Ruth White

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".

Known For: Acting

Born: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA, 1914-04-24

Died: 1969-12-03

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Summer Pavilion	Belle Travers	0
2	1957	Edge of the City	Katherine Nordmann	71
3	1959	The Nun's Story	Mother Marcella	72
4	1960	Lullaby	Mother	0
5	1962	To Kill a Mockingbird	Mrs. Dubose	80
6	1965	Baby the Rain Must Fall	Miss Clara	62
7	1965	A Rage to Live	Mrs. Bannon	47
8	1966	Cast a Giant Shadow	Mrs. Chaison	63
9	1967	Up the Down Staircase	Beatrice Schacter	70
10	1967	The Tiger Makes Out	Mrs. Edna Kelly	46
11	1967	Johnny Belinda	Aggie MacDonald	0
12	1968	No Way to Treat a Lady	Mrs. Himmel	66
13	1968	Hang 'em High	Madame Sophie	69
14	1968	A Lovely Way to Die	Biddy	45
15	1968	Charly	Mrs. Apple	64
16	1969	Let Me Hear You Whisper	Helen	0
17	1969	Midnight Cowboy	Sally Buck	75
18	1969	The Reivers	Miss Reba	64
19	1971	The Pursuit of Happiness	Mrs. Popper	63

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1955

Summer Pavilion

Belle Travers

1957

Edge of the City

Katherine Nordmann

1959

The Nun's Story

Mother Marcella

1960

Lullaby

Mother

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

Mrs. Dubose

1965

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Miss Clara

1965

A Rage to Live

Mrs. Bannon

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

Mrs. Chaison

1967

Up the Down Staircase

Beatrice Schacter

1967

The Tiger Makes Out

Mrs. Edna Kelly

1967

Johnny Belinda

Aggie MacDonald

1968

No Way to Treat a Lady

Mrs. Himmel

1968

Hang 'em High

Madame Sophie

1968

A Lovely Way to Die

Biddy

1968

Charly

Mrs. Apple

1969

Let Me Hear You Whisper

Helen

1969

Midnight Cowboy

Sally Buck

1969

The Reivers

Miss Reba

1971

The Pursuit of Happiness

Mrs. Popper

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	Kraft Television Theatre		75
2	1947	Kraft Television Theatre	Mother Shipton	75
3	1948	Studio One	Belle Travers	50
4	1948	Studio One	Mrs. Cornelius	50
5	1948	Studio One	Mama	50
6	1951	Goodyear Television Playhouse	Ma	53
7	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Madame Beauchet	86
8	1952	Omnibus		60
9	1957	DuPont Show of the Month	Mrs. Burgess	68
10	1958	Naked City	Mama Ganoulian	55
11	1958	Naked City	Mary Nagler	55
12	1959	The Twilight Zone	Mrs. Ford	85
13	1961	Dr. Kildare	Hester Cullen	55
14	1961	Ben Casey		56
15	1962	The Nurses	Mrs. Halpern	50
16	1963	The Fugitive	Edith Waverly	72
17	1963	The Fugitive	Grams	72
18	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre		57
19	1966	ABC Stage 67	Geraldine	62

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1947