Deceased

How Did Ruth Buzzi Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/07/1936Born inWesterly, Rhode Island, USADied01/05/2025Died inStephenvilleCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ442250 ↗TMDb#22556 ↗

Ruth Ann Buzzi was an American actress, singer and comedian. She appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She was best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations.

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Filmography71 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars CelebrateMovie	Self	83
2007	Fallen AngelsMovie	Perril	71
2005	DerailroadedMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Movie	Ruthie	62
1997	The Angry BeaversSeries	Mrs. Beaver (voice)	61
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries	Delilah	60
1996	7th HeavenSeries	Telephone Operator	60
1996	The Jamie Foxx ShowSeries	Judge Lekeisha Roshanda Jackson	60
1994	TroublemakersMovie	Mother	58
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Liz Summers	57
1993	Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationMovie	Ruthie	57
1992	Lucky LukeSeries	Ma Dalton	56
1991	Darkwing DuckSeries	Alien Cow (voice)	55
1990	Gravedale HighSeries	Miss Fresno (voice)	54
1990	They Came from Outer SpaceSeries	Carol	54
1989	Saved by the BellSeries	Roberta Powers	53
1989	My Mom's a WerewolfMovie	Madame Gypsy	53
1989	Up Your AlleyMovie	Marilyn	53
1989	Hollywood on HorsesMovie	Self	53
1989	Major DadSeries	Mattie Fae Tillman	53
1988	Rockin' with Judy JetsonMovie	Felonia Funk (voice)	52
1986	Bad GuysMovie	Petal McGurk	50
1986	Life with LucySeries	Mrs. Wilcox	50
1985	George Burns Comedy WeekSeries	Juliette	49
1983	MasqueradeSeries	Claire Hayes	47
1983	Reading RainbowSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	47
1983	Alvin and the ChipmunksSeries	(voice)	47
1981	Aloha ParadiseSeries	—	45
1981	Chu Chu and the Philly FlashMovie	Consuelo	45
1980	Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th AnniversaryMovie	Self	44
1979	The VillainMovie	Damsel in Distress	43
1979	Trapper John, M.D.Series	Laura Morley	43
1979	The North Avenue IrregularsMovie	Dr. Rheems	43
1979	The Muppets Go HollywoodMovie	Self	43
1979	Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama PartyMovie	Self (uncredited)	43
1979	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainMovie	Old Tough Kate	43
1978	Mickey's 50Movie	Self	42
1978	Record CityMovie	Olga	42
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Patti Harmon	41
1977	CHiPsSeries	Ruth Buzzi (uncredited)	41
1977	Once Upon a Brothers GrimmMovie	Queen Astrid	41
1976	AliceSeries	Chloe	40
1976	The Muppet ShowSeries	Self - Special Guest Star	40
1976	Donny & MarieSeries	Self	40
1976	Freaky FridayMovie	Opposing Coach	40
1976	The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries	Self	40
1975	CherSeries	Self	39
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	38
1974	Tony Orlando and DawnSeries	Self	38
1974	Sandy in DisneylandMovie	Self	38
1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries	Self	37
1973	Lotsa LuckSeries	Wilma Wallachek	37
1972	Emergency!Series	Amy Merkle	36
1970	Night GallerySeries	Hungry Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")	34
1970	The Flip Wilson ShowSeries	Self	34
1970	The AristocatsMovie	Frou-Frou (singing voice) (uncredited)	34
1969	Sesame StreetSeries	Ruthie	33
1969	Medical CenterSeries	Rose Jenkins	33
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Beverly	33
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSeries	Self	33
1969	In Name OnlyMovie	Ruth Clayton	33
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Regular Performer	32
1968	Here's LucySeries	Annie Whipple	32
1967	The Carol Burnett ShowSeries	Self	31
1966	That GirlSeries	Pete Peterson	30
1966	The MonkeesSeries	Mrs. Weatherspoon	30
1964	The Hollywood PalaceSeries	Self	28
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	26
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	25
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Self	18
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	14