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 w...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as Mrs. Popper
William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over...
The Reivers
1969
as Miss Reba
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a t...
Midnight Cowboy
1969
as Sally Buck
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an aili...
Let Me Hear You Whisper
1969
as Helen
A scrub-woman attempts to rescue a dolphin who will talk to no one but her from a research laboratory.
Charly
1968
as Mrs. Apple
An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to hi...
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
as Biddy
A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's mu...
Hang 'em High
1968
as Madame Sophie
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his...
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
as Mrs. Himmel
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York Cit...
Johnny Belinda
1967
as Aggie MacDonald
In post-war Cape Breton, a doctor's efforts to tutor a deaf and mute woman are undermined when she is raped, and the resulting pregnancy causes scanda...
The Tiger Makes Out
1967
as Mrs. Edna Kelly
During a typically disaster-filled day, Ben Harris, an angry and frustrated bachelor mailman living in a cluttered Greenwich Village basement, learns ...
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Beatrice Schacter
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an ...
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
as Mrs. Chaison
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish herita...
A Rage to Live
1965
as Mrs. Bannon
Grace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has trouble restraining herself when it comes to the amorous at...
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
as Miss Clara
Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his depen...
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Mrs. Dubose
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their recl...
Lullaby
1960
as Mother
Truck driver Johnny Horton and cigarette girl Eadie elope after a hasty romance, but after the wedding, the couple realizes they don't know each other...
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Marcella
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World W...
Edge of the City
1957
as Katherine Nordmann
An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Belle Travers
In an old Louisiana plantation, the furnishings and the once great family are fading fast.The matriarch desperately tries to hold on to the gazebo tha...