Ruth White
Ruth Patricia White (April 24, 1914 – December 3, 1969) 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".
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Films (19)
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971 · Mrs. Popper
The Reivers
1969 · Miss Reba
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Sally Buck
Let Me Hear You Whisper
1969 · Helen
Charly
1968 · Mrs. Apple
A Lovely Way to Die
1968 · Biddy
Hang 'em High
1968 · Madame Sophie
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968 · Mrs. Himmel
Johnny Belinda
1967 · Aggie MacDonald
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 · Mrs. Edna Kelly
Up the Down Staircase
1967 · Beatrice Schacter
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · Mrs. Chaison
A Rage to Live
1965 · Mrs. Bannon
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965 · Miss Clara
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Mrs. Dubose
Lullaby
1960 · Mother
The Nun's Story
1959 · Mother Marcella
Edge of the City
1957 · Katherine Nordmann
Summer Pavilion
1955 · Belle Travers
Séries (15)
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Geraldine
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Fugitive
1963 · Edith Waverly, Grams
The Nurses
1962 · Mrs. Halpern
Ben Casey
1961 · Catherine DiLorenzo
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Hester Cullen
The Untouchables
1959 · Bertha Levinson
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Mrs. Ford
Naked City
1958 · Mama Ganoulian, Mary Nagler
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Mrs. Burgess
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Madame Beauchet
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · Ma
Studio One
1948 · Belle Travers, Mrs. Cornelius, Mama, Amy
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Mother Shipton