Diana Miller was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress in silent motion pictures

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

. She had Titian

Titian

Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...

 red hair and excelled in playing roles which required delineation of character. She was briefly married director and producer George Melford

George Melford

George H. Melford was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.-Career:...

.

Career

Born in Seattle, Washington, Miller entered movies with assistance from actor Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid was an actor in silent film referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover".-Early life:Born William Wallace Reid in St...

. She worked for five years for Famous Players-Lasky

Famous Players-Lasky

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...

 before she lost her job and rebounded with the Fox Film Company. She was almost penniless and took work as an extra. By 1925 Miller had worked in nine Fox films.

Miller's first performance was in Honor Among Men (1924). She played the role of Celeste in She Wolves (1925) before making The Kiss Barrier (1925), which featured Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Dantes Lowe was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. He was born in San Jose, California.-Film career:...

. Her final film roles came in the mid-1920s in The Fighting Heart (1925), When The Door Opened (1925), and The Cowboy and the Countess (1926).

Death

Miller died at the age of 25 in 1927 in Monrovia, California

Monrovia, California

Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 36,590 at the 2010 census, down from 36,929 at the 2000 census...

. The cause of death was a triple hemorrhage of her lungs.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1924	Honor Among Men	Countess Zara De Winter
	Flames of Desire	Marion Vavasour
	Curlytop	Bessie
1925	The Hunted Woman	Marie
	She Wolves	Céleste
	The Rainbow Trail	Anne
	The Kiss Barrier	Suzette
	Every Man's Wife	Emily
	All Abroad	Gaby Renee
	The Fighting Heart The Fighting Heart (1925 film) The Fighting Heart is a 1925 drama film directed by John Ford. The film is now considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* George O'Brien - Denny Bolton* Billie Dove - Doris Anderson* J. Farrell MacDonald - Jerry* Victor McLaglen - Soapy Williams...	Helen Van Allen	Alternative title: Once to Every Man
	When the Door Opened	Siren
1926	The Cowboy and the Countess	Nanette

External links