Cast & creator
Ruth Gordon
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Saturday Night Live
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. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts, and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 film Adam's Rib. Gordon won an Oscar, an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting, as well as received three Academy Award nominations for her writing.
Also known as: Ruth Gordon Jones, روث گوردون
46
film credits
20
television credits
54
1915–1987 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (66)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Columbo
Abigail Mitchell
1971
The Love Boat
Mrs. Warner
1977
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Taxi
Dee Wilcox
1978
Emergency!
Lenore
1972
Newhart
Blanche Devane
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948Film '72
Self
1971
Kojak
Miss Eudora Temple
1973
Rhoda
1974
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
1968
Medical Story
Emily Dobson
1975
Adam's Rib
Story
1973Adam's Rib
Creator
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Madame Arcati
1951
Harold and Maude
Maude
1971
Every Which Way but Loose
Ma Boggs
1978
The Ford Theatre Hour
Writer
1948
Any Which Way You Can
Ma Boggs
1980
My Bodyguard
Gramma
1980
Adam's Rib
Screenplay
1949
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Big Bus
Old Lady
1976
Action in the North Atlantic
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
1943
Edge of Darkness
Anna Stensgard
1943
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Mary Todd Lincoln
1940
Inside Daisy Clover
The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
1966
The Actress
Writer
1953
Boardwalk
Becky Rosen
1979
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Mrs Dimmock
1969
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
The Sheriff
1984
The Ten-Year Lunch
Herself - Participant
1987
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
1976
Pat and Mike
Screenplay
1952
A Double Life
Screenplay
1947
Where’s Poppa?
Mrs. Hocheiser
1970
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Lord Love a Duck
Stella Bernard
1966
Two-Faced Woman
Ruth Ellis
1941
Scavenger Hunt
Arvilla Droll
1979
Isn't It Shocking?
Marge Savage
1973
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Mrs. Ehrlich
1940
The Secret World of the Very Young
Mary
1984
Don't Go to Sleep
Bernice
1982
The Trouble with Spies
Mrs. Arkwright
1987
The Prince of Central Park
Mrs. Miller
1977
The Matchmaker
Mrs. Levi
1954
The Marrying Kind
Writer
1952
The Great Houdinis
Cecilia Weiss
1976
Maxie
Mrs. Lavin
1985
Over 21
Theatre Play
1945
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
1966
Rosie!
Theatre Play
1967
Delta Pi
Mugsy
1984
Jimmy the Kid
Bernice
1982
The Whirl of Life
Dancer
1915Information Please Series 2, No. 2
Self - Guest Expert
1940
Hardhat & Legs
Grandmother
1980Hardhat & Legs
Screenplay
1980
Perfect Gentlemen
Ms. Cavagarno
1978
Years Ago
Writer
1948