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Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Ann Buzzi (July 24, 1936 — May 1, 2025) was an American retired actress and comedian. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She was best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations.

Known For: Acting

Born: Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, 1936-07-24

Died: 2025-05-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	In Name Only	Ruth Clayton	0
2	1969	It's Tough to Be a Bird	Soprano (voice)	63
3	1970	The Aristocats	Frou-Frou (singing voice) (uncredited)	73
4	1971	Pure Goldie	Self	0
5	1974	Paradise	Roberta	0
6	1974	Sandy in Disneyland	Self	60
7	1974	The Crazy Comedy Concert	Cleaning Lady	0
8	1976	Freaky Friday	Opposing Coach	61
9	1977	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Queen Astrid	0
10	1978	Record City	Olga	43
11	1978	Mickey's 50	Self	0
12	1979	Legends of the Super Heroes	Aunt Minerva	41
13	1979	The North Avenue Irregulars	Dr. Rheems	63
14	1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood	Self	63
15	1979	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	Old Tough Kate	64
16	1979	The Villain	Damsel in Distress	57
17	1979	Skatetown, U.S.A.	Elvira	50
18	1979	Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party	Self (uncredited)	10
19	1980	Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary	Self	0
20	1980	The Incredible Book Escape	Mrs. Page (voice)	0
21	1980	I Go Pogo	Miz Beaver / Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah (voice)	15
22	1981	Chu Chu and the Philly Flash	Consuelo	46
23	1983	The Being	Virginia Lane	49
24	1984	Don't Ask Me, Ask God	Jonesey's Wife	0
25	1984	Surf II: The End of the Trilogy	Chuck's Mom	48
26	1985	Dream Boys Revue		0
27	1985	The Berenstain Bears and The Truth	Mama Bear	0
28	1985	The Berenstain Bears in Giant Bat Cave	Mama Bear	0
29	1986	Bad Guys	Petal McGurk	70
30	1986	The Berenstain Bears In The Dark	Mama Bear	0
31	1988	Rockin' with Judy Jetson	Felonia Funk (voice)	59
32	1988	Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw	Nose Marie	42
33	1988	Dixie Lanes	Betty	34
34	1989	Hollywood on Horses	Self	30
35	1989	Up Your Alley	Marilyn	40
36	1989	My Mom's a Werewolf	Madame Gypsy	46
37	1990	Diggin' Up Business	Widow Knockerby	40
38	1990	Wishful Thinking	Jody	10
39	1994	Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo	Ruthie	75
40	1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Ruthie	70
41	1994	Troublemakers	Mother	61
42	1997	Sesame Street: Quiet Time	Suzie Kabloozie (voice)	60
43	1998	The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Gladys Ormphby - Roaster (archive footage)	50
44	1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Ruthie	58
45	1998	"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos	Gladys Ormpby	0
46	1999	Boys Will Be Boys	Mrs. Rudnick	50
47	1999	A Hot Dog Program	Herself	82
48	1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Ruthie	63
49	2004	Goodnight, We Love You	Self	65
50	2005	Derailroaded	Self (archive footage)	76
51	2007	Fallen Angels	Perril	30
52	2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate	Self	53
53	2019	Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm	Banderilla (voice)	0
54	2020	Glenn’s Gotta Go	Grandma Polly	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self	70
2	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
3	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
4	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
5	1964	The Hollywood Palace	Self	45
6	1964	Linus the Lionhearted	Granny Goodwitch (voice)	70
7	1966	That Girl		63
8	1966	The Monkees		65
9	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest	77
10	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters	77
11	1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Regular Performer	65
12	1968	Here's Lucy	Annie Whipple	67
13	1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self	58
14	1969	The John Davidson Show		0
15	1969	Medical Center		61
16	1969	Love, American Style		61
17	1969	Sesame Street	Ruthie	71
18	1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self	48
19	1970	Night Gallery	Hungry Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")	78
20	1972	Emergency!	Amy Merkle	78
21	1973	Keep US Beautiful	self	0
22	1973	Lotsa Luck	Wilma Wallachek	64
23	1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self	54
24	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
25	1974	Tony Orlando and Dawn	Self	35
26	1975	Cher	Self	62
27	1975	The Lost Saucer		50
28	1976	Donny & Marie	Self	65
29	1976	The Sonny and Cher Show		60
30	1976	Alice		71
31	1976	The Muppet Show	Self - Special Guest Star	80
32	1977	Baggy Pants and the Nitwits		60
33	1977	CHiPs	Ruth Buzzi (uncredited)	68
34	1977	The Love Boat	Ruth Buzzi	63
35	1977	The Love Boat	Patti Harmon	63
36	1979	You Can't Do That on Television		75
37	1979	Whatever Turns You On		0
38	1979	Trapper John, M.D.		65
39	1981	Aloha Paradise		50
40	1983	Reading Rainbow	Herself - Narrator (voice)	84
41	1983	Masquerade		50
42	1985	The Berenstain Bears		76
43	1985	Paw Paws		80
44	1985	George Burns Comedy Week		0
45	1986	Pound Puppies	Nose Marie (voice)	68
46	1986	Life with Lucy	Mrs. Wilcox	83
47	1989	Saved by the Bell	Roberta Powers	78
48	1989	Major Dad		66
49	1990	Gravedale High	Miss Fresno (voice)	60
50	1990	They Came from Outer Space	Carol	70
51	1991	Darkwing Duck		73
52	1992	Lucky Luke		57
53	1992	Lucky Luke	Ma Dalton	57
54	1993	The Pink Panther		68
55	1993	Cro	Nandy (voice)	78
56	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Liz Summers	71
57	1996	7th Heaven	Telephone Operator	64
58	1996	The Jamie Foxx Show	Judge Lekeisha Roshanda Jackson	67
59	1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Delilah	78
60	1997	The Angry Beavers		69
61	2000	Sheep in the Big City		65