Ruth White was born on April 24, 1914 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA as Ruth Patricia White. She was an actress, known for Du silence et des ombres... (1962),Macadam cowboy (1969) and Pendez-les haut et court (1968). She died on December 3, 1969 in Perth Amboy. Her death, from cancer, was sudden and unexpected. She spent the final decade of her life as one of New York's most highly praised character actresses. She had sacrificed her career to care for an ailing parent, and when she returned to acting, she was in her mid-30s, overweight and without much promise of reviving her career. However, she scored great successes in the off-Broadway plays of Samuel Beckett (most notably "Happy Days"), appeared in Edward Albee's "Malcolm" (1966) and "Box" (1968), and earned a Tony nomination for her role in Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" (1968). She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "Little Moon of Alban".
Movie | The Pursuit of Happiness | Mrs. Popper | 1971-02-23 |
Movie | Let Me Hear You Whisper | Helen | 1969-05-23 |
Movie | Midnight Cowboy | Sally Buck | 1969-05-25 |
Movie | The Reivers | Miss Reba | 1969-12-20 |
Movie | No Way to Treat a Lady | Mrs. Himmel | 1968-03-20 |
Movie | Hang 'em High | Madame Sophie | 1968-04-12 |
Movie | Charly | Mrs. Apple | 1968-09-23 |
Movie | A Lovely Way to Die | Biddy | 1968-04-19 |
Movie | Up the Down Staircase | Beatrice Schacter | 1967-06-28 |
Movie | The Tiger Makes Out | Mrs. Edna Kelly | 1967-08-18 |
Movie | Johnny Belinda | Aggie MacDonald | 1967-10-22 |
Movie | Cast a Giant Shadow | Mrs. Chaison | 1966-03-30 |
Movie | Baby, the Rain Must Fall | Miss Clara | 1965-01-12 |
Movie | A Rage to Live | Mrs. Bannon | 1965-10-20 |
Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
Movie | To Kill a Mockingbird | Mrs. Dubose | 1962-12-20 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Movie | The Nun's Story | Mother Marcella | 1959-06-18 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Edge of the City | Mrs. Nordmann | 1957-01-04 |
Movie | Summer Pavilion | Belle Travers | 1955-05-02 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |