Doris Hill

Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.

Early years Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated in Fort Worth, Texas.

When she was a child, Hill began dancing in public. A Warner Bros. casting director saw her dancing at the Metropolitan Theater in Los Angeles, which led to her making a screen test.

Career

Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred alongside George O'Hara in The Better 'Ole. but they divorced shortly after. She then married Hollywood director, producer and writer Monte Brice, and eventually moved to Kingman, Arizona.

Death Hill died in Kingman, Arizona, on March 3, 1976, aged 70.

Partial filmography Tom and His Pals (1926) The Better 'Ole (1926) Rough House Rosie (1927) Tell It to Sweeney (1927) The Beauty Shoppers (1927) Figures Don't Lie (1927) Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) Court Martial (1928) Take Me Home (1928) A Thief in the Dark (1928) Avalanche (1928) The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) His Glorious Night (1929) Darkened Rooms (1929) Men Are Like That (1930) Code of Honor (1930) Song of the Caballero (1930) Sons of the Saddle (1930) The One Way Trail (1931) The Montana Kid (1931) Spirit of the West (1932) South of the Rio Grande (1932) Tangled Destinies (1932) Battling Buckaroo (1932) The Texas Tornado (1932) Galloping Romeo (1933) Via Pony Express (1933) Trailing North (1933)