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Ruth Warrick
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Ruth Warrick

1915 – 2005 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA · Active 1941–2001

Ruth Warrick, born in 1916, made her film debut in Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as Kane's first wife, a role that set the stage for her enduring career. In the 1969 comedy The Great Bank Robbery, she showcased her versatility, blending humor with her classic Hollywood presence. Later, in Death Mask (1984), Warrick ventured into the realm of horror, demonstrating her range as an actress. Her contributions to cinema, particularly in cult classics, solidify her legacy in the annals of film history.

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Death Mask

Death Mask

1984 ★ 5.0
as Beatrice VandenBerg

Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the detriment of his family life.

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Filmography

47 credits
2000s 1 credit
1990s 2 credits
1996
Movie ★ 7.4
1996
TV ★ 4.1
1980s 3 credits
1985
Movie
1984
Deathmask as Beatrice VandenBerg
Movie ★ 4.8
1983
Movie ★ 4.4
1970s 1 credit
1970
All My Children as Phoebe Tyler
TV ★ 6.4
1960s 8 credits
1969
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
How to Steal the World as Alice Garrow
Movie ★ 5.4
1966
Movie ★ 6.0
1965
A Letter to Nancy as Mrs. Helen Reed
Movie ★ 10.0
1964
Daniel Boone as Wise Woman
TV ★ 7.0
1964
Peyton Place as Hannah Cord
TV ★ 6.2
1961
Father of the Bride as Eleanor "Ellie" Banks
TV ★ 9.5
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
TV ★ 5.8
1950s 12 credits
1957
Perry Mason as Mrs. Winlock
TV ★ 7.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Clara Benteen
TV ★ 6.7
1954
Roogie's Bump as Mrs. Rigsby
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
Cavalcade of America as Lydia Darragh
TV ★ 4.6
1950
Let's Dance as Carola Everett
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Second Chance as Emily Dean
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
One Too Many as Helen Mason
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Beauty on Parade as Marian Medford
Movie ★ 9.0
1950
Three Husbands as Jane Evans
Movie ★ 5.4
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Anna Carmody
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.0
1940s 20 credits
1949
The Great Dan Patch as Ruth Treadwell
Movie ★ 5.5
1949
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
Arch of Triumph as Kate Bergstroem
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
TV ★ 5.4
1947
Daisy Kenyon as Lucille O'Mara
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Driftwood as Susan Moore
Movie ★ 6.8
1946
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
Perilous Holiday as Agnes Stuart
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
Swell Guy as Ann Duncan
Movie ★ 8.0
1945
China Sky as Dr. Sara Durand
Movie ★ 5.1
1944
Guest in the House as Ann Proctor
Movie ★ 4.9
1944
Secret Command as Lea Damaron
Movie ★ 6.6
1944
Movie ★ 6.8
1943
Journey into Fear as Mrs. Stephanie Graham
Movie ★ 6.1
1943
The Iron Major as Florence Ayres Cavanaugh
Movie ★ 5.7
1943
Forever and a Day as Lesley Trimble
Movie ★ 7.5
1943
Petticoat Larceny as Pat Mitchell
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Obliging Young Lady as Linda Norton
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Citizen Kane as Emily Norton Kane
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
The Corsican Brothers as Countess Isabelle Gravini
Movie ★ 7.0