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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 30, 1896
Died
August 28, 1985
Place of Birth
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Ruth Gordon Jones
- روث گوردون
Ruth Gordon
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts, and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 film Adam's Rib. Gordon won an Oscar, an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting, as well as received three Academy Award nominations for her writing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
4.4
Mrs. Arkwright
The Trouble with Spies
1987
6.5
Herself - Participant
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
5.1
Mrs. Lavin
Maxie
1985
3.9
Mugsy
Delta Pi
1984
4.8
The Sheriff
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984
6.6
Bernice
Don't Go to Sleep
1982
5.1
Bernice
Jimmy the Kid
1982
7.1
Blanche Devane
Newhart
1982
6.7
Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
5.8
Ma Boggs
Any Which Way You Can
1980
Credits
The Trouble with Spies
as Mrs. Arkwright
1987
4.4
The Ten-Year Lunch
as Herself - Participant
1987
6.5
Maxie
as Mrs. Lavin
1985
5.1
Delta Pi
as Mugsy
1984
3.9
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as The Sheriff
1984
4.8
Don't Go to Sleep
as Bernice
1982
6.6
Jimmy the Kid
as Bernice
1982
5.1
Newhart
as Blanche Devane
1982
7.1
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Any Which Way You Can
as Ma Boggs
1980
5.8
My Bodyguard
as Gramma
1980
6.3
Hardhat & Legs
as Grandmother
1980
4.5
Scavenger Hunt
as Arvilla Droll
1979
5.6
Boardwalk
as Becky Rosen
1979
6.2
Every Which Way but Loose
as Ma Boggs
1978
6.1
Taxi
as Dee Wilcox
1978
7.2
Perfect Gentlemen
as Ms. Cavagarno
1978
4.0
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Warner
1977
6.3
🎬
The Prince of Central Park
as Mrs. Miller
1977
4.5
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as Minnie Castevet
1976
3.8
The Great Houdinis
as Cecilia Weiss
1976
6.0
The Big Bus
as Old Lady
1976
5.2
🎬
Medical Story
1975
5.0
Rhoda
1974
6.3
Kojak
as Miss Eudora Temple
1973
7.0
Isn't It Shocking?
as Marge Savage
1973
6.1
Emergency!
as Lenore
1972
7.8
Harold and Maude
as Maude
1971
7.6
Columbo
as Abigail Mitchell
1971
8.1
Where’s Poppa?
as Mrs. Hocheiser
1970
6.1
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
4.8
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
as Mrs Dimmock
1969
6.3
Rosemary's Baby
as Minnie Castevet
1968
7.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.7
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
1966
0.0
Lord Love a Duck
as Stella Bernard
1966
5.8
Inside Daisy Clover
as The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
1965
5.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
🎬
The Matchmaker
as Mrs. Levi
1954
0.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Madame Arcati
1951
8.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Action in the North Atlantic
as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
1943
7.1
Edge of Darkness
as Anna Stensgard
1943
6.1
Two-Faced Woman
as Ruth Ellis
1941
6.4
🎬
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
as Self - Guest Expert
1940
0.0
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Mrs. Ehrlich
1940
6.4
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Mary Todd Lincoln
1940
7.0
The Whirl of Life
as Dancer
1915
5.0