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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:
45
First Appeared:
In the movie The Whirl of Life 1915-10-21
Latest Project:
Movie The Trouble with Spies 1987-12-04
Known For
Poster of Boardwalk
Poster of Action in the North Atlantic
Poster of Two-Faced Woman
Poster of Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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 My Bodyguard Gramma 1980-07-11
Movie Hardhat & Legs Grandmother 1980-02-09
Movie Any Which Way You Can Ma Boggs 1980-12-17
Movie Boardwalk Becky Rosen 1979-11-14
Movie Scavenger Hunt Arvilla Droll 1979-12-21
Series Taxi 1978-09-12
Movie Perfect Gentlemen Ms. Cavagarno 1978-03-14
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 Big Bus Old Lady 1976-06-23
Movie Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Minnie Castevet 1976-10-29
Movie The Great Houdinis Cecilia Weiss 1976-10-08
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 Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin 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
Movie The Whirl of Life Dancer 1915-10-21