Person
Ruth Nelson
Acting · 1905–1992 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Known for
Awakenings
Mrs. Lowe
3 Women
Mrs. Rose
Arch of Triumph
Madame Fessier
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Miss McDonough
A Wedding
Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
The Keys of the Kingdom
Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
The North Star
Nadya Simonov
The Late Show
Mrs. Schmidt
The Sea of Grass
Selina Hall
Shock
Margaret Cross (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1990AwakeningsMrs. Lowe
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf
- 1983The Haunting PassionJudith Granville
- 1981SkokieGrandma Jannsen
- 1980A Christmas Without SnowInez
- 1978A WeddingAunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
- 19773 WomenMrs. Rose
- 1977The Late ShowMrs. Schmidt
- 1948Arch of TriumphMadame Fessier
- 1947Mother Wore TightsMiss Ridgeway
- 1947The Sea of GrassSelina Hall
- 1947HumoresqueEsther Boray
- 1946Till the End of TimeAmy Harper
- 1946Sentimental JourneyMrs. McMasters
- 1946ShockMargaret Cross (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945The Girl of the LimberlostKate Comstock
- 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynMiss McDonough
- 1944The Keys of the KingdomMrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
- 1944WilsonEllen Wilson
- 1944The Eve of St. MarkNell West
- 1944None Shall EscapeAlice Grimm
- 1943The North StarNadya Simonov
- 1941One Round Jones
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