Frances Miller (sometimes credited as Frances Grant or Frances Miller Grant) was an American actress who worked extensively during Hollywood's silent era. Like many black actresses of her time, she was often cast in " mammy" roles.

Biography

Miller may have been born in

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, and she later resided in Manhattan and Atlanta. She began appearing in films around 1911, although she may not have been credited for her earliest appearances. She seems to have retired by the early 1930s. She married Larry Grant in 1918, and had a son (who also appeared in films) named George Washington.

Selected filmography

* '' Her Unborn Child'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Scarlet Saint'' (1925) * '' Gentle Julia'' (1923) * '' The Leavenworth Case'' (1923) * '' Sinner or Saint'' (1923) * '' Counterfeit Love'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Cousin Kate'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Come Out of the Kitchen'' (1919) * '' The Beloved Impostor'' (1918) * '' The Mating'' (1918) * '' Broken Ties'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Trouble Makers'' (1917) * '' Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * '' The Bondage of Fear'' (1917) * '' The Tortured Heart'' (1916) *'' The Warrens of Virginia'' (1915)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Frances African-American actresses American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri Year of birth missing Year of death missing 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people