Birth name

Ruth Elizabeth Davis

Date of birth (location)

5 April 1908,
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Date of death (details)

6 October 1989,
Paris, France. (breast cancer)

Actress - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

1. Wicked Stepmother (1989) .... Miranda
2. Whales of August, The (1987) .... Libby Strong
3. As Summers Die (1986) (TV) .... Hannah Loftin
4. Directed by William Wyler (1986) .... Herself
5. Murder with Mirrors (1985) (TV) .... Carrie Louise Serrocold
   ... aka Agatha Christie's 'Murder with Mirrors' (1985) (TV)
6. Right of Way (1983) (TV) .... Mimi Dwyer
7. Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) (TV) .... Alice Vanderbilt
8. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (uncredited) (archive footage)
   ... aka Dead Men Wear No Plaid (1982)
9. Piano for Mrs. Cimino, A (1982) (TV) .... Esther McDonald Cimino
10. 10th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Frank Capra, The (1982) (TV)
11. Hotel (1982) (TV) .... Laura Trent
12. Family Reunion (1981) (TV) .... Elizabeth Winfield
13. Skyward (1980) (TV) .... Billie Dupree
    ... aka Ron Howard's 'Skyward' (1980) (TV)
14. White Mama (1980) (TV) .... Adele Malone
15. Watcher in the Woods, The (1980) .... Mrs. Aylwood
    
    
16. Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) (TV) .... Lucy Mason
    ... aka Strangers (1979/I) (TV)
17. Death on the Nile (1978) .... Mrs. Van Schuyler
18. Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978) (TV) .... Widow Fortune
19. Return from Witch Mountain (1978) .... Letha
20. Disappearance of Aimee, The (1976) (TV) .... Minnie Kennedy
21. Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Aunt Elizabeth
22. Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) (TV) .... Mrs. Elliott
23. Judge and Jake Wyler, The (1972) (TV) .... Judge Meredith
24. Scopone scientifico, Lo (1972) .... The Millionairess
    ... aka Scientific Cardplayer, The (1972)
25. Madame Sin (1972) (TV) .... Madame Sin
26. Connecting Rooms (1972) .... Wanda Fleming
27. Bunny O'Hare (1971) .... Bunny O'Hare
    
    
28. Anniversary, The (1968) .... Mrs. Taggart
29. Nanny, The (1965) .... The nanny
30. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) .... Charlotte Hollis
    ... aka Cross of Iron (1964)
    ... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte? (1964)
31. Where Love Has Gone (1964) .... Mrs. Gerald Hayden
32. Noia, La (1964) .... Dino's mother
    ... aka Empty Canvas, The (1964) (USA)
33. Dead Ringer (1964) .... Margaret/Edith Phillips
    ... aka Dead Image (1964)
34. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) .... Jane Hudson
35. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) .... Apple Annie
    
    
36. Scapegoat, The (1959) .... The Countess
37. John Paul Jones (1959) .... Empress Catherine the Great
38. Storm Center (1956) .... Alicia Hull
39. Catered Affair, The (1956) .... Mrs. Tom Hurley
    ... aka Wedding Breakfast (1956) (UK)
40. Virgin Queen, The (1955) .... Queen Elizabeth I
41. Star, The (1953/I) .... Margaret Elliot
42. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) .... Marie Hoke
43. Another Man's Poison (1952) .... Janet Frobisher
44. Payment on Demand (1951) .... Joyce Ramsey
    ... aka Story of a Divorce (1951)
45. All About Eve (1950) .... Margo Channing
    
    
46. Beyond the Forest (1949) .... Rosa Moline
47. June Bride (1948) .... Linda Gilman
48. Winter Meeting (1948) .... Susan Grieve
49. Deception (1946) .... Christine Radcliffe
50. Stolen Life, A (1946) .... Kate Bosworth and Patricia Bosworth
51. Corn Is Green, The (1945) .... Miss Lilly Moffat
52. Hollywood Canteen (1944) .... Herself
53. Mr. Skeffington (1944) .... Fanny Trellis Skeffington
54. Old Acquaintance (1943) .... Katherine Marlowe
55. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) .... Herself
56. Watch on the Rhine (1943) .... Sara Muller
57. Show Business at War (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10, The (1943)
58. Now, Voyager (1942) .... Charlotte Vale
59. In This Our Life (1942) .... Stanley Timberlake
60. Man Who Came to Dinner, The (1942) .... Maggie Cutler
61. Little Foxes, The (1941) .... Regina Hubbard Giddens
62. Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941) .... Joan Winfield
63. Great Lie, The (1941) .... Maggie Patterson
64. Shining Victory (1941) .... Nurse (walk-on)
65. Letter, The (1940) .... Leslie Crosbie
66. All This, and Heaven Too (1940) .... Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
    
    
67. Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939) .... Queen Elizabeth I
    ... aka Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
    ... aka Elizabeth the Queen (1939) (USA: TV title)
68. Old Maid, The (1939) .... Charlotte Lovell
69. Juarez (1939) .... Empress Carlotta von Habsburg
70. Dark Victory (1939) .... Judith 'Judy' Traherne
71. Day at Santa Anita, A (1939) .... Herself
72. Sisters, The (1938) .... Louise Elliott Medlin
73. Jezebel (1938) .... Julie Marsden
74. It's Love I'm After (1937) .... Joyce Arden
75. That Certain Woman (1937) .... Mary Donnell
76. Kid Galahad (1937) .... Louise 'Fluff' Phillips
    ... aka Battling Bellhop, The (1937)
77. Marked Woman (1937) .... Mary Dwight (Strauber)
78. Satan Met a Lady (1936) .... Valerie Purvis
79. Golden Arrow, The (1936) .... Daisy Appleby
80. Petrified Forest, The (1936) .... Gabrielle 'Gabby' Maple
81. Dangerous (1935) .... Joyce Heath
82. Special Agent (1935) .... Julie Gardner
83. Front Page Woman (1935) .... Ellen Garfield
84. Girl from 10th Avenue, The (1935) .... Miriam Brady
    ... aka Men on Her Mind (1935)
85. Bordertown (1935) .... Marie Roark
86. Dream Comes True, A (1935) (uncredited) .... Herself
87. Housewife (1934) .... Patricia 'Pat' Berkeley
88. Of Human Bondage (1934) .... Mildred Rogers
89. Fog Over Frisco (1934) .... Arlene Bradford
90. Jimmy the Gent (1934) .... Joan
91. Fashions of 1934 (1934) .... Lynn Mason
    ... aka Fashions (1934)
92. Big Shakedown, The (1934) .... Norma Nelson
93. Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) .... Norma Phillips
94. Ex-Lady (1933) .... Helen Bauer
95. Working Man, The (1933) .... Jenny Hartland, aka Jane Grey
96. Parachute Jumper (1933) .... Alabama
97. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) .... Fay Wilson
    ... aka Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing (1932) (USA: alternative spelling)
98. Three on a Match (1932) .... Ruth Wescott
99. Cabin in the Cotton, The (1932) .... Madge
100. Dark Horse, The (1932) .... Kay Russell
101. Rich Are Always with Us, The (1932) .... Malbro
102. So Big! (1932) .... Dallas O'Mara
103. Man Who Played God, The (1932) .... Grace Blair
     ... aka Silent Voice, The (1932) (UK)
104. Hell's House (1932) .... Peggy Gardner
     ... aka Juvenile Court (1932)
105. Menace, The (1932) .... Peggy
106. Waterloo Bridge (1931) .... Janet Cronin
107. Seed (1931) .... Margaret Carter
108. Bad Sister (1931) .... Laura Madison
109. Way Back Home (1931) .... Mary Lucy
     ... aka Old Greatheart (1931)
     ... aka Other People's Business (1931)

Notable TV guest appearances

1. "It Takes a Thief" (1968) playing "Bessie Grindel" in episode: "Touch of Magic" (episode # 3.17) 1/26/1970
2. "Gunsmoke" (1955) playing "Etta Stone" in episode: "Jailer, The" (episode # 12.3) 10/1/1966
3. "Perry Mason" (1957) playing "Constant Doyle" in episode: "Case of Constant Doyle, The" (episode # 6.16) 1/31/1963
4. "Andy Williams Show, The" (1962) 12/20/1962
5. "Virginian, The" (1962) in episode: "Accomplice, The" (episode # 1.13) 12/19/1962
6. "Wagon Train" (1957) playing "Bettina May" in episode: "Bettina May Story, The" (episode # 5.12) 12/20/1961
7. "Wagon Train" (1957) playing "Elizabeth McQueeney" in episode: "Elizabeth McQueeney Story, The" (episode # 3.5) 10/28/1959
8. "DuPont Show with June Allyson, The" (1959) in episode: "Dark Morning" 9/28/1959
9. "Wagon Train" (1957) playing "Ella Lindstrom" in episode: "Ella Lindstrom Story, The" (episode # 2.18) 2/4/1959
10. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) playing "Miss Fox" in episode: "Out There-Darkness" (episode # 4.16) 1/25/1959
11. "Suspicion" (1957) in episode: "Fraction of a Second" 4/21/1958
12. "General Electric Theater" (1953) in episode: "Cold Touch, The" 4/13/1958
13. "Telephone Time" (1956) in episode: "Stranded" 5/9/1957
14. "Ford Theatre" (1952) in episode: "Footnote On a Doll" 4/24/1957
15. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) in episode: "For Better, For Worse" 3/22/1957
16. "General Electric Theater" (1953) in episode: "With Malice Toward None" 3/10/1957
17. "20th Century-Fox Hour, The" (1955) in episode: "Grow Up" 1955
18. "What's My Line" (1950) playing "'Mystery Guest'" 10/5/1952