- Films
- 30
- Avg rating
- 6.76
- Peak run
- 1939’41
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ruth by the numbers
Average
6.76
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.84
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
24y
1937 to 1960
Total votes
126K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Philadelphia Story
Worst
7.2
The Uninvited
Newest first
Filmography
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | Mary Gilbert | 6.3 | 1,991 |
| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Jennie Sousa | 7.1 | 1,077 |
| 1951 | That's My Boy | Ann Jackson | 6.1 | 1,282 |
| 1950 | Louisa | Meg Norton | · | 570 |
| 1950 | Mr. Music | Lorna Marvis | · | 277 |
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby | Jordan Baker | 6.5 | 1,089 |
| 1945 | Bedside Manner | Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD | · | 265 |
| 1944 | Marine Raiders | Lt. Ellen Foster | · | 463 |
| 1944 |  The Uninvited | Pamela Fitzgerald | 7.2 | 13,769 |
| 1943 | Tender Comrade | Barbara Thomas | 6.2 | 1,140 |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Eliza McCardle Johnson | · | 742 |
| 1941 | Free and Easy | Martha Gray | · | 303 |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Kay Motford | 6.9 | 1,595 |
| 1941 | Married Bachelor | Norma Haven | · | 367 |
| 1941 | Our Wife | Professor Susan Drake | · | 326 |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Lorna Gary | · | 983 |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Elizabeth Browne | 7.0 | 4,360 |
| 1940 |  The Philadelphia Story | Elizabeth Imbrie | 7.8 | 79,421 |
| 1940 | Susan and God | Charlotte | 5.9 | 1,575 |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Dorothy Waters | 7.4 | 8,974 |
Better together?
Ruth Hussey's regulars
- Robert YoungCo-star · 5 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.20
- Charles CoburnCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.09
- Edward BuzzellDirector and actor · 2 films
- W.S. Van DykeDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.38
- King VidorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.11
- George CukorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.07
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ruth Hussey
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1941Ruth Hussey
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.