitchen (short)
Mrs. Clark
 
1912 Fat Bill's Wooing (short)
Tina
 
1912 In Peril of Their Lives (short)
 
1912 Dr. Skinnem's Wonderful Invention (short)
The Old Maid
 
1912 The Loneliness of the Hills (short)
Moonlight - an Ogallala Maid
 
1912 The Hoodoo Hat (short)
Della
 
1912 Saved from Court Martial (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1912 The Woman Hater (short)
Phyllis Longworth
 
1912 The Beauty Parlor of Stone Gulch (short)
Tillie Temple
 
1912 The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (short)
 
1912 The Bugler of Battery B (short)
 
1912 The Girl Bandit's Hoodoo (short)
Nell
 
1912 The Chauffeur's Dream (short)
 
1912 The Pugilist and the Girl (short)
Velma
 
1912 Ranch Girls on a Rampage (short)
 
1912 Hypnotic Nell (short)
Nell
 
1912 A Fish Story (short)
 
1912 The Pasadena Peach (short)
Mary - the Pasadena Peach
 
1912 The Trail of Gold (short)
Mary
 
1912 The Schoolma'm of Stone Gulch (short)
Bess - the Schoolma'm of Stone Gulch
 
1912 Outwitting Father (short)
Jennie Armstrong
 
1912 The Kidnapped Conductor (short)
Ruth
 
1912 The Trail Through the Hills (short)
Kitty Regan
 
1912 The Romance of a Dry Town (short)
Jennie
 
1912 The Girl Deputy (short)
The Girl Deputy
 
1912 The Swimming Party (short)
 
1912 'Walk, -- You, Walk!' (short)
Rose
 
1912 Accidents Will Happen (short)
Ruth
 
1912 How Jim Proposed (short)
 
1912 Things Are Seldom What They Seem (short)
Dorothy Dix, a Ranchman's Daughter
 
1912 The Desert Trail (short)
May
 
1912 The Dude Cowboy (short)
Rose - Dick's Sweetheart
 
1911 He Who Laughs Last (short)
Kitty
 
1911 How Texas Got Left (short)
Dell
 
1911 The Mesquite's Gratitude (short)
Bess
 
1911 The Smugglers (short)
Rose
 
1911 Arizona Bill (short)
Nancy - the Rancher's Daughter
 
1911 A Sheepman's Triumph (short)
Nan
 
1911 A Chance Shot (short)
White Doe - the Chief's Daughter
 
1910 Her Indian Mother (short)
Moore's Indian Wife
 
1910 The Indian Scout's Vengeance (short)
 
1909 The Cardboard Baby (short)
 
1909 The Old Soldier's Story (short)
 
1908 The Scarlet Letter (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1923 The Haunted Valley (producer - uncredited)
 
1922 White Eagle (producer)
 
1921 The Avenging Arrow (producer)
 
1920 Ruth of the Rockies (producer)
 
1919 The Adventures of Ruth (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1919 The Adventures of Ruth (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1919 The Adventures of Ruth (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1931 Voice of Hollywood (short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (short)
Herself
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 14 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 15 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (short)
Herself, Guest Host
 
1928 The Circus: Premiere (documentary short)
Herself
 
1926 Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Herself
 
1925 Screen Snapshots No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 20 (documentary short)
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 6 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 20 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1912 Ruth Roland, the Kalem Girl (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1962 The Great Chase (documentary)
 
1961 Days of Thrills and Laughter (documentary)
Herself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

Unless audiences look on you as an old friend, they won;t get half the thrill out of seeing you in danger. See more »

Trivia:

As a child star in stock and vaudeville Roland toured for five years under the name 'Baby Ruth.'. See more »

Nickname:

Queen of the Thriller Serials See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo