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Actor · 1910 to 1987

Ruth Attaway

Best rated (acting): Being There (7.6)

Acting films
6
Acting avg
6.89
Peak run
1957’79
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Ruth Attaway, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1957 to 1979, 6.8967819551960196519701975Being There 7.6Porgy and Bess 6.3Career avg 6.89

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Ruth Attaway's career barcodecoolhot
19536 films1979
Current formLast 5: 6.89 vs career 6.89 (−0.00)
  1. LRaintree County1957 · 6.4−0.5
  2. LPorgy and Bess1959 · 6.3−0.6
  3. LConrack1974 · 6.7−0.2
  4. WThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974 · 7.5+0.6
  5. WBeing There1979 · 7.6+0.7
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Ruth by the numbers

Average
6.89
5 rated films
Vote weighted
7.03
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
27y
1953 to 1979
Total votes
1.99K
across every film
Best
7.6
Being There
Worst
6.3
Porgy and Bess
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1979Being There posterBeing ThereLouise7.61,175
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two Three posterThe Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMayor's Nurse7.5666
1974Conrack posterConrackEdna6.742
1959Porgy and Bess posterPorgy and BessSerena Robbins6.327
1957Raintree County posterRaintree CountyParthenia (uncredited)6.459
1953The President's Lady posterThe President's LadyMoll·16
Takes

On Ruth Attaway

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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