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Ruth Clifford
Actor

Ruth Clifford

16 Feb 1900Born
30 Nov 1998Died
98Age at death
122Credits

Biography

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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 substantial 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).

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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

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. 1998Mickey's Family AlbumFilm: Minnie Mouse (Mickey's Delayed Date) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
  2. 1968Funny GirlFilm: Maid (uncredited)
  3. 1961Two Rode TogetherFilm: Woman (uncredited)
  4. 1960Sergeant RutledgeFilm: Officer's Wife (uncredited)
  5. 1958The Last HurrahFilm: Nurse (uncredited)
  6. 1957Designing WomanFilm: Vanessa Cole
  7. 1957The Wings of EaglesFilm: Tourist (uncredited)
  8. 1956The SearchersFilm: Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
  9. 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm: Florence (uncredited)
  10. 1955The CobwebFilm: Mrs. Jenkins
  11. 1952Pluto's Christmas TreeFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  12. 1952The Quiet ManFilm: Mother (uncredited)
  13. 1950Sunset BoulevardFilm: Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
  14. 1950Wagon MasterFilm: Fleuretty Phyffe
  15. 1950Pluto and the GopherFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice)
  16. 1950Key to the CityFilm: Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
  17. 1950WhirlpoolFilm: Nurse Eliott (uncredited)
  18. 1949Free For AllFilm: Miss Berry (uncredited)
  19. 1949Father Was a FullbackFilm: Neighbor
  20. 1949You're My EverythingFilm: Nurse (uncredited)
  21. 1949Not WantedFilm: Mrs. Stone
  22. 1949Pluto's SweaterFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  23. 19483 GodfathersFilm: Woman in Bar (uncredited)
  24. 1948Cry of the CityFilm: Nurse
  25. 1948The Luck of the IrishFilm: Secretary
  26. 1948HazardFilm: Waitress (uncredited)
  27. 1948Donald's Dream VoiceFilm: Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
  28. 1947Mickey's Delayed DateFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice)
  29. 1947Mother Wore TightsFilm: Resort Guest (uncredited)
  30. 1947Figaro and FrankieFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  31. 1946My Darling ClementineFilm: Opera House Patron (uncredited)
  32. 1946Bath DayFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  33. 1946ShockFilm: Margaret Cross (uncredited)
  34. 1945Leave Her to HeavenFilm: Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  35. 1945The SpiderFilm: Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant
  36. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceFilm: Bridge Player (uncredited)
  37. 1944The Keys of the KingdomFilm: Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
  38. 1944First AidersFilm: Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  39. 1944The LodgerFilm: Hairdresser (uncredited)
  40. 1943Coney IslandFilm: Saloon Patron
  41. 1942Holiday InnFilm: Guest at Inn (uncredited)
  42. 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilm: Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
  43. 1942It Happened in FlatbushFilm: Ruth (uncredited)
  44. 1942Blue, White and PerfectFilm: Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
  45. 1941Road to HappinessFilm: Ship Passenger (uncredited)
  46. 1941Ball of FireFilm: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
  47. 1941Cadet GirlFilm: Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
  48. 1941Mr. CelebrityFilm: Woman In Convertible
  49. 1941Along the Rio GrandeFilm: Paula
  50. 1940Lillian RussellFilm: Extra
  51. 1940Free, Blonde and 21Film: Nurse
  52. 1940The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFilm: Mrs. Finney
  53. 1939Swanee RiverFilm: Bit Role
  54. 1939Drums Along the MohawkFilm: Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
  55. 1939Wife, Husband and FriendFilm: Seamstress
  56. 1938Charlie Chan in HonoluluFilm: Nurse
  57. 1938Safety in NumbersFilm: Mrs. Hensley
  58. 1938Four Men and a PrayerFilm: Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  59. 1936Hollywood BoulevardFilm: Nurse (uncredited)
  60. 1936To Mary - with LoveFilm: Nurse
  61. 1936Paddy O'DayFilm: Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger
  62. 1935She Married Her BossFilm: Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited), Shopper
  63. 1935The Farmer Takes a WifeFilm: Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife
  64. 1935Stolen HarmonyFilm: Nurse (uncredited)
  65. 1935Let's Live TonightFilm: American
  66. 1934Elmer and ElsieFilm: Mamie
  67. 1934Whom the Gods DestroyFilm: Frightened Balkan Passenger
  68. 1934Making the RoundsFilm
  69. 1934Stand Up and Cheer!Film: Secretary
  70. 1934Woman UnafraidFilm: Kate
  71. 1934Miss Fane's Baby Is StolenFilm: Friend of Miss Fane
  72. 1933Only YesterdayFilm: Eleanor (Uncredited)
  73. 1933PilgrimageFilm
  74. 1933The Constant WomanFilm: Speakeasy Floozie
  75. 1933The HitchhikerFilm: Adolph's Wife
  76. 1933Face in the SkyFilm: Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited)
  77. 1929The Show of ShowsFilm: Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
  78. 1929The Eternal WomanFilm: Doris Forbes
  79. 1929The Devil's Apple TreeFilm: Jane Morris
  80. 1927The Thrill SeekersFilm: Adrean Wainwright

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