Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts, and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 film Adam's Rib. Gordon won an Oscar, an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting, as well as received three Academy Award nominations for her writing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, 1896-10-30

Died: 1985-08-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1915	The Whirl of Life	Dancer	50
2	1940	Abe Lincoln in Illinois	Mary Todd Lincoln	70
3	1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet	Mrs. Ehrlich	64
4	1940	Information Please Series 2, No. 2	Self - Guest Expert	0
5	1941	Two-Faced Woman	Ruth Ellis	64
6	1943	Edge of Darkness	Anna Stensgard	61
7	1943	Action in the North Atlantic	Mrs. Sarah Jarvis	71
8	1954	The Matchmaker	Mrs. Levi	0
9	1965	Inside Daisy Clover	The Dealer - Mrs. Clover	57
10	1966	Lord Love a Duck	Stella Bernard	58
11	1966	Blithe Spirit	Madame Arcati	0
12	1968	Rosemary's Baby	Minnie Castevet	78
13	1969	What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?	Mrs Dimmock	63
14	1970	Where’s Poppa?	Mrs. Hocheiser	61
15	1971	Harold and Maude	Maude	76
16	1973	Isn't It Shocking?	Marge Savage	61
17	1976	The Big Bus	Old Lady	52
18	1976	The Great Houdinis	Cecilia Weiss	60
19	1976	Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby	Minnie Castevet	38
20	1977	The Prince of Central Park	Mrs. Miller	45
21	1978	Perfect Gentlemen	Ms. Cavagarno	40
22	1978	Every Which Way but Loose	Ma Boggs	61
23	1979	Boardwalk	Becky Rosen	62
24	1979	Scavenger Hunt	Arvilla Droll	56
25	1980	Hardhat & Legs	Grandmother	45
26	1980	My Bodyguard	Gramma	63
27	1980	Any Which Way You Can	Ma Boggs	58
28	1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self	67
29	1982	Jimmy the Kid	Bernice	51
30	1982	Don't Go to Sleep	Bernice	66
31	1984	Voyage of the Rock Aliens	The Sheriff	48
32	1984	Delta Pi	Mugsy	39
33	1985	Maxie	Mrs. Lavin	51
34	1987	The Ten-Year Lunch	Herself - Participant	65
35	1987	The Trouble with Spies	Mrs. Arkwright	44

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Madame Arcati	86
3	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
4	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
5	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
6	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
7	1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self	48
8	1971	Columbo	Abigail Mitchell	81
9	1972	Emergency!	Lenore	78
10	1973	Kojak	Miss Eudora Temple	70
11	1974	Rhoda		63
12	1975	Medical Story		30
13	1977	The Love Boat	Mrs. Warner	63
14	1978	Taxi	Dee Wilcox	73
15	1982	Newhart	Blanche Devane	71

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