Acting
Ruth Nelson
- Titles
- 22movies
- Career
Active from 1944 to 1990, with a break from 1946 to 1976, busiest in 1944 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Awakenings77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
211990s
1 title · average score 77
77
Awakenings (1990)
as Mrs. Lowe
1980s
3 titles · average score 61
The Haunting Passion (1983)
as Judith Granville
66
Skokie (1981)
as Grandma Jannsen
1970s
3 titles · average score 68
66
A Wedding (1978)
as Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
74
3 Women (1977)
as Mrs. Rose
65
The Late Show (1977)
as Mrs. Schmidt
1940s
14 titles · average score 65
60
Arch of Triumph (1948)
as Madame Fessier
63
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Selina Hall
72
Humoresque (1947)
as Esther Boray
61
Shock (1946)
as Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice)
65
Till the End of Time (1946)
as Amy Harper
The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
as Kate Comstock
77
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Miss McDonough
59
Wilson (1944)
as Ellen Wilson
66
None Shall Escape (1944)
as Alice Grimm
71
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
as Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
as Nell West
60
The North Star (1943)
as Nadya Simonov