Ruth Mix
Known for ActingBorn 1912-07-13 — died 1977-09-21
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Nadine Ruth Mix (July 13, 1912 - September 21, 1977) was the daughter of western film star Tom Mix, and a B-movie actress during the 1930s.
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Born in Dewey, Oklahoma, to Tom and Olive Stokes Mix, she started her acting career following in her father's footsteps. In the mid-1920s she starred in several silent films. She made a total of twelve westerns, particularly The Tonto Kid, Fighting Pioneers, Saddle Aces and Gunfire, all made in 1935. In 1936 she starred in three cliffhanger serials, The Black Coin, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, and Custer's Last Stand.
She played the female lead in a few B-westerns, starring alongside Wally Walls and Hoot Gibson. She then retired from acting and began taking the lead role for her father's circus and wild west show.
Known for
Fighting Pioneers
1935 · as Wa-No-Na
Saddle Aces
1935 · as Jane Langton
The Riding Avenger
1936 · as Chita Ringer
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936 · as Shirley McMillan
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · as Mrs. Elizabeth Custer
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · as Elizabeth Custer
Gunfire
1934
Red Fork Range
1931 · as Ruth Farell
The Tonto Kid
1934 · as Nancy Cahill
The Black Coin
1936 · as Agent Dorothy Dale