Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/24/1914
Place of Birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Ruth Patricia White
Ruth White
Biography
Ruth Patricia White (April 24, 1914 – December 3, 1969) in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA as Ruth Patricia White. She was an actress, known for Du silence et des ombres... (1962),Macadam cowboy (1969) and Pendez-les haut et court (1968). She died on December 3, 1969 in Perth Amboy.
Her death, from cancer, was sudden and unexpected.
She spent the final decade of her life as one of New York's most highly praised character actresses. She had sacrificed her career to care for an ailing parent, and when she returned to acting, she was in her mid-30s, overweight and without much promise of reviving ...
Known For
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Mrs. Dubose
The Reivers
as Miss Reba
A Lovely Way to Die
as Biddy
Hang 'em High
as Madame Sophie
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Mrs. Popper
A Rage to Live
as Mrs. Bannon
The Nun's Story
as Mother Marcella
Johnny Belinda
as Aggie MacDonald
Charly
as Mrs. Apple
Edge of the City
as Katherine Nordmann
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Mrs. Himmel
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Mrs. Chaison
Midnight Cowboy
as Sally Buck
The Tiger Makes Out
as Mrs. Edna Kelly
Up the Down Staircase
as Beatrice Schacter
Let Me Hear You Whisper
as Helen
Summer Pavilion
as Belle Travers
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Miss Clara
Lullaby
as Mother