Acting
Ruth Gordon
- Titles
- 43movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1987, with a break from 1916 to 1939, busiest in 1966 and 1984 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Rosemary's Baby79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.0average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.2
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
- Romance4.7average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Tech & Humanity0.7, average 1.6
- Wonder2.6, average 3.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Absurdist Humor 3
- Classic Cinema 3
- 80s Nostalgia 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Dark Comedy 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- World War II 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Spencer Tracy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George CukorDirectorAdam's Rib, The Actress, Pat and Mike, A Double Life, Two-Faced Woman, +1 more
Garson KaninWriterAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike, A Double Life, The Marrying Kind, Hardhat & Legs- GGeorge BoemlerEditorAdam's Rib, The Actress, Pat and Mike, Two-Faced Woman
Spencer TracyActorAdam's Rib, The Actress, Pat and Mike
Roddy McDowallActorScavenger Hunt, Inside Daisy Clover, Lord Love a Duck
Robert MorleyActorScavenger Hunt, The Trouble with Spies
Cleavon LittleActorScavenger Hunt, Jimmy the Kid
Edmond O'BrienActorA Double Life, Isn't It Shocking?
Aldo RayActorPat and Mike, The Marrying Kind
Barnard HughesActorWhere’s Poppa?, Maxie
Raymond MasseyActorAction in the North Atlantic, Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Katharine HepburnActorAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike
Movies and TV shows
491980s
11 titles · average score 55
44
as Mrs. Arkwright
53
as Mrs. Lavin
49
as The Sheriff
40
as Mugsy
65
as Bernice
74
TV show · as Blanche Devane
49
as Bernice
59
as Ma Boggs
as Grandmother
67
as Gramma
1970s
18 titles · average score 65
61
as Becky Rosen
56
as Arvilla Droll
as Ms. Cavagarno
35
as Minnie Castevet
as Cecilia Weiss
65
TV show
63
as Marge Savage
70
TV show · as Miss Eudora Temple
78
TV show · as Lenore
77
as Maude
82
TV show · as Abigail Mitchell
62
as Mrs. Hocheiser
1960s
6 titles · average score 66
65
as Mrs Dimmock
79
as Minnie Castevet
68
Theatre Play
58
as The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
60
as Stella Bernard
as Madame Arcati
1950s
5 titles · average score 70
as Mrs. Levi
63
Writer
65
Screenplay
83
TV show · as Madame Arcati
1940s
8 titles · average score 67
72
Screenplay
66
Screenplay
57
Theatre Play
70
as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
66
as Anna Stensgard
63
as Ruth Ellis
71
as Mary Todd Lincoln
69
as Mrs. Ehrlich
1910s
1 title
as Dancer