Susan Ruttan: movies and TV shows
Susan Ruttan has 102 credits in the archive: 56 films and 46 TV series, from 1951 to 2026. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2026 · busiest year: 1996 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Woodstockers | Lizzy | Film | — | 77 |
| 2026 | House Cat | Myerson | Film | — | 77 |
| 2025 | The Addiction of Hope | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2024 | A Man on the Inside | Gladys Montrose | TV | 7.4 | 75 |
| 2022 | Sprung | Lorraine | TV | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2021 | United States of Al | Mrs. Foster | TV | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Retrospective | Gary's Mother | Film | 1.0 | 72 |
| 2020 | Viral Vignettes | Patricia | TV | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Mrs. Clark | TV | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2019 | Weird City | Linda Maxsome | TV | 6.1 | 70 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Sandy | TV | 8.2 | 69 |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | May | TV | 8.5 | 68 |
| 2017 | American Vandal | Patricia McClain | TV | 7.4 | 68 |
| 2015 | Come Simi | Jeannie | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It | Ada | TV | 7.6 | 65 |
| 2014 | The Grim Sleeper | Debra Gerngross | Film | 4.9 | 65 |
| 2014 | The Quota | Lucy | Film | — | 65 |
| 2013 | Mom | Lucy | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2012 | Common Law | Paul's Mother | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2011 | Shameless | Sister Mary Luke | TV | 8.2 | 62 |
| 2011 | Grimm | Betty Frame | TV | 8.3 | 62 |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Mrs. Dobbs | TV | 7.9 | 61 |
| 2009 | Castle | Mrs. Pike | TV | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Horsemama | TV | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Betty Lambert | Film | 8.1 | 60 |
| 2009 | Donna on Demand | Rose | Film | 2.0 | 60 |
| 2009 | Dead Air | Maggie | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 2008 | Half-Life | Lorraine Parker | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Nora | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Grandma | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2006 | You Did What? | Mom | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 2006 | The Legend of Butch & Sundance | Mrs. Place | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Swork | TV | 8.2 | 56 |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Mrs. Blakelock | TV | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Mrs. Moreland | TV | 7.3 | 55 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Jeanie Biddle | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Mrs. Kasabian | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 2004 | The Sure Hand of God | Lucy Trotter | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Samantha Delfino | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2002 | Monk | Mrs. Ledsky | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Roxanne Melman | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2001 | The Division | Mrs. Evans | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2001 | The Agency | Mrs. Barnes | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Bed & Breakfast Wife | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Offenbach | TV | 7.4 | 51 |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Christmas Present | Mrs. Claus | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Lyla Myles | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Hairstylist's Angry Client | TV | 8.1 | 50 |
| 1999 | Popular | Joy Ferrara | TV | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1999 | Love Kills | Lela | Film | 3.5 | 50 |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Mrs. O'Brian | Film | 4.6 | 49 |
| 1998 | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story | Janet | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Doris Kroeger | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 1997 | Touched By Evil | Madge Jaynes | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Cathy | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Nectarine Stites | TV | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Film | 5.3 | 47 | |
| 1996 | Justice for Annie | Helen Preston | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us | Arlene | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1995 | Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Film | 5.5 | 46 | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Linda Fortin | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Joanne Peters | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Mrs. Donovan | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Film | 5.8 | 45 | |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Arlene Reed | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1993 | Without Warning: Terror in the Towers | Anne Marie Tesoriero | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1992 | Deadly Matrimony | Arlene Reed | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1992 | Bride Of Killer Nerd | Extra | Film | 4.7 | 43 |
| 1991 | A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | Film | 5.3 | 42 | |
| 1991 | Deadly Medicine | Genene Jones | Film | 4.0 | 42 |
| 1990 | Funny About Love | Claire | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1990 | Sweet 15 | Mrs. Zavala | Film | 4.5 | 41 |
| 1990 | Fire and Rain | Sandra Thompson | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Judy Hecker | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1989 | Chances Are | Woman in the Bookstore | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1988 | Take My Daughters, Please | Courtney | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Miriam | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1988 | Funny | Self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Bay Coven | Debbi McGwin | Film | 4.3 | 38 |
| 1987 | Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour | Self | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Roxanne Melman | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1986 | Under the Influence | Ms. Morgan | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law: Pilot | Roxanne Melman | Film | — | 37 |
| 1985 | What's Happening Now!! | TV | 6.6 | 36 | |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity | Judge M. Tyson | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1985 | Do You Remember Love | Julie | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1985 | Kicks | Rosemary | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1984 | Night Court | Mrs. Blake | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1984 | Scorned and Swindled | Margie | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Biker | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1984 | Second Sight: A Love Story | Robin | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1983 | AfterMASH | Doris Gardena | TV | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Nurse | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1983 | Thursday's Child | Portsmouth Nurse | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1983 | Packin' It In | Mrs. Estep | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Miss Livermore | TV | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father | Woman Prude | Film | 4.2 | 33 |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies | TV | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 26 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Portsmouth Nurse | TV | 8.8 | 2 |
| Lost with You | Betty | Film | — | — |