Ruth White

Birthday: 1914-04-24
Deathday: 1969-12-03
Birthplace: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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".

Credits

Year Title Character
1971-02-23 The Pursuit of Happiness Mrs. Popper
1969-12-20 The Reivers Miss Reba
1969-05-25 Midnight Cowboy Sally Buck
1969-05-23 Let Me Hear You Whisper Helen
1968-09-23 Charly Mrs. Apple
1968-04-19 A Lovely Way to Die Biddy
1968-04-12 Hang 'em High Madame Sophie
1968-03-20 No Way to Treat a Lady Mrs. Himmel
1967-10-22 Johnny Belinda Aggie MacDonald
1967-08-18 The Tiger Makes Out Mrs. Edna Kelly
1967-06-28 Up the Down Staircase Beatrice Schacter
1966-03-30 Cast a Giant Shadow Mrs. Chaison
1965-10-20 A Rage to Live Mrs. Bannon
1965-01-12 Baby, the Rain Must Fall Miss Clara
1962-12-20 To Kill a Mockingbird Mrs. Dubose
1960-01-18 Lullaby Mother
1959-06-18 The Nun's Story Mother Marcella
1957-01-04 Edge of the City Mrs. Nordmann
1955-05-02 Summer Pavilion Belle Travers