Cast & creator
Ruth Maleczech
Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, ER
Ruth Sophia Reinprecht (January 8, 1939 – September 30, 2013), professionally known as Ruth Maleczech, was an American avant-garde stage actress. She won three Obie Awards for Best Actress in her career, for Hajj (1983), Through the Leaves, (1984) and Lear (1990) and an Obie Award for Design, shared with Julie Archer, for Vanishing Pictures (1980), which she also directed. Her portrayal of King Lear as an imperious Southern matriarch in Lear was widely acclaimed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Maleczech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
24
film credits
4
television credits
28
1981–2009 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (28)
Showing 28 of 28 credits
Law & Order
Old Woman
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Inez
2001
ER
Marita Novotny
1994
Sleepers
Woman at Subway Station
1996
The Crucible
Goody Osborne
1996
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Homeless Caroline
2008
C.H.U.D.
Mrs. Monroe
1984
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Android Sister (voice)
1989
Angela
Sleepwalker
1996
The Ballad of Little Jo
Shopkeeper
1993
In the Soup
Mrs. Rollo
1992
Me and Veronica
Person on Ferry
1993
Tales of Erotica
Dutch Housekeeper (segment 'The Dutch Master')
1996
Conversation
1981
King Lear
(voice) (uncredited)
1988
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cathy’s Mother
1991
In the Darkness of Time
(voice) (uncredited)
2002
The Dutch Master
Dutch Housekeeper
1993
Boomtown
The Android Sisters (voice)
1985The Mystery of Claywoman
Claire Deerborne
2009
Strong Medicine
Eleanor
1981
XXXtasy: Two Days in the Life of a Saint
1993
Anna
Woman #1 / Woman Named Gloria
1987
Volcano Saga
Narrator
1989
Statuary
The Statuary Keeper
1995Far from Poland
Anna Walentynowicz
1984Dead End Kids
1986