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Ruth Gordon (I) (1896–1985)

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When Ruth Gordon convinced her father, a sea captain, to let her pursue acting she came to New York and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She acted in a few silents made at Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 1915. She made her Broadway debut in "Peter Pan" as Nibs the same year. The next 20 years she spent on stage... See full bio »

Born:

Ruth Gordon Jones
in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Gordon, 1920. Oscar Winner for Still of Hal Ashby and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude Ruth Gordon, 1920. She was an Oscar Winner for
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Filmography

Hide HideActress (43 titles)
1987 The Trouble with Spies
Mrs. Arkwright
 
1985 Maxie
Mrs. Lavin
 
1983-1984 Newhart (TV series)
Blanche Devane
– Go, Grandma, Go (1984) … Blanche Devane
– Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (1983) … Blanche Devane
 
1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Sheriff
 
1984 Delta Pi
Mugsy
 
1982 Don't Go to Sleep (TV movie)
Bernice
 
1982 Jimmy the Kid
Bernice
 
1980 Any Which Way You Can
Senovia 'Ma' Boggs
 
1980 My Bodyguard
Gramma
 
1980 Hardhat and Legs (TV movie)
Grandmother (uncredited)
 
1979 Scavenger Hunt
Arvilla Droll
 
1979 Boardwalk
Becky Rosen
 
1979 Taxi (TV series)
Dee Wilcox
– Sugar Mama (1979) … Dee Wilcox
 
1979 Where's Poppa? (TV movie)
The Mother
 
1978 Every Which Way But Loose
Ma
 
1978 Perfect Gentlemen (TV movie)
Mrs. Cavagnaro
 
1977 Columbo (TV series)
Abigail Mitchell
– Try and Catch Me (1977) … Abigail Mitchell
 
1977 The Love Boat (TV series)
Mrs. Warner
– The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out (1977) … Mrs. Warner
 
1977 The Prince of Central Park (TV movie)
Mrs. Miller
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie)
Minnie Castevet
 
1976 The Great Houdini (TV movie)
Cecilia Weiss
 
1976 The Big Bus
Old Lady
 
1976 Emergency! (TV series)
Lenore
– The Nuisance (1976) … Lenore
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Emily Dobson
– The Right to Die (1975) … Emily Dobson
 
1975 Rhoda (TV series)
Carlton's Mother
– Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye (1975) … Carlton's Mother
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Miss Eudora Temple
– I Want to Report a Dream (1975) … Miss Eudora Temple
 
1973 Isn't It Shocking? (TV movie)
Marge Savage
 
1971 Harold and Maude
Maude
 
1970 Going Ape
Mrs. Hocheiser
 
1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Mrs. Dimmock aka Aunt Alice
 
1968 Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
 
1966 Blithe Spirit (TV movie)
Madame Arcati
 
1966 Lord Love a Duck
Stella Bernard
 
1965 Inside Daisy Clover
The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
 
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Paula Wharton
– Over 21 (1950) … Paula Wharton
 
1943 Action in the North Atlantic
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
Anna Stensgard
 
1941 Two-Faced Woman
Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Mrs. Ehrlich
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Mary Todd Lincoln
 
1915 Camille
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1915 Madame Butterfly
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1915 The Whirl of Life
Extra (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
1980 Hardhat and Legs (TV movie)
 
1973 Adam's Rib (TV series)
– The Unwritten Law: Part 2 (1973) (story)
– The Unwritten Law: Part 1 (1973) (story)
 
1967 Rosie! (play "A Very Rich Woman")
 
1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Years Ago (1960) (play)
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
– A Double Life (1957) (previous screenplay)
 
1953 The Actress (from the play "Years Ago" by / screenplay)
 
1952 Pat and Mike (written by)
 
1952 The Marrying Kind
 
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
– Over 21 (1950) (play)
 
1949 Adam's Rib (screen play)
 
1948 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– Years Ago (1948) (play / writer)
 
1947 A Double Life (written by)
 
1945 Over 21 (play)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1980 My Bodyguard (performer: "She's a Latin from Manhattan")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) … Herself
 
1984 The Secret World of the Very Young (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.35 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 March 1982 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 December 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 April 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) … Herself - Guest
 
1978-1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 November 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 January 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1974-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 July 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Essie Litella / Herself - Host / Lillian Carter / …
– Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (1977) … Herself - Host/Essie Litella/Lillian Carter/Old lady/Mrs. Gillies
 
1970-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 May 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 23 July 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 March 1972 (1972) … Herself
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1976 That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1975 Donahue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1971 Flip (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.3 (1971) … Herself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.171 (1971) … Herself
– Episode #2.57 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #2.42 (1969) … Herself
 
1969-1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 October 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #3.50 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.63 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #3.247 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #3.237 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #3.210 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1968 Mia and Roman (documentary short)
Herself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1959 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #6.39 (1959) … Herself
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.40 (1956) … Herself
 
1940 Information Please: Series 2, No. 2 (short)
Herself - Guest Expert
 
1940 Information Please: Series 1, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself - Guest Panelist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2012 Woody Allen: A Documentary (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Maude (uncredited)
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1915) Stage: Appeared in "Peter Pan" on Broadway. Fantasy (revival). Written by J.M. Barrie. Empire Theatre: 21 Dec 1915-Jan 1916 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Maud Adams, Dorothea Camden, R.P. Carter, Elsie Clarens, Margaret Field, Gladys Gillan, Ruth Gordon [Broadway... See more »

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1 Biographical Movie  | 4 Print Biographies  | See more »

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Personal Quote:

[As a winner on Oscar night, 1969] My husband told me if I didn't win this time he wouldn't bring me again. But I figured even if I didn't win I'd get got a new dress out of it. I feel absolutely groovy. See more »

Trivia:

Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for portraying Dolly Levi in Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker." See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio