Ruth Attaway
Known for Acting · 9 credits
- Born
- 1910-06-28
- Died
- 1987-09-21
- Place of birth
- Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruth Attaway (June 28, 1910 – September 21, 1987) was an American film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in include Raintree County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979).
Attaway was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a sister, Florence and a brother, William. She graduated from the University of Illinois, where she majored in sociology.
Attaway made her Broadway debut in 1936 in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, You Can't Take It with You. She was the first director of the New York Players Guild, a black repertory theater company formed in New York in 1945. From 1954 to 1955, she portrayed Anna Hicks in the play Mrs. Patterson at the National Theater. From 1964 to 1967, she was with the Repertory Society of Lincoln Center.
Attaway made her film debut by portraying Moll in The President's Lady (1953), opposite Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston. She went on to play a variety of characters in film such as Philomena in The Young Don't Cry (1957), Serena Robbins in Porgy and Bess (1959), the Farmer's Wife in Terror in the City (1964), Edna in Conrack (1974) and Louise in Being There (1979).
Known For
Movies (9)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Mayor's Nurse
Being There
1979
as Louise
Raintree County
1957
as Parthenia (uncredited)
The Bermuda Depths
1978
as Delia
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Serena Robbins
Conrack
1974
as Edna
The President's Lady
1953
as Moll
Pie in the Sky
1964
as Farmer's Wife
The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Philomena
About Ruth Attaway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Attaway (June 28, 1910 – September 21, 1987) was an American film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in include Raintree County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979). Attaway was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a sister, Florence and a brother, William. She graduated from the University of Illinois, where she majored in sociology. Attaway made her Broadway debut in 1936 in the Puli… With 9 credits spanning from 1953 to 1979, Ruth Attaway has appeared in 9 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruth Attaway Movies
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — as Mayor's Nurse
- Being There (1979) — as Louise
- Raintree County (1957) — as Parthenia (uncredited)
- The Bermuda Depths (1978) — as Delia
- Porgy and Bess (1959) — as Serena Robbins
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