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
71/100
- Highest rated
The Late Show82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
211990s
1 title · average score 79
79
Awakenings (1990)
as Mrs. Lowe
1980s
3 titles · average score 55
58
The Haunting Passion (1983)
as Judith Granville
56
Skokie (1981)
as Grandma Jannsen
1970s
3 titles · average score 76
66
A Wedding (1978)
as Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
80
3 Women (1977)
as Mrs. Rose
82
The Late Show (1977)
as Mrs. Schmidt
1940s
14 titles · average score 61
58
Arch of Triumph (1948)
as Madame Fessier
33
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Selina Hall
64
Humoresque (1947)
as Esther Boray
56
Till the End of Time (1946)
as Amy Harper
61
Shock (1946)
as Margaret Cross (voice) (uncredited)
The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
as Kate Comstock
87
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Miss McDonough
70
Wilson (1944)
as Ellen Wilson
59
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
as Nell West
67
None Shall Escape (1944)
as Alice Grimm
75
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
as Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
49
The North Star (1943)
as Nadya Simonov