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, even appearing at the Old ... See full bio »

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Known For

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby Minnie Castevet
(1968)
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude Maude
(1971)
Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose Ma
(1978)
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
(1965)
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 1987 The Trouble with Spies
Mrs. Arkwright
 1985 Maxie
Mrs. Lavin
 1984 Delta Pi
Mugsy
 1984 The Secret World of the Very Young (TV Movie)
Mary
 1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Sheriff
 1983-1984 Newhart (TV Series)
Blanche Devane
- Go, Grandma, Go (1984) ... Blanche Devane
- Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (1983) ... Blanche Devane
 1982 Don't Go to Sleep (TV Movie)
Bernice
 1982 Jimmy the Kid
Bernice
 1980 My Bodyguard
Gramma
 1980 Hardhat and Legs (TV Movie)
Grandmother (uncredited)
 1979 That's Life (rumored)
 1979 Scavenger Hunt
Arvilla Droll
 1979 Boardwalk
Becky Rosen
 1979 Taxi (TV Series)
Dee Wilcox
- Sugar Mama (1979) ... Dee Wilcox
 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 Where's Poppa?
Mrs. Hocheiser
 1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Mrs. Dimmock
 1968 Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
 1966 Blithe Spirit (TV Movie)
Madame Arcati
 1966 Lord Love a Duck
Mrs. Barnard
 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 Ellis
 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
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Show Show Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Show Show Self (27 credits)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

She acted in Maxwell Anderson's play, "Saturday's Children," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Humphrey Bogart in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 3 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | See more »

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on having her legs broken to take the bow out of them] My legs were a liability, so I came to the hospital and had them broken to make them straight. Any woman who has bow-legs should be willing to suffer to have them right. See more »

Trivia:

Was the 65th actress to receive an Academy Award: she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Rosemary's Baby (1968) at The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) on April 14, 1969. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio
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