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Portrait of Ruth White

Acting

Ruth White

Career

Active from 1955 to 1971, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth White Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 51
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Popper

1960s

21 titles · average score 66
The Reivers
The Reivers (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Miss Reba

Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sally Buck

Let Me Hear You Whisper
Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969)

as Helen

Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

as Madame Sophie

Charly
Charly (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Apple

A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

as Biddy

Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Beatrice Schacter

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Clara

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Edith Waverly / Grams

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mrs. Dubose

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Hester Cullen

Lullaby
Lullaby (1960)

as Mother

1950s

10 titles · average score 74
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Mrs. Ford

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Bertha Levinson

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mother Marcella

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mary Nagler / Mama Ganoulian

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show · as Mrs. Burgess

Edge of the City
Edge of the City (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Katherine Nordmann

Summer Pavilion
Summer Pavilion (1955)

as Belle Travers

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)

TV show · as Ma

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Madame Beauchet

1940s

2 titles · average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Mrs. Cornelius / Amy

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mother Shipton