Ruth Gordon
Birthday
1896/10/30
Day of death
1985/08/28 (88 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Also know as
Ruth Gordon Jones
Biography
Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and A...Read more
Acting
(1971) Harold and Maude
as Maude
(1968) Rosemary's Baby
as Minnie Castevet
(1979) Scavenger Hunt
as Arvilla Droll
(1943) Action in the North Atlantic
as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
(1940) Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Guest Expert
(1970) Where’s Poppa?
as Mrs. Hocheiser
(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Mary Todd Lincoln
(1978) Every Which Way but Loose
as Ma Boggs
(1984) Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as The Sheriff
(1982) Jimmy the Kid
as Bernice
(1980) Any Which Way You Can
as Ma Boggs
(1965) Inside Daisy Clover
as The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
(1976) The Big Bus
as Old Lady
(1966) Lord Love a Duck
as Stella Bernard
(1943) Edge of Darkness
as Anna Stensgard
(1982) Don't Go to Sleep
as Bernice
(1941) Two-Faced Woman
as Ruth Ellis
(1969) What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
as Mrs Dimmock
(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Mrs. Ehrlich
(1915) The Whirl of Life
as Dancer
(1985) Maxie
as Mrs. Lavin
(1976) Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as Minnie Castevet
(1979) Boardwalk
as Becky Rosen
(1987) The Trouble with Spies
as Mrs. Arkwright
(1976) The Great Houdinis
as Cecilia Weiss
(1984) Delta Pi
as Mugsy
(1973) Isn't It Shocking?
as Marge Savage
(1977) The Prince of Central Park
as Mrs. Miller
(1966) Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
(1980) Hardhat & Legs
as Grandmother
(1978) Perfect Gentlemen
as Ms. Cavagarno
(1987) The Ten-Year Lunch
as Herself - Participant
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1980) My Bodyguard
as Gramma
(1971) Columbo
as Abigail Mitchell
(1974) Rhoda
as ---
(1977) The Love Boat
as Mrs. Warner
(1973) Kojak
as Miss Eudora Temple
(1972) Emergency!
as Lenore
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Madame Arcati
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1978) Taxi
as Dee Wilcox
(1975) Medical Story
as ---
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1982) Newhart
as Blanche Devane
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest