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Ruth Cracknell

Ruth Winifred Cracknell was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespeare roles.

Known For: Acting

Born: Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1925-07-06

Died: 2002-05-13

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Smiley Gets a Gun	Mrs Gaspen	70
2	1975	That Lady from Peking	Fortune Teller	10
3	1977	The Singer and the Dancer	Mrs. Bilson	85
4	1978	The Night, the Prowler	Doris Bannister	52
5	1978	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith	Mrs. Heather Newby	68
6	1982	The Best of Friends	Iris	0
7	1983	Molly	Mrs. Reach	0
8	1987	The Nights Belong to the Novelist		0
9	1988	Emerald City	Elaine Ross	56
10	1989	The Maitland & Morpeth String Quartet	Narrator	0
11	1989	Kokoda Crescent	Alice	0
12	1994	Spider and Rose	Rose Dougherty	60
13	1996	Lilian's Story	Lilian Singer	52
14	1997	Joey	Sylvia Vanderberg	55
15	2004	The Scree	Narrator	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	The Dismissal	Margaret Whitlam	60
2	1984	Mother and Son	Maggie Beare	75