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Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon Jones was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and novelist, widely known for a career that spanned seven decades, beginning by performing on Broadway at age 19. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her 70s and 80s. Her later work included performances in Rosemary'…
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entertainment · American actress, playwright and screenwriter (1896–1985) · screenwriter · playwright · stage actor · film actor · television actor · writer · actor · director · also Ruth Gordon, Gordon
Born 30 October 1896 · Died 28 August 1985 · Q232562
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2026· 2 entries
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1985· 2 entries
Gordon died at her summer home in Edgartown, Massachusetts, following a stroke at age 88
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Died 1985-08-28.
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded Crystal Award (1983).
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Gordon was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Taxi (1979).
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1971· 1 entry
For her role as Maude in Harold and Maude (with Bud Cort as her love interest)
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1969· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rosemary's Baby (1969).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Rosemary's Baby (1969).
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Won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rosemary's Baby, a film adaptation of Ira Levin's bestselling horror novel about a satanic cult residing in an Upper West Side apartment building in Manhattan
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1966· 1 entry
Gordon was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Daisy Clover opposite Natalie Wood
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1932· 1 entry
The family was living discreetly in a small, elegant New York City brownstone
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1929· 1 entry
Gordon was starring in the hit play Serena Blandish when she became pregnant by the show's producer, Jed Harris
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1921· 1 entry
Gordon and Kelly were wed
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1918· 1 entry
Gordon played opposite actor Gregory Kelly in the Broadway adaptation of Booth Tarkington's Seventeen
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1915· 1 entry
Gordon appeared as an extra in silent films that were shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, including as a dancer in The Whirl of Life, a film based on the lives of Vernon and Irene Castle
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1914· 2 entries
Where he enrolled her in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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Studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1914).
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1896· 1 entry
Born 1896-10-30.
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