Known for
Acting
Credits
43
Gender
Woman
Birthday
—
Day of death
10 Oct 1983
Place of birth
Poona, Maharashtra, British India (now Pune, Maharashtra, India)
Also known as
Ruby Mayer
Sulochana
Ruby Myers
Biography
Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress and producer of Jewish ancestry, from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India. Being the highest paid movie stars of the 1920s, she was among the early Eurasian female stars of Indian Cinema. In mid-1930s, she opened her own film production house called Rubi Pics. Her most popular films were Typist Girl (1926), Balidaan (1927), and Wildcat of Bombay (1927). She received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1973 for her lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Dostana | Nun |
| 1978 | Khatta Meetha | Mrs. Perin Soli |
| 1975 | Julie | Ruby Aunty |
| 1974 | Aap Ki Kasam | Girl's Hostel Superintendant |
| 1974 | Insaaniyat | Mrs. Bhalu |
| 1974 | Mahatma and the Mad Boy | |
| 1973 | Double Cross | Ajay's Mother (as Sulochana) |
| 1971 | Shy Girl | Aunt Rosie |
| 1970 | Bombay Talkie | Gopal Ma |
| 1969 | Beti | Mrs. Anand (as Sulochana) |
| 1969 | Pyar Ka Sapna | |
| 1969 | Pyar Ka Sapna | Mrs. Myers |
| 1969 | Talash | |
| 1968 | Mere Hamdam Mere Dost | |
| 1967 | Badrinath Yatra | Satyavati |
| 1966 | Amrapali | Vaishali's Empress |
| 1965 | Teen Devian | Mrs. Pinto |
| 1964 | April Fool | |
| 1962 | Son of India | Paro |
| 1960 | Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai | Head Nurse |
| 1960 | Kadu Makrani | |
| 1959 | Kaagaz Ke Phool | |
| 1959 | Anari | |
| 1955 | Abe Hayat | Maharani (as Sulochana) |
| 1953 | The Falcon | Raj Mata |
| 1953 | Anarkali | Rani Joda Bai |
| 1952 | The Jungle | Aunt Sumira |
| 1949 | Shair | Bina's mother |
| 1947 | Jugnu | |
| 1942 | Blind Man's Bluff | |
| 1935 | Anarkali | |
| 1934 | Indira M.A. | Indira (as Sulochana) |
| 1933 | Sulochana | |
| 1933 | Saubhagya Sundari | |
| 1932 | Madhuri | Madhuri (as Sulochana) |
| 1929 | Indira B.A. | |
| 1928 | Anarkali | Sulochana |
| 1928 | Madhuri | Sulochana |
| 1927 | Wildcat of Bombay | Wildcat / Usha |
| 1927 | Sacrifice | |
| 1926 | The Telephone Girl | |
| 1926 | Typist Girl | |
| 1925 | Queen of Cinema | Manjari |