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Ruth Nelson

Highest Rated: 95% The Late Show (1977)

Lowest Rated: 14% The Sea of Grass (1947)

Birthday: Aug 2, 1905

Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Distinguished stage actress who was a member of the innovative, politically committed Group Theater in the 1930s and played character roles in Hollywood films of the 40s.

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Highest rated movies

95% 77% The Late Show
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94% 91% A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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89% 41% Wilson
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83% 86% 3 Women
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14% 36% The Sea of Grass
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60% The Haunting Passion
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33% Sentimental Journey
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67% None Shall Escape
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Girl of the Limberlost
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Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson WILSON, Alexander Knox, Ruth Nelson, 1944, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. TILL THE END OF TIME, Tom Tully, Ruth Nelson, Guy Madison, 1946 HUMORESQUE, Joan Crawford, Ruth Nelson, 1946 HUMORESQUE, John Garfield, Ruth Nelson, 1946 AWAKENINGS, Robert DeNiro, Ruth Nelson, Robin Williams, 1990, (c)Columbia Pictures AWAKENINGS, Ruth Nelson, Robert DeNiro, 1990, (c)Columbia Pictures AWAKENINGS, Robin Williams (lab coat), Tobert De Niro (plaid shirt), Mary Alice (nurse), Ruth Nelson (green suit), Julie Kavner (nurse), 1990, (c) Columbia AWAKENINGS, from left: Robin Williams, Ruth Nelson, Robert De Niro, 1990, (c) Columbia View more photos

Filmography

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81% 89% Awakenings Mrs. Lowe (Character) $49.4M 1990
No Score Yet 60% The Haunting Passion Judith Granville (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 38% Skokie Grandma Jannsen (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 40% A Christmas Without Snow Inez (Character) - 1980
95% 77% The Late Show Mrs. Schmidt (Character) - 1977
83% 86% 3 Women Mrs. Rose (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 53% Arch of Triumph Madame Fessier (Character) - 1948
14% 36% The Sea of Grass Selina Hall (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 33% Sentimental Journey Mrs. McMasters (Character) - 1946
94% 91% A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Miss McDonough (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girl of the Limberlost Kate Comstock (Character) - 1945
89% 41% Wilson Ellen Wilson (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 67% None Shall Escape Alice Grimm (Character) - 1944

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1981