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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 24, 1914
Died
December 3, 1969
Place of Birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Ruth Patricia White
Ruth White
0.3 Popularity
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
5.8
Mrs. Popper
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
6.3
Miss Reba
The Reivers
1969
7.5
Sally Buck
Midnight Cowboy
1969
0.0
Helen
Let Me Hear You Whisper
1969
6.5
Mrs. Apple
Charly
1968
4.7
Biddy
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
6.8
Madame Sophie
Hang 'em High
1968
6.6
Mrs. Himmel
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
0.0
Aggie MacDonald
Johnny Belinda
1967
4.6
Mrs. Edna Kelly
The Tiger Makes Out
1967
Credits
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Mrs. Popper
1971
5.8
The Reivers
as Miss Reba
1969
6.3
Midnight Cowboy
as Sally Buck
1969
7.5
Let Me Hear You Whisper
as Helen
1969
0.0
Charly
as Mrs. Apple
1968
6.5
A Lovely Way to Die
as Biddy
1968
4.7
Hang 'em High
as Madame Sophie
1968
6.8
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Mrs. Himmel
1968
6.6
Johnny Belinda
as Aggie MacDonald
1967
0.0
The Tiger Makes Out
as Mrs. Edna Kelly
1967
4.6
Up the Down Staircase
as Beatrice Schacter
1967
7.0
ABC Stage 67
as Geraldine
1966
6.2
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Mrs. Chaison
1966
6.2
A Rage to Live
as Mrs. Bannon
1965
4.4
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Miss Clara
1965
6.1
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
5.7
The Fugitive
as Edith Waverly
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Grams
1963
7.2
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Mrs. Dubose
1962
8.0
The Nurses
as Mrs. Halpern
1962
4.2
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Dr. Kildare
as Hester Cullen
1961
5.5
Lullaby
as Mother
1960
0.0
The Untouchables
as Bertha Levinson
1959
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. Ford
1959
8.5
The Nun's Story
as Mother Marcella
1959
7.2
Naked City
as Mama Ganoulian
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Mary Nagler
1958
5.5
DuPont Show of the Month
as Mrs. Burgess
1957
6.8
Edge of the City
as Katherine Nordmann
1957
7.1
Summer Pavilion
as Belle Travers
1955
0.0
Omnibus
1952
6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Madame Beauchet
1951
8.6
Goodyear Television Playhouse
as Ma
1951
5.2
Studio One
as Belle Travers
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Mrs. Cornelius
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Mama
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Amy
1948
5.0
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
7.5
Kraft Television Theatre
as Mother Shipton
1947
7.5