Ruth Nelson: movies and TV shows
Ruth Nelson has 23 credits in the archive: 23 films and 0 TV series, from 1941 to 1990. Highest rated: Awakenings (7.8/10).
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Career timeline
1941 – 1990 · busiest year: 1944 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Awakenings | Mrs. Lowe | Film | 7.8 | 84 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | Film | — | 83 |
| 1983 | The Haunting Passion | Judith Granville | Film | 6.1 | 77 |
| 1981 | Skokie | Grandma Jannsen | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 1980 | A Christmas Without Snow | Inez | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 1977 | 3 Women | Mrs. Rose | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Mrs. Schmidt | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 1948 | Arch of Triumph | Madame Fessier | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Selina Hall | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1947 | Humoresque | Esther Boray | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights | Miss Ridgeway | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Amy Harper | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1946 | Shock | Margaret Cross (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Mrs. McMasters | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Miss McDonough | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1945 | The Girl of the Limberlost | Kate Comstock | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Ellen Wilson | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark | Nell West | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1944 | None Shall Escape | Alice Grimm | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1943 | The North Star | Nadya Simonov | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1941 | One Round Jones | Film | — | 35 |