Ruth White

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-04-24

Deathday

1969-12-03 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

  • Ruth Patricia White

Ruth White

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".

Known For

To Kill a Mockingbird
8.0%

To Kill a Mockingbird

Dec 20, 1962

Midnight Cowboy
7.5%

Midnight Cowboy

May 25, 1969

The Twilight Zone
8.4%

The Twilight Zone

Oct 2, 1959

Hang 'em High
6.8%

Hang 'em High

Apr 12, 1968

The Nun's Story
7.1%

The Nun's Story

Jun 18, 1959

Charly
6.4%

Charly

Sep 23, 1968

Edge of the City
7.1%

Edge of the City

Jan 4, 1957

The Fugitive
7.2%

The Fugitive

Sep 17, 1963

The Fugitive
7.2%

The Fugitive

Sep 17, 1963

No Way to Treat a Lady
6.6%

No Way to Treat a Lady

Mar 20, 1968

Cast a Giant Shadow
6.2%

Cast a Giant Shadow

Mar 30, 1966

The Reivers
6.4%

The Reivers

Dec 20, 1969

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Acting

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