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Ruth Gordon
Actor, Writer
Died August 28, 1985 (88 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as actor |
| 1987 | The Trouble with Spies · as Mrs. Arkwright |
| 1985 | Maxie · as Mrs. Lavin |
| 1984 | Delta Pi · as Mugsy |
| 1984 | Voyage of the Rock Aliens · as The Sheriff |
| 1982 | Jimmy the Kid · as Bernice |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Blanche Devane |
| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can · as Senovia 'Ma' Boggs |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard · as Gramma |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt · as Arvilla Droll |
| 1979 | Boardwalk · as Becky Rosen |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen · as Ms. Cavagarno |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Dee Wilcox |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose · as Ma Boggs |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mrs. Warner |
| 1976 | The Big Bus · as Old Lady |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Essie Litella |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Miss Eudora Temple |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Lenore |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude · as Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Abigail Mitchell |
| 1970 | Where's Poppa? · as Mrs. Hocheiser |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? · as Mrs Dimmock |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby · as Minnie Castevet |
| 1966 | Lord Love a Duck · as Stella Bernard |
| 1965 | Inside Daisy Clover · as The Dealer - Mrs. Clover |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Madame Arcati |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic · as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness · as Anna Stensgard |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman · as Ruth Ellis |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Mary Todd Lincoln |