Cast & creator
Ruth Cracknell
Best known for Mother and Son, The Dismissal, Emerald City
Ruth Winifred Cracknell was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespeare roles.
Movies
15
film credits
Series
2
television credits
Career
17
1958–2004 · acting roles
Credit score
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (17)
Showing 17 of 17 credits
Series
★ 7.2
Mother and Son
Maggie Beare
1984
Series
★ 7.0
The Dismissal
Margaret Whitlam
1983
Movie
★ 5.9
Emerald City
Elaine Ross
1988
Movie
★ 6.7
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Mrs. Heather Newby
1978
Movie
★ 10.0
The Best of Friends
Iris
1982
Movie
★ 5.2
The Night, the Prowler
Doris Bannister
1978
Movie
★ 5.7
Joey
Sylvia Vanderberg
1997
Movie
★ 4.0
That Lady from Peking
Fortune Teller
1975
Movie
★ 7.8
The Singer and the Dancer
Mrs. Bilson
1977
Movie
★ 6.3
Spider and Rose
Rose Dougherty
1994
Movie
★ 7.0
Kokoda Crescent
Alice
1989
Movie
★ 5.0
Lilian's Story
Lilian Singer
1996
Movie
★ 8.5
Smiley Gets a Gun
Mrs Gaspen
1958
Movie
★ 10.0
The Nights Belong to the Novelist
1987
Movie
★ 9.0
Molly
Mrs. Reach
1983T
Movie
★ 7.0
The Scree
Narrator
2004
Movie
The Maitland & Morpeth String Quartet
Narrator
1989