• People

Ruth Nelson

Born

August 2, 1905

Died

September 12, 1992 (87 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

IMDb

Known For

Awakenings
7.8

Awakenings

3 Women
7.2

3 Women

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.6

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Humoresque
7.1

Humoresque

The Late Show
6.2

The Late Show

Awakenings

Awakenings

Mrs. Lowe

7.8

1990

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

0.0

1989

The Haunting Passion

The Haunting Passion

Judith Granville

6.0

1983

Skokie

Skokie

Grandma Jannsen

6.0

1981

A Christmas Without Snow

A Christmas Without Snow

Inez

5.6

1980

A Wedding

A Wedding

Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory

6.3

1978

3 Women

3 Women

Mrs. Rose

7.2

1977

The Late Show

The Late Show

Mrs. Schmidt

6.2

1977

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Madame Fessier

5.8

1948

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

Miss Ridgeway

5.3

1947

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

Selina Hall

6.3

1947

Humoresque

Humoresque

Esther Boray

7.1

1947

Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

Amy Harper

6.7

1946

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

Mrs. McMasters

6.4

1946

Shock

Shock

Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice)

6.0

1946

The Girl of the Limberlost

The Girl of the Limberlost

Kate Comstock

0.0

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Miss McDonough

7.6

1945

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother

7.0

1944

Wilson

Wilson

Ellen Wilson

5.5

1944

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

Nell West

5.8

1944

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

Alice Grimm

6.2

1944

The North Star

The North Star

Nadya Simonov

6.1

1943

One Round Jones

One Round Jones

0.0

1941

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