Acting
Ruth White
- Titles
- 19movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 1971, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Midnight Cowboy76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Coming of Age4.0average 2.9
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Catharsis5.6average 5.1
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 2
- Melodrama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eli WallachActorA Lovely Way to Die, The Tiger Makes Out, Lullaby
Robert MulliganDirectorUp the Down Staircase, Baby the Rain Must Fall, The Pursuit of Happiness
Anne JacksonActorThe Tiger Makes Out, Lullaby
Steve McQueenActorThe Reivers, Baby the Rain Must Fall
David DoyleActorThe Pursuit of Happiness, The Tiger Makes Out
Dustin HoffmanActorMidnight Cowboy, The Tiger Makes Out
Elizabeth WilsonActorThe Tiger Makes Out, Let Me Hear You Whisper
Sharon FarrellActorA Lovely Way to Die, The Reivers
Barnard HughesActorMidnight Cowboy, The Pursuit of Happiness- FFolmar BlangstedEditorUp the Down Staircase, The Pursuit of Happiness
- AArthur J. OrnitzCinematographerCharly, The Tiger Makes Out
Movies and TV shows
331970s
1 title · average score 62
62
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
as Mrs. Popper
1960s
21 titles · average score 66
64
The Reivers (1969)
as Miss Reba
76
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Sally Buck
Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969)
as Helen
69
Hang 'em High (1968)
as Madame Sophie
66
Charly (1968)
as Mrs. Apple
48
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
as Biddy
72
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
as Beatrice Schacter
52
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
as Mrs. Edna Kelly
61
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
as Miss Clara
76
The Fugitive (1963)
TV show · as Grams / Edith Waverly
62
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV show · as Hester Cullen
Lullaby (1960)
as Mother
1950s
9 titles · average score 77
87
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV show · as Mrs. Ford
73
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Mother Marcella
Naked City (1958)
TV show · as Mama Ganoulian / Mary Nagler
71
Edge of the City (1957)
as Katherine Nordmann
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV show · as Mrs. Burgess
Summer Pavilion (1955)
as Belle Travers
71
Omnibus (1952)
TV show
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
TV show · as Ma
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Madame Beauchet
1940s
2 titles · average score 70
63
Studio One (1948)
TV show · as Mama / Belle Travers
77
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
TV show · as Mother Shipton