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Ruth White

Known for acting · Born 24 April 1914 · Died 3 December 1969 · aged 55 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

34 credits

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".

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Known for

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

The Reivers

1969

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Charly

1968

Hang 'em High

1968

Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965

The Nun's Story

1959

Up the Down Staircase

1967

The Pursuit of Happiness

1971

Let Me Hear You Whisper

1969

Lullaby

1960

Edge of the City

1957

Acting (34)

1971The Pursuit of HappinessMrs. PopperFilm
1969Midnight CowboySally BuckFilm
1969The ReiversMiss RebaFilm
1969Let Me Hear You WhisperHelenFilm
1968Hang 'em HighMadame SophieFilm
1968CharlyMrs. AppleFilm
1968No Way to Treat a LadyMrs. HimmelFilm
1968A Lovely Way to DieBiddyFilm
1967Up the Down StaircaseBeatrice SchacterFilm
1967The Tiger Makes OutMrs. Edna KellyFilm
1967Johnny BelindaAggie MacDonaldFilm
1966Cast a Giant ShadowMrs. ChaisonFilm
1966ABC Stage 67GeraldineSeries
1965Baby the Rain Must FallMiss ClaraFilm
1965A Rage to LiveMrs. BannonFilm
1963The FugitiveEdith Waverly, GramsSeries
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
1962To Kill a MockingbirdMrs. DuboseFilm
1962The NursesMrs. HalpernSeries
1961Dr. KildareHester CullenSeries
1961Ben CaseyCatherine DiLorenzoSeries
1960LullabyMotherFilm
1959The Twilight ZoneMrs. FordSeries
1959The Nun's StoryMother MarcellaFilm
1959The UntouchablesBertha LevinsonSeries
1958Naked CityMama Ganoulian, Mary NaglerSeries
1957Edge of the CityKatherine NordmannFilm
1957DuPont Show of the MonthMrs. BurgessSeries
1955Summer PavilionBelle TraversFilm
1952OmnibusSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMadame BeauchetSeries
1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseMaSeries
1948Studio OneBelle Travers, Mrs. Cornelius, Mama, AmySeries
1947Kraft Television Theatre · 2 episodes, Mother ShiptonSeries