Acting • AGE 88
Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice ...


100 Years at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
1994

The Trouble with Spies
Mrs. Arkwright
1987

The Ten-Year Lunch
Herself - Participant
1987

Maxie
Mrs. Lavin
1985

The Secret World of the Very Young
Mary
1984

Delta Pi
Mugsy
1984

Voyage of the Rock Aliens
The Sheriff
1984

Don't Go to Sleep
Bernice
1982

Jimmy the Kid
Bernice
1982

Newhart
Blanche Devane
1982

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Any Which Way You Can
Ma Boggs
1980

My Bodyguard
Gramma
1980

Hardhat & Legs
Grandmother
1980

Scavenger Hunt
Arvilla Droll
1979

Boardwalk
Becky Rosen
1979

Every Which Way but Loose
Ma Boggs
1978

Taxi
Dee Wilcox
1978

Perfect Gentlemen
Ms. Cavagarno
1978

The Love Boat
Mrs. Warner
1977

The Prince of Central Park
Mrs. Miller
1977

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
1976

The Great Houdinis
Cecilia Weiss
1976

The Big Bus
Old Lady
1976

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

Medical Story
Emily Dobson
1975

Rhoda
1974

Kojak
Miss Eudora Temple
1973

Isn't It Shocking?
Marge Savage
1973

Adam's Rib
Story
1973

Emergency!
Lenore
1972

Harold and Maude
Maude
1971

Columbo
Abigail Mitchell
1971

Where’s Poppa?
Mrs. Hocheiser
1970

The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Mrs Dimmock
1969

Rosemary's Baby
Minnie Castevet
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

Rosie!
Theatre Play
1967

Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
1966

Lord Love a Duck
Stella Bernard
1966

Inside Daisy Clover
The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
1966

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

The Actress
Writer
1953

The Oscars
Self
1953

Pat and Mike
Screenplay
1952

The Marrying Kind
Writer
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Madame Arcati
1951

Adam's Rib
Screenplay
1949

The Ford Theatre Hour
Writer
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948

A Double Life
Screenplay
1947

Over 21
Theatre Play
1945

Action in the North Atlantic
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
1943

Edge of Darkness
Anna Stensgard
1943

Two-Faced Woman
Ruth Ellis
1941

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Mrs. Ehrlich
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Mary Todd Lincoln
1940

The Whirl of Life
Dancer
1915