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Ruth Gordon
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
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…
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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.
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1987
The Trouble with Spies
Movie Mrs. Arkwright
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1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
Movie Herself - Participant
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1985
Maxie
Movie Mrs. Lavin
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1984
The Secret World of the Very Young
Movie Mary
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1984
Delta Pi
Movie Mugsy
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1984
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Movie The Sheriff
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1982
Don't Go to Sleep
Movie Bernice
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1982
Jimmy the Kid
Movie Bernice
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1982
Newhart
TV show Blanche Devane
- 1982
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1982
Night of 100 Stars
Movie Self
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1980
Any Which Way You Can
Movie Ma Boggs
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1980
My Bodyguard
Movie Gramma
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1980
Hardhat & Legs
Movie Grandmother
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1979
Scavenger Hunt
Movie Arvilla Droll
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1979
Boardwalk
Movie Becky Rosen
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1978
Every Which Way but Loose
Movie Ma Boggs
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1978
Taxi
TV show Dee Wilcox
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1978
Perfect Gentlemen
Movie Ms. Cavagarno
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Mrs. Warner
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1977
The Prince of Central Park
Movie Mrs. Miller
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1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Movie Minnie Castevet
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1976
The Great Houdinis
Movie Cecilia Weiss
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1976
The Big Bus
Movie Old Lady
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1975
Saturday Night Live
TV show Self - Host
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1975
Medical Story
TV show Emily Dobson
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1974
Rhoda
TV show
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1973
Kojak
TV show Miss Eudora Temple
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1973
Isn't It Shocking?
Movie Marge Savage
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1973
Adam's Rib
TV show Story
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1972
Emergency!
TV show Lenore
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1971
Harold and Maude
Movie Maude
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1971
Columbo
TV show Abigail Mitchell
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1970
Where’s Poppa?
Movie Mrs. Hocheiser
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1970
The Flip Wilson Show
TV show Self
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1969
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Movie Mrs Dimmock
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1968
Rosemary's Baby
Movie Minnie Castevet
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1967
Rosie!
Movie Theatre Play
