Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896-1985) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Ruth Gordon Jones was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and novelist, widely known for a career that spanned seven decades, beginning by performing on Broadway at age 19.
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Delta PiFilm, Mugsy1983Crystal AwardAward1982
NewhartSeries, Blanche Devane
Don't Go to SleepFilm, 1982Bernice1979Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward
BoardwalkFilm, 1979Becky Rosen1977
The Love BoatSeries, Mrs. Warner
The Prince of Central ParkFilm, 1977Mrs. Miller1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's BabyFilm, Minnie Castevet1975
Medical StorySeries, Emily Dobson1973
Adam's RibSeries, Writer, Creator1972
Emergency!Series, Lenore1971
Harold and MaudeFilm, Maude1970
The Flip Wilson ShowSeries1969Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureAward
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Film, 1969Mrs Dimmock1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1966
Blithe SpiritFilm, Madame Arcati1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1953
The OscarsSeries
The ActressFilm, 1953Writer1949
Adam's RibFilm, Writer1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1943
Action in the North AtlanticFilm, Mrs. Sarah Jarvis1941
Two-Faced WomanFilm, Ruth Ellis1915
The Whirl of LifeFilm, Dancer1896Born30 October 1896People around Ruth
George Cukor Directed Two-Faced Woman and A Double Life- Lawrence Weingarten Produced Adam's Rib and Pat and Mike
James Fargo Directed Every Which Way but Loose (1979)
Spencer Tracy Ruth wrote Pat and Mike and The Actress
Roddy McDowall Also in Inside Daisy Clover and Scavenger Hunt
Geoffrey Lewis Also in Every Which Way but Loose (1979)
Melville Shavelson Directed The Great Houdini (1976)
Louis V. Arco Also in Edge of Darkness (1943)
Jack L. Warner Produced Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)- Melvin Simon Produced Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Clint Eastwood Also in Any Which Way You Can (1981)
Katharine Hepburn Ruth wrote Adam's Rib and Pat and Mike
Roman Polanski Directed Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Barbra Streisand Duets: Dolly Gallagher Levi
Charles Bronson Ruth wrote Pat and Mike and The Marrying Kind
Alan J. Pakula Produced Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Robert Aldrich Produced What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1970)
Robert Mulligan Directed Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Peter Benchley Wrote The Great Houdini and The Great Houdinis
Richard Mulligan Also in Scavenger Hunt and The Big Bus
Dorothy Tree Also in Edge of Darkness (1943)
Irving Bacon Also in Action in the North Atlantic (1943)- Gottfried Reinhardt Produced Two-Faced Woman (1941)
Jack Carter Also in The Great Houdini and The Great Houdinis
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Rosemary's Baby 1968
Harold and Maude 1971
Adam's Rib 1949
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
My Bodyguard 1980
Filmography 40
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Television 19
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Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her 70s and 80s. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), Any Which Way You Can (1980), and My Bodyguard (1980).
