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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
When Ruth Gordon convinced her father, a sea captain, to let her pursue... more
Trivia:
Natalie Wood was so fond of her that she named her the godmother to... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
6 wins
&
14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Matt Visits Elisabeth Fies’ The Commune
(From Collider.com. 13 December 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
Monologue - "L-i-v-e"
(From FilmExperience. 23 November 2009, 4:04 PM, PST)
(From Collider.com. 13 December 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
Monologue - "L-i-v-e"
(From FilmExperience. 23 November 2009, 4:04 PM, PST)
Filmography
Actress:
- The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Mrs. Arkwright
... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK) - Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1987) .... Sheriff
- Maxie (1985) .... Mrs. Lavin
... aka Free Spirit - Delta Pi (1985) .... Mugsy
... aka Mugsy's Girls - "Newhart" .... Blanche Devane / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
- Go, Grandma, Go (1984) TV episode .... Blanche Devane, Kirk's Grandmother
- Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (1983) TV episode .... Blanche Devane - Don't Go to Sleep (1982) (TV) .... Bernice
- Jimmy the Kid (1982) .... Bernice
- Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Senovia 'Ma' Boggs
- My Bodyguard (1980) .... Gramma
- Hardhat and Legs (1980) (TV) (uncredited) .... Grandmother
- Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Arvilla Droll
- Boardwalk (1979) .... Becky Rosen
- "Taxi" .... Dee Wilcox (1 episode, 1979)
- Sugar Mama (1979) TV episode .... Dee Wilcox - Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Zenobia 'Ma' Boggs
- Perfect Gentlemen (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Cavagnaro
- "Columbo" .... Abigail Mitchell (1 episode, 1977)
- Try and Catch Me (1977) TV episode .... Abigail Mitchell - "The Love Boat" .... Mrs. Warner (1 episode, 1977)
- The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Warner - The Prince of Central Park (1977) (TV) .... Mrs. Miller
- Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) (TV) .... Minnie Castevet
... aka Rosemary's Baby II - The Great Houdini (1976) (TV) .... Cecilia Weiss
... aka The Great Houdinis - The Big Bus (1976) .... Old Woman
- "Medical Story" .... Emily Dobson (1 episode, 1975)
- The Right to Die (1975) TV episode .... Emily Dobson - "Rhoda" .... Carlton's Mother (1 episode, 1975)
- Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye (1975) TV episode .... Carlton's Mother - "Kojak" .... Miss Eudora Temple (1 episode, 1975)
- I Want to Report a Dream (1975) TV episode .... Miss Eudora Temple - Isn't It Shocking? (1973) (TV) .... Marge Savage
- Harold and Maude (1971) .... Maude
- Where's Poppa? (1970) .... Mrs. Hocheiser
... aka Going Ape (USA: new title) - What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) .... Alice Dimmock
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Minnie Castevet
- Blithe Spirit (1966) (TV) .... Madame Arcati
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Madame Arcati (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Blithe Spirit (1966) TV episode .... Madame Arcati - Lord Love a Duck (1966) .... Stella Bernard
- Inside Daisy Clover (1965) .... The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
- "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Prudential Family Theater
- Over 21 (1950) TV episode - Action in the North Atlantic (1943) .... Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
- Edge of Darkness (1943) .... Anna Stensgard
- Two-Faced Woman (1941) .... Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) .... Hedwig Ehrlich
... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK) - Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) .... Mary Todd Lincoln
... aka Spirit of the People (UK) - Camille (1915/I) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
- Madame Butterfly (1915) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
- The Whirl of Life (1915) (uncredited) .... Extra
Writer:
- Hardhat and Legs (1980) (TV) (writer)
- "Adam's Rib" (2 episodes, 1973)
- The Unwritten Law: Part 2 (1973) TV episode (story)
- The Unwritten Law: Part 1 (1973) TV episode (story) - Rosie! (1967) (play "A Very Rich Woman")
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1960)
- Years Ago (1960) TV episode (play) - "The Alcoa Hour" (1 episode, 1957)
- A Double Life (1957) TV episode (previous screenplay) - The Actress (1953) (play "Years Ago") (screenplay)
- Pat and Mike (1952) (written by)
- The Marrying Kind (1952) (writer)
- "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Prudential Family Theater
- Over 21 (1950) TV episode (play) - Adam's Rib (1949) (screenplay)
- "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1 episode, 1948)
- Years Ago (1948) TV episode (play) (writer) - A Double Life (1947) (writer)
- Over 21 (1945) (play)
Soundtrack:
- My Bodyguard (1980) (performer: "She's a Latin from Manhattan")
Thanks:
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
Self:
- The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Herself
- The Secret World of the Very Young (1984) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 21 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself - "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
- Episode dated 26 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 July 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Herself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1977)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (8 episodes, 1970-1977)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 13 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 May 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 23 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 31 March 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
(3 more) - That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (1976) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 13 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself - "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #2.3 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1969-1971)
- Episode #3.170 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.57 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.42 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
- Episode dated 29 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 19 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Mia and Roman (1968) .... Herself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #9.40 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Information Please: Series 2, No. 2 (1940) .... Herself - Guest Expert
... aka Information Please (1940-1941 season) (#2) (USA: series title) - Information Please: Series 1, No. 8 (1940) .... Herself - Guest Panelist
... aka Information Please (1939-1940 season) (#8) (USA: series title)
Archive Footage:
- The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Maude
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
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