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Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 16, 1900
Died Nov 30, 1998 (98)
Birthplace Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era. Clifford got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at Universal, in fairly subst ... antial roles. She received her first film credit for her work in Behind the Lines (1916). By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of Abraham Lincoln's lost love, Ann Rutledge, in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts. She was a favorite of director John Ford (they played bridge together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck. Clifford's obituary in the Los Angeles Times noted that she "became a prime source for historians of the silent screen era".

Known For

Filmography

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

as Maid (uncredited)

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

as Woman (uncredited)

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as Officer's Wife (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Nurse (uncredited)

Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957

as Vanessa Cole

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

as Mrs. Jenkins

Pluto's Christmas Tree

Pluto's Christmas Tree

1952

as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

as Mother (uncredited)

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

as Fleuretty Phyffe

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1950

as Nurse Eliott (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)

Pluto's Sweater

Pluto's Sweater

1949

as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Not Wanted

Not Wanted

1949

as Mrs. Stone

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949

as Neighbor

Free For All

Free For All

1949

as Miss Berry (uncredited)

You're My Everything

You're My Everything

1949

as Nurse (uncredited)

Donald's Dream Voice

Donald's Dream Voice

1948

as Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1948

as Secretary

Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948

as Nurse

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

as Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Hazard

Hazard

1948

as Waitress (uncredited)

Figaro and Frankie

Figaro and Frankie

1947

as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey's Delayed Date

Mickey's Delayed Date

1947

as Minnie Mouse (voice)

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

1947

as Resort Guest (uncredited)

Bath Day

Bath Day

1946

as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Shock

Shock

1946

as Mrs. Margaret Cross

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Opera House Patron (uncredited)

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

The Spider

The Spider

1945

as Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

First Aiders

First Aiders

1944

as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as Hairdresser (uncredited)

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)

Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

as Saloon Patron

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

as Ruth (uncredited)

Blue, White, and Perfect

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

1942

as Guest at Inn (uncredited)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Along the Rio Grande

Along the Rio Grande

1941

as Paula

Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness

1941

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Mr. Celebrity

Mr. Celebrity

1941

as Woman In Convertible

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl

1941

as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

as Nurse

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

as Mrs. Finney

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

as Extra

Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

as Bit Role

Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

as Seamstress

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

as Nurse

Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

1938

as Mrs. Hensley

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

as Nurse

Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

1936

as Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Nurse (uncredited)

She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

1935

as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Nurse (uncredited)

Woman Unafraid

Woman Unafraid

1934

as Kate

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

as Friend of Miss Fane

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1933

as Adolph's Wife

The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman

1933

as Speakeasy Floozie

Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky

1933

as Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Eleanor (Uncredited)

The Eternal Woman

The Eternal Woman

1929

as Doris Forbes

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)

Don Mike

Don Mike

1927

as Mary Kelsey

The Thrill Seekers

The Thrill Seekers

1927

as Adrean Wainwright

Brooding Eyes

Brooding Eyes

1926

as Joan Ayre

The Tornado

The Tornado

1925

as Ruth Travers

As Man Desires

As Man Desires

1925

as Gloria Gordon

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

as Ballerina (uncredited)

The Whispered Name

The Whispered Name

1924

as Anne Gray

Butterfly

Butterfly

1924

as Hilary Collier

The Face on the Barroom Floor

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1923

as Marion Trevor

April Showers

April Showers

1923

as Miriam Welton

Hell's Hole

Hell's Hole

1923

as Dorothy Owen

The Dangerous Age

The Dangerous Age

1923

as Gloria Sanderson

Ponjola

Ponjola

1923

as Gay Lypiatt

My Dad

My Dad

1922

as Dawn

Tropical Love

Tropical Love

1921

as Rosario

The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

1920

as Mystery

The Millionaire Pirate

The Millionaire Pirate

1919

as The Girl

The Game's Up

The Game's Up

1919

as Ruth Elliott

The Lure of Luxury

The Lure of Luxury

1918

as Dale Aldis

Fires of Youth

Fires of Youth

1918

as Lucille Linforth

The Cabaret Girl

The Cabaret Girl

1918

as Ann Reid

Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

1918

as Gertrude Temple

Hungry Eyes

Hungry Eyes

1918

as Mary Jane Appleton

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

1917

as Clara Hawthorne

The Desire of the Moth

The Desire of the Moth

1917

as Stella Vorhis

The Door Between

The Door Between

1917

as Heloise Crocker

A Kentucky Cinderella

A Kentucky Cinderella

1917

as Nannie

The Savage

The Savage

1917

as Marie Louise

Eternal Love

Eternal Love

1917

as Mignon

Mother o' Mine

Mother o' Mine

1917

as Catherine Thurston

Polly Put the Kettle On

Polly Put the Kettle On

1917

as Polly Vance

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

1916

as Camilla

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