Ruth Brown: movies and TV shows
Ruth Brown has 22 credits in the archive: 13 films and 9 TV series, from 1955 to 2005. Highest rated: Rebel Highway (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 2005 · busiest year: 1979 (2 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 1996 | Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested | Self - Guest star - Vocals | Film | — | 68 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Tortoise / Ant (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1995 | B.B. King: Blues Summit | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | Ella Baldwin | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Ella | Film | — | 66 |
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Mrs. Sherman | Film | — | 65 |
| 1993 | Black and Blue: A Musical Revue | Singer | Film | — | 65 |
| 1991 | True Identity | Martha | Film | — | 63 |
| 1991 | Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 1990 | Blues Alive | Herself | Film | — | 62 |
| 1988 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1988 | That Rhythm, Those Blues | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1981 | Checking In | TV | — | 53 | |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Cleaning Woman | Film | — | 53 |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | TV | 5.7 | 51 | |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | Leona Wilson | TV | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits | Self | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show | Self | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1955 | Rhythm and Blues Revue | Self | Film | — | 27 |