Deceased

How Did Ruth White Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55

Also known asRuth Patricia WhiteGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/04/1914Born inPerth Amboy, New Jersey, USADied03/12/1969Died inPerth AmboyCausecancerWikidataQ3328866 ↗Buried atSaint Mary's CemeteryTMDb#8493 ↗

Ruth Patricia White was an American actress who worked in theatre, film, and television. She won Emmy and Obie awards, and was a Tony Award nominee.

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Filmography35 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1971	The Pursuit of HappinessMovie	Mrs. Popper	57
1969	The ReiversMovie	Miss Reba	55
1969	Midnight CowboyMovie	Sally Buck	55
1969	Let Me Hear You WhisperMovie	Helen	55
1968	Hang 'em HighMovie	Madame Sophie	54
1968	No Way to Treat a LadyMovie	Mrs. Himmel	54
1968	CharlyMovie	Mrs. Apple	54
1968	A Lovely Way to DieMovie	Biddy	54
1967	The Tiger Makes OutMovie	Mrs. Edna Kelly	53
1967	Up the Down StaircaseMovie	Beatrice Schacter	53
1967	Johnny BelindaMovie	Aggie MacDonald	53
1966	ABC Stage 67Series	Geraldine	52
1966	Cast a Giant ShadowMovie	Mrs. Chaison	52
1965	Baby the Rain Must FallMovie	Miss Clara	51
1965	A Rage to LiveMovie	Mrs. Bannon	51
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Edith Waverly	49
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	49
1962	To Kill a MockingbirdMovie	Mrs. Dubose	48
1962	The NursesSeries	Mrs. Halpern	48
1961	Ben CaseySeries	Catherine DiLorenzo	47
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Hester Cullen	47
1960	LullabyMovie	Mother	46
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Mrs. Ford	45
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Bertha Levinson	45
1959	The Nun's StoryMovie	Mother Marcella	45
1958	Naked CitySeries	Mama Ganoulian	44
1957	DuPont Show of the MonthSeries	Mrs. Burgess	43
1957	Edge of the CityMovie	Katherine Nordmann	43
1955	Summer PavilionMovie	Belle Travers	41
1952	OmnibusSeries	—	38
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Madame Beauchet	37
1951	Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries	Ma	37
1948	Studio OneSeries	Mama	34
1948	Studio OneSeries	Belle Travers	34
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	33