Ruth Gordon
Acting
Born 1896-10-30
Died 1985-08-28
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
63 credits
Academy Awards 1
Primetime Emmy Awards 1
Golden Globe Awards 2
Crystal Award 1
Awards
Won 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 won · 4 nominated
- 1969 Best Supporting Actress Won Rosemary's Baby
- 1966 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Inside Daisy Clover
- 1953 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Pat and Mike
- 1951 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Adam's Rib
- 1948 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated A Double Life
Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won
- 1979 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Won Taxi
Golden Globe Awards 2 won
- 1969 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Won Rosemary's Baby
- 1968 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Won Rosemary's Baby
Tony Awards 1 nominated
- 1956 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
Crystal Award 1 won
- 1983 Crystal Award Won
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Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980).
In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts, and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 film Adam's Rib. Gordon won an Oscar, an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting, as well as received three Academy Award nominations for her writing.
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Acting
51 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Columbo
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Taxi
Emergency!
The Dick Cavett Show
Newhart
Film '72
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kojak
Rosemary's Baby
The Flip Wilson Show
Every Which Way but Loose
Medical Story
Any Which Way You Can
Harold and Maude
My Bodyguard
The Big Bus
Action in the North Atlantic
Where’s Poppa?
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Scavenger Hunt
Two-Faced Woman
Inside Daisy Clover
Edge of Darkness
Night of 100 Stars
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
The Ten-Year Lunch
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Boardwalk
The Great Houdinis
The Trouble with Spies
Lord Love a Duck
Isn't It Shocking?
Don't Go to Sleep
The Secret World of the Very Young
The Matchmaker
Over 21
Maxie
Delta Pi
The Prince of Central Park
Perfect Gentlemen
Jimmy the Kid
The Whirl of Life
Hardhat & Legs
Writing
8 credits
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
The Actress
The Ford Theatre Hour
Pat and Mike
A Double Life
The Marrying Kind
Hardhat & Legs
Other credits
2 credits
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