Ruth Attaway
Birthday
1910/06/28
Day of death
1987/09/21 (77 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Attaway (June 28, 1910 – September 21, 1987) was an American film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in include Raintree County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979). Attaway was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a sister, Florence and a brother, William. She graduated from the University of Illinois, where she majored in sociology. ...Read more
Acting
(1979) Being There
as Louise
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Serena Robbins
(1978) The Bermuda Depths
as Delia
(1974) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Mayor's Nurse
(1974) Conrack
as Edna
(1957) Raintree County
as Parthenia (uncredited)
(1953) The President's Lady
as Moll
(1957) The Young Don't Cry
as Philomena
(1964) Pie in the Sky
as Farmer's Wife