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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 29, 1920
Died
May 12, 2012
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Ruth A. Foster
Ruth Foster
0.3 Popularity
Biography
Ruth E. Foster (January 29, 1920 – May 12, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Walnut Grove's postmaster Melinda Foster for several seasons on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983).
Known For
8.4
Melinda Foster
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
7.1
Mrs. Foster
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
4.8
Melinda Foster
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
7.0
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Towering Inferno
1974
7.9
Mrs. Foster
Little House on the Prairie
1974
8.1
Aunt Ruby (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.1
Passenger
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
6.2
Woman in Plaza (uncredited)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
6.3
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The War Between Men and Women
1972
6.0
Customer (uncredited)
Fitzwilly
1967
Credits
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
as Melinda Foster
2014
8.4
Little House: The Last Farewell
as Mrs. Foster
1984
7.1
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
as Melinda Foster
1983
4.8
The Towering Inferno
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1974
7.0
Little House on the Prairie
as Mrs. Foster
1974
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
as Aunt Ruby (uncredited)
1974
8.1
The Poseidon Adventure
as Passenger
1972
7.1
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Woman in Plaza (uncredited)
1972
6.2
The War Between Men and Women
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1972
6.3
Fitzwilly
as Customer (uncredited)
1967
6.0
Cyborg 2087
as Citizen in Crowd
1966
5.8
Dimension 5
as Grumpy Man's Wife
1966
5.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6