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Ruth Nelson (1905–1992)

Stage actress Ruth Nelson's biggest claim to fame was as one of the founding members of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 30s and was well-received playing the cabbie's wife in Clifford Odets' short play "Waiting for Lefty" in 1935. This role would typify Ruth's career as the non-flashy... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1991 Lethal Innocence (TV movie)
Bernice
 
1983 The Haunting Passion (TV movie)
Judith Granville
 
1981 Skokie (TV movie)
Grandma Jannsen
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Ida Cox
Blue Chip Murder (1981) … Ida Cox
 
1980 A Christmas Without Snow (TV movie)
Inez
 
1980 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Mrs Merck
Episode #1.1322 (1980) … Mrs Merck
 
1979 Visions (TV series)
Amelia
Ladies in Waiting (1979) … Amelia
 
1978 A Wedding
Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
 
1977 3 Women
Mrs. Rose
 
1977 The Late Show
Mrs. Schmidt
 
1948 Arch of Triumph
Madame Fessier
 
1947 Mother Wore Tights
Miss Ridgeway
 
1947 The Sea of Grass
Selina Hall, Sam Hall's Wife
 
1946 Humoresque
Esther Boray
 
1946 Till the End of Time
Amy Harper
 
1946 Shock
Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 The Girl of the Limberlost
Kate Comstock
 
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Miss McDonough
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
 
1944 The Eve of St. Mark
Nell West
 
1944 None Shall Escape
Alice Grimm
 
1943 The North Star
Nadya Simonov
 
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1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
 

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Ex-stepmother-in-law of Julie Cobb. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo