- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 7.10
- Peak run
- 1967’69
- 7+ run
- 3 films
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
7.10
11 rated films
Vote weighted
7.18
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
15y
1957 to 1971
Total votes
579K
across every film
Best
8.2
To Kill a Mockingbird
Worst
6.9
Charly
Newest first
Filmography
| 1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Mrs. Popper | · | 509 |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Miss Reba | 6.6 | 3,601 |
| 1969 |  Midnight Cowboy | Sally Buck | 7.8 | 133K |
| 1968 |  Charly | Mrs. Apple | 6.9 | 7,864 |
| 1968 |  Hang 'Em High | Madame 'Peaches' Sophie | 7.0 | 49,107 |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Cook | · | 694 |
| 1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | · | 7.0 | 2,880 |
| 1967 | The Tiger Makes Out | Mrs. Kelly | · | 367 |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Beatrice Schacter | 7.3 | 2,796 |
| 1966 |  Cast a Giant Shadow | Mrs. Chaison | 6.3 | 4,496 |
| 1965 | A Rage to Live | Mrs. Bannon | · | 985 |
| 1965 | Baby the Rain Must Fall | Miss Clara | 6.3 | 2,298 |
| 1962 |  To Kill a Mockingbird | Mrs. Dubose | 8.2 | 354K |
| 1959 |  The Nun's Story | Mother Marcella (School of Medicine) | 7.5 | 12,886 |
| 1957 |  Edge of the City | Katherine Nordmann | 7.2 | 3,972 |
Better together?
Ruth White's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Robert Mulligan and Ruth White movies
Takes
On Ruth White
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