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Ruth Gordon

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born October 30, 1896Died 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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Delta Pi

Known For

  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Harold and Maude
  • Adam's Rib
  • Pat and Mike
  • A Double Life
  • Any Which Way You Can
  • The Marrying Kind
  • Inside Daisy Clover
  • The Actress
  • What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
  • Where's Poppa?
  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
  • Action in the North Atlantic
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois
  • Edge of Darkness
  • Voyage of the Rock Aliens
  • Taxi
  • The Big Bus
  • Maxie
  • Over 21
  • Two-Faced Woman
  • Lord Love a Duck
  • Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Filmography

2006
2004
2003
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
Don't Go to Sleep · as Bernice
1982
Jimmy the Kid · as Bernice
1982
Newhart (TV Series) · as Blanche Devane
1980
Any Which Way You Can · as Ma Boggs
1980
My Bodyguard · as Gramma
1980
Hardhat and Legs · as Grandmother
1979
Scavenger Hunt · as Arvilla Droll
1979
Boardwalk · as Becky Rosen
1978
1978
Taxi (TV Series) · as Dee Wilcox
1978
Perfect Gentlemen · as Ms. Cavagarno
1977
The Prince of Central Park · as Mrs. Miller
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mrs. Warner
1976
The Big Bus · as Old Lady
1976
1976
The Great Houdini · as Cecilia Weiss
1975
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Essie Litella
1975
Medical Story (TV Series)
1974
Rhoda (TV Series)
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Miss Eudora Temple
1973
Isn't It Shocking? · as Marge Savage
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) · as Lenore
1971
Harold and Maude · as Maude
1971
Columbo (TV Series) · as Abigail Mitchell
1970
Where's Poppa? · as Mrs. Hocheiser
1969
1968
Rosemary's Baby · as Minnie Castevet
1966
Blithe Spirit · as Madame Arcati
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
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · as Mrs. Ehrlich
1915
Madame Butterfly · as Minor Role

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