Portrait of Ruth Nelson

Acting

Ruth Nelson

Career

Active from 1944 to 1990, with a break from 1946 to 1976, busiest in 1944 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Late Show
The Late Show
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    21
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    1 title ยท average score 79
    Awakenings
    Awakenings (1990)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Mrs. Lowe

    1980s

    3 titles ยท average score 56
    The Haunting Passion
    The Haunting Passion (1983)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Judith Granville

    Skokie
    Skokie (1981)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Grandma Jannsen

    A Christmas Without Snow
    A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Inez

    1970s

    3 titles ยท average score 76
    A Wedding
    A Wedding (1978)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory

    3 Women
    3 Women (1977)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Mrs. Rose

    The Late Show
    The Late Show (1977)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Mrs. Schmidt

    1940s

    14 titles ยท average score 62
    Arch of Triumph
    Arch of Triumph (1948)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Madame Fessier

    Humoresque
    Humoresque (1947)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Esther Boray

    The Sea of Grass
    The Sea of Grass (1947)
    GoodWatch score 33

    as Selina Hall

    Shock
    Shock (1946)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Margaret Cross (voice) (uncredited)

    Till the End of Time
    Till the End of Time (1946)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Amy Harper

    The Girl of the Limberlost
    The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)

    as Kate Comstock

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
    GoodWatch score 88

    as Miss McDonough

    Wilson
    Wilson (1944)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Ellen Wilson

    None Shall Escape
    None Shall Escape (1944)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Alice Grimm

    The Eve of St. Mark
    The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Nell West

    The Keys of the Kingdom
    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother

    The North Star
    The North Star (1943)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Nadya Simonov