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Acting · Writing · 1896 to 1985

Ruth Gordon

Best rated: Rosemary's Baby (8.0)

Films
19
Avg rating
6.55
Peak run
1966’71
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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The career

Ruth Gordon, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1966 to 1971, 7.0456781940194519501955196019651970197519801985Rosemary's Baby 8.0Any Which Way You Can 6.1Career avg 6.55

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Ruth Gordon's career barcodecoolhot
194019 films1987
Current formLast 5: 5.66 vs career 6.55 (−0.89)
  1. LThe Big Bus1976 · 5.7−0.8
  2. LScavenger Hunt1979 · 5.8−0.7
  3. LAny Which Way You Can1980 · 6.1−0.5
  4. LVoyage of the Rock Aliens1984 · 5.2−1.3
  5. LMaxie1985 · 5.5−1.0
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Ruth by the numbers

Average
6.55
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.63
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
48y
1940 to 1987
Total votes
410K
across every film
Best
8.0
Rosemary's Baby
Worst
6.1
Any Which Way You Can
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1987The Trouble with SpiesMrs. Arkwright·710
1985MaxieMrs. Lavin5.51,293
1984Delta PiMugsy·251
1984Voyage of the Rock AliensSheriff5.21,951
1982Jimmy the KidBernice·373
1980Any Which Way You Can posterAny Which Way You CanMa6.122,841
1979Scavenger HuntArvilla Droll5.83,447
1976The Big BusOld Lady5.74,113
1971Harold and Maude posterHarold and MaudeMaude Chardin7.885,808
1970Where's Poppa?Mrs. Hocheiser6.42,632
1969What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Alice Dimmock6.83,213
1968Rosemary's Baby posterRosemary's BabyMinnie Castevet8.0262K
1966Lord Love a DuckMrs. Barnard6.21,985
1965Inside Daisy CloverThe Dealer - Mrs. Clover6.24,734
1943Edge of DarknessAnna Stensgard7.23,502
1943Action in the North AtlanticMrs. Sarah Jarvis7.05,080
1941Two-Faced WomanMiss Ellis6.22,163
1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMary Todd Lincoln7.32,294
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletMrs. Ehrlich7.42,031
Better together?

Ruth Gordon's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Ruth Gordon

5 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1969
    Ruth Gordon
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1966
    Ruth Gordon
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1953
    Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1951
    Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1948
    Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
    Nominated

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