Ruth White

Acting

Ruth White

Born
Died
(aged 55)
Birthplace
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Credits
34 titles

Biography

Ruth Patricia White (April 24, 1914 – December 3, 1969) in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA as Ruth Patricia White. She was an actress, known for Du silence et des ombres... (1962),Macadam cowboy (1969) and Pendez-les haut et court (1968). She died on December 3, 1969 in Perth Amboy.

Her death, from cancer, was sudden and unexpected.

She spent the final decade of her life as one of New York's most highly praised character actresses. She had sacrificed her career to care for an ailing parent, and when she returned to acting, she was in her mid-30s, overweight and without much promise of reviving her career. However, she scored great successes in the off-Broadway plays of Samuel Beckett (most notably "Happy Days"), appeared in Edward Albee's "Malcolm" (1966) and "Box" (1968), and earned a Tony nomination for her role in Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" (1968). She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "Little Moon of Alban".

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 34

YearTitleRole
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness Film Mrs. Popper
1969 The Reivers Film Miss Reba
1969 Midnight Cowboy Film Sally Buck
1969 Let Me Hear You Whisper Film Helen
1968 Charly Film Mrs. Apple
1968 A Lovely Way to Die Film Biddy
1968 Hang 'em High Film Madame Sophie
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady Film Mrs. Himmel
1967 Johnny Belinda Film Aggie MacDonald
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Film Mrs. Edna Kelly
1967 Up the Down Staircase Film Beatrice Schacter
1966 ABC Stage 67 TV Geraldine (1 ep)
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Film Mrs. Chaison
1965 A Rage to Live Film Mrs. Bannon
1965 Baby the Rain Must Fall Film Miss Clara
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV (1 ep)
1963 The Fugitive TV Edith Waverly, Grams (1 ep)
1962 To Kill a Mockingbird Film Mrs. Dubose
1962 The Nurses TV Mrs. Halpern (1 ep)
1961 Ben Casey TV Catherine DiLorenzo (1 ep)
1961 Dr. Kildare TV Hester Cullen (1 ep)
1960 Lullaby Film Mother
1959 The Untouchables TV Bertha Levinson (1 ep)
1959 The Twilight Zone TV Mrs. Ford (1 ep)
1959 The Nun's Story Film Mother Marcella
1958 Naked City TV Mama Ganoulian, Mary Nagler (1 ep)
1957 DuPont Show of the Month TV Mrs. Burgess (1 ep)
1957 Edge of the City Film Katherine Nordmann
1955 Summer Pavilion Film Belle Travers
1952 Omnibus TV (1 ep)
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Madame Beauchet (1 ep)
1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse TV Ma (1 ep)
1948 Studio One TV Belle Travers, Mrs. Cornelius, Mama, Amy (1 ep)
1947 Kraft Television Theatre TV Mother Shipton (2 ep)
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