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Ruth Ford (1911–2009)

Actress | Writer

Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. N. Ford, managed the Tennessee Hotel in Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1943. At that time, she reported to the local newspaper in Clarksville that she had a daughter named Shelley, age 2. Also, Orson Welles is her godfather. Prior to her Hollywood experience, she was in Orson Welles'... See full bio »

Born:

Ruth Elizabeth Ford
in Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA

Died:

(age 98) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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1985 Too Scared to Scream
Irma
 
1982 The Eyes of the Amaryllis
Geneva Read
 
1977 Camera Three (TV series)
Narrator / Verena Talbo
– The Grass Harp (1977) … Narrator / Verena Talbo
 
1972 Play It As It Lays
Carlotta
 
1971 7254
Mother
 
1969 The Tree
Mrs. Gagnon
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Harriet Saul
– Fires of the Mind (1965) … Harriet Saul
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Calender
– Time for You and Time for Me (1964) … Mrs. Calender
 
1963 Act One
Beatrice Kaufman
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Mrs. Rydecker
– The Rydecker Case (1962) … Mrs. Rydecker
 
1954-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Adele Brinton / Gloria / Stella Lawrence
– The Woman Across the Hall (1961) … Stella Lawrence
– The Bride Cried (1955) … Gloria
– The Grand Tour (1954) … Adele Brinton
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Lettie
– Uncle Harry (1960) … Lettie
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Julie McCormick
– The Summer Hero (1960) … Julie McCormick
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– The Dark Search (1955)
 
1954 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
– Break the Mirror (1954)
 
1949-1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Calpurnia / Julia
– King Coffin (1953)
– The Guinea Pigs (1951) … Julia
– The Outward Room (1949)
– Julius Caesar (1949) … Calpurnia
– The Outward Room (1949)
 
1950-1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– House of Tears (1953)
– The Perfect Type (1950)
 
1952 The Face of Spain (TV movie)
The Duchess
 
1951 Suspense (TV series)
– No Friend Like an Old Friend (1951)
 
1951 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Lucille Early
– No! No! Nanette! (1951) … Lucille Early
 
1951 The Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Case of the Falling Corpse (1951)
 
1950 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– A Daughter to Think About (1950)
 
1949 Theatre of Romance (TV series)
– Camille (1949)
 
1946 Dragonwyck
Cornelia Van Borden (uncredited)
 
1946 Strange Impersonation
Jane Karaski #1
 
1946 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV short)
 
1945 Woman Who Came Back
Ruth Gibson
 
1945 Circumstantial Evidence
Mrs. Simms
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Sister Clotilde
 
1944 Wilson
Margaret Wilson
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Clare Stillwell (uncredited)
 
1943 Adventure in Iraq
Tess Torrence
 
1943 Murder on the Waterfront
Lana Shane
 
1943 Air Force
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1943 Truck Busters
Pearl
 
1943 The Gorilla Man
Janet Devon
 
1942 The Hidden Hand
Estelle Channing
 
1942 Across the Pacific
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1942 Secret Enemies
Miss Page
 
1942 Men of the Sky (short)
Cadet Gladdens' Sweetheart
 
1942 Escape from Crime
Myrt
 
1942 The Devil's Trail
Ella
 
1942 In This Our Life
Young Mother (uncredited)
 
1942 Murder in the Big House
Mrs. Irene Gordon
 
1942 Lady Gangster
Lucy Fenton
 
1942 The Lady Is Willing
Myrtle Glossamer
 
1942 The Man Who Returned to Life
Beth Beebe
 
1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Helene de Leon
 
1941 Roaring Frontiers
Reba Bailey
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short)
Mrs. Billings
 
1934 Chloe, Love Is Calling You (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1961 Sanctuary (adaptation)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 25 September 1966 (1966) … Mystery Guest
 
1943 Divide and Conquer (documentary)
Pretty French Girl (uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Oh, Errol Flynn, I've never had the yen. Victor Mature? Don't know him well but believe Dorothy Parker, a good friend of mine, summed it up well when she said, "He acts as though his body has gone to his head!" My favorite actor of course is Orson Welles. He's wonderful, magnificent, a darling... See more »

Trivia:

Left her entire estate valued at around 10 million dollars to her butler. It included two apartments in New York and an impressive art collection. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer