Ruth Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985), better known as Ruth Gordon, was an American actress and writer.[1] She was perhaps best known for her film roles such as Minnie Castevet, Rosemary's overly solicitous neighbor in Rosemary's Baby, as the eccentric Maude in Harold and Maude and as the mother of Orville Boggs in the Clint Eastwood film Every Which Way but Loose. In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous well-known plays, film scripts and books. Gordon won an Academy Award, an Emmy and two Golden Globe awards for her acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Oct 30, 1896 In Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 44
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940-02-22
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Trouble with Spies 1987-12-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Trouble with Spies | Mrs. Arkwright | 1987-12-04 |
| Movie | The Ten-Year Lunch | Herself - Participant | 1987-09-28 |
| Movie | Maxie | Mrs. Lavin | 1985-09-27 |
| Movie | Voyage of the Rock Aliens | The Sheriff | 1984-03-09 |
| Movie | Delta Pi | Mugsy | 1984-04-01 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Series | Newhart | Blanche Devane | 1982-10-02 |
| Movie | Jimmy the Kid | Bernice | 1982-11-12 |
| Movie | Don't Go to Sleep | Bernice | 1982-12-10 |
| Movie | Hardhat & Legs | Grandmother | 1980-02-09 |
| Movie | Any Which Way You Can | Ma Boggs | 1980-12-17 |
| Movie | My Bodyguard | Gramma | 1980-07-11 |
| Movie | Boardwalk | Becky Rosen | 1979-11-14 |
| Movie | Scavenger Hunt | Arvilla Droll | 1979-12-21 |
| Movie | Perfect Gentlemen | Ms. Cavagarno | 1978-03-14 |
| Series | Taxi | 1978-09-12 | |
| Movie | Every Which Way but Loose | Ma Boggs | 1978-12-16 |
| Movie | The Prince of Central Park | Mrs. Miller | 1977-06-17 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
| Movie | The Great Houdinis | Cecilia Weiss | 1976-10-08 |
| Movie | The Big Bus | Old Lady | 1976-06-23 |
| Movie | Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby | Minnie Castevet | 1976-10-29 |
| Series | Medical Story | Unknown | 1975-09-04 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Rhoda | Unknown | 1974-09-09 |
| Movie | Isn't It Shocking? | Marge Savage | 1973-10-02 |
| Series | Kojak | Unknown | 1973-10-24 |
| Series | Emergency! | Lenore | 1972-01-22 |
| Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Harold and Maude | Maude | 1971-12-20 |
| Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Unknown | 1970-09-17 |
| Movie | Where’s Poppa? | Mrs. Hocheiser | 1970-11-10 |
| Movie | What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? | Mrs Dimmock | 1969-08-20 |
| Movie | Rosemary's Baby | Minnie Castevet | 1968-06-12 |
| Movie | Lord Love a Duck | Stella Bernard | 1966-02-21 |
| Movie | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | 1966-12-07 |
| Movie | Inside Daisy Clover | The Dealer - Mrs. Clover | 1965-12-22 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Anna Stensgard | 1943-04-09 |
| Movie | Action in the North Atlantic | Mrs. Sarah Jarvis | 1943-06-12 |
| Movie | Two-Faced Woman | Ruth Ellis | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Mary Todd Lincoln | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Mrs. Ehrlich | 1940-02-23 |