Ruth White
Acting • Born 1914-04-24 – Died 1969-12-03
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".
Filmography
40 credits
To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie • 1962
Mrs. Dubose
Midnight Cowboy
Movie • 1969
Sally Buck
Hang 'em High
Movie • 1968
Madame Sophie
The Reivers
Movie • 1969
Miss Reba
The Nun's Story
Movie • 1959
Mother Marcella
Edge of the City
Movie • 1957
Katherine Nordmann
Charly
Movie • 1968
Mrs. Apple
No Way to Treat a Lady
Movie • 1968
Mrs. Himmel
Up the Down Staircase
Movie • 1967
Beatrice Schacter
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Movie • 1965
Miss Clara
A Rage to Live
Movie • 1965
Mrs. Bannon
Cast a Giant Shadow
Movie • 1966
Mrs. Chaison
The Pursuit of Happiness
Movie • 1971
Mrs. Popper
The Tiger Makes Out
Movie • 1967
Mrs. Edna Kelly
A Lovely Way to Die
Movie • 1968
Biddy
Lullaby
Movie • 1960
Mother
Summer Pavilion
Movie • 1955
Belle Travers
Let Me Hear You Whisper
Movie • 1969
Helen
Johnny Belinda
Movie • 1967
Aggie MacDonald
Naked City
TV • 1958
Mama Ganoulian
Studio One
TV • 1948
Belle Travers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Madame Beauchet
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Mrs. Ford
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Edith Waverly
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Geraldine
Ben Casey
TV • 1961
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Hester Cullen
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Grams
Naked City
TV • 1958
Mary Nagler
Studio One
TV • 1948
Mrs. Cornelius
Studio One
TV • 1948
Mama
Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV • 1951
Ma
DuPont Show of the Month
TV • 1957
Mrs. Burgess
The Nurses
TV • 1962
Mrs. Halpern
Kraft Television Theatre
TV • 1947
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Kraft Television Theatre
TV • 1947
Mother Shipton
Studio One
TV • 1948
Amy
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Bertha Levinson