Ruth Gordon
Actor · Screenplay · Theatre Play · Writer
Born Oct 30, 1896 · Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Active 1915–1985
Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen.
Filmography
Rosemary's Baby (1968) — Minnie CastevetColumbo (1971) — Abigail MitchellHarold and Maude (1971) — MaudeAdam's Rib (1949) — ScreenplayEvery Which Way but Loose (1978) — Ma BoggsTaxi (1978) — Dee WilcoxKojak (1973) — Miss Eudora TempleAny Which Way You Can (1980) — Ma BoggsThe Love Boat (1977) — Mrs. WarnerEmergency! (1972) — LenoreMy Bodyguard (1980) — GrammaNewhart (1982) — Blanche DevaneAction in the North Atlantic (1943) — Mrs. Sarah JarvisA Double Life (1947) — ScreenplayPat and Mike (1952) — ScreenplayThe Big Bus (1976) — Old LadyHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Madame ArcatiWhat Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) — Mrs DimmockDon't Go to Sleep (1982) — BerniceAbe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) — Mary Todd LincolnWhere’s Poppa? (1970) — Mrs. HocheiserDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Mrs. EhrlichEdge of Darkness (1943) — Anna StensgardThe Marrying Kind (1952) — Writer