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Birthday: Apr 24, 1914
Place of Birth: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Ruth White

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