Ruth Clifford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1900-02-16

Day of death

1998-11-30 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Ruth Clifford

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). 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

  • First Aiders

    First Aiders

  • Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

  • The Searchers

    The Searchers

  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • 3 Godfathers

    3 Godfathers

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Pilgrimage

    Pilgrimage

  • Not Wanted

    Not Wanted

  • Mr. Celebrity

    Mr. Celebrity

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Don Mike

    Don Mike

  • Ponjola

    Ponjola

  • My Darling Clementine

    My Darling Clementine

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • Cry of the City

    Cry of the City

  • She Married Her Boss

    She Married Her Boss

  • She Married Her Boss

    She Married Her Boss

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Stand Up and Cheer!

    Stand Up and Cheer!

  • The Whispered Name

    The Whispered Name

  • The Cabaret Girl

    The Cabaret Girl

  • The Millionaire Pirate

    The Millionaire Pirate

  • Mickey's Family Album

    Mickey's Family Album

  • The Quiet Man

    The Quiet Man

  • Bath Day

    Bath Day

  • Free For All

    Free For All

  • Hell's Hole

    Hell's Hole

  • You're My Everything

    You're My Everything

  • My Dad

    My Dad

  • Eternal Love

    Eternal Love

  • The Savage

    The Savage

  • Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk

  • Hungry Eyes

    Hungry Eyes

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Hands Down

    Hands Down

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

  • Mother Wore Tights

    Mother Wore Tights

  • Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

  • Wife, Husband and Friend

    Wife, Husband and Friend

  • Holiday Inn

    Holiday Inn

  • Pluto's Christmas Tree

    Pluto's Christmas Tree

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • The Lodger

    The Lodger

  • Two Rode Together

    Two Rode Together

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • Pluto's Sweater

    Pluto's Sweater

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Figaro and Frankie

    Figaro and Frankie

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • The Desire of the Moth

    The Desire of the Moth

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • Shock

    Shock

  • Her Husband's Secret

    Her Husband's Secret

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • The Thrill Seekers

    The Thrill Seekers

  • Pluto and the Gopher

    Pluto and the Gopher

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • Paddy O'Day

    Paddy O'Day

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

  • Face in the Sky

    Face in the Sky

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • The Luck of the Irish

    The Luck of the Irish

  • The Spider

    The Spider

  • Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

  • The Door Between

    The Door Between

  • The Tornado

    The Tornado

  • Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

  • Key to the City

    Key to the City

  • Along the Rio Grande

    Along the Rio Grande

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

  • The Game's Up

    The Game's Up

  • Mickey's Delayed Date

    Mickey's Delayed Date

  • Hazard

    Hazard

  • Donald's Dream Voice

    Donald's Dream Voice

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Lillian Russell

    Lillian Russell

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • Let's Live Tonight

    Let's Live Tonight

  • Cadet Girl

    Cadet Girl

  • Stolen Harmony

    Stolen Harmony

  • Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Ten Gentlemen from West Point

  • Swanee River

    Swanee River

  • Road to Happiness

    Road to Happiness

  • The Constant Woman

    The Constant Woman

  • To Mary - with Love

    To Mary - with Love

  • The Face on the Barroom Floor

    The Face on the Barroom Floor

  • Brooding Eyes

    Brooding Eyes

  • As Man Desires

    As Man Desires

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

  • Woman Unafraid

    Woman Unafraid

  • Free, Blonde and 21

    Free, Blonde and 21

  • Fires of Youth

    Fires of Youth

  • April Showers

    April Showers

  • The Dangerous Age

    The Dangerous Age

  • A Kentucky Cinderella

    A Kentucky Cinderella

  • Butterfly

    Butterfly

  • Polly Put the Kettle On

    Polly Put the Kettle On

  • Behind the Lines

    Behind the Lines

  • The Lure of Luxury

    The Lure of Luxury

  • Making the Rounds

    Making the Rounds

  • The Invisible Ray

    The Invisible Ray

  • The Love Hour

    The Love Hour

  • The Devil's Apple Tree

    The Devil's Apple Tree

  • The Storm Breaker

    The Storm Breaker

  • The Eternal Woman

    The Eternal Woman

  • Mother o' Mine

    Mother o' Mine

  • The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

    The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

  • The Red, Red Heart

    The Red, Red Heart

  • Midnight Madness

    Midnight Madness

  • Mothers-in-Law

    Mothers-in-Law

  • Truxton King

    Truxton King

  • Tropical Love

    Tropical Love

  • Daughters of the Rich

    Daughters of the Rich

  • The Guilt of Silence

    The Guilt of Silence

  • The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

    The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors