Priscilla Moran (November 23, 1917 – November 11, 2006) was an American silent film
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
. She was born in
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located approximately south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had ...
.
She made her film debut in 1922, and retired from the silver screen in 1937 at the age of 20, having appeared in fourteen films.
Personal life
Moran was the daughter of Leo Anthony Moran, who was also an actor. After he died in Arizona in March 1926, Myrtle and John C. Ragland became her guardians: this caused a custody battle in which she was eventually given to her paternal aunt Margaret Moran Becker.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Toll of the Sea'' (1922)
* ''
Daddies'' (1924)
* ''
Love and Glory'' (1924)
* ''
A Self-Made Failure
''A Self-Made Failure'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film distributed by Associated First National Pictures, later First National Pictures. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred silent comic Lloyd Hamilton and then child actor ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Her Marriage Vow
''Her Marriage Vow'' is a 1924 American drama film written and directed by Millard Webb. The film stars Monte Blue, Willard Louis, Beverly Bayne, Margaret Livingston, John Roche and Priscilla Moran. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Jul ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Up the Ladder'' (1925)
* ''
No Babies Wanted'' (1928)
References
External links
*
Portrait of Priscilla Moran
1917 births
2006 deaths
American child actresses
American film actresses
Actresses from Missouri
People from Sedalia, Missouri
20th-century American actresses
American silent film actresses
21st-century American women
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