Ruth Clifford
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 lov...
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
The Searchers
Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
Mother (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Maid (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
Opera House Patron (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Ballerina (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
Filmography
Mickey's Family Album
1998
as Minnie Mouse (Mickey's Delayed Date) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
1993
as Herself
Funny Girl
1968
as Maid (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
1961
as Woman (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Nurse (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Vanessa Cole
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Tourist (uncredited)
The Searchers
1956
as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Florence (uncredited)
The Cobweb
1955
as Mrs. Jenkins
Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
1952
as Mother (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Key to the City
1950
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1950
as Nurse Eliott (uncredited)
Pluto and the Gopher
1950
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
You're My Everything
1949
as Nurse (uncredited)
Father Was a Fullback
1949
as Neighbor
Not Wanted
1949
as Mrs. Stone
Pluto's Sweater
1949
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Free For All
1949
as Miss Berry (uncredited)
Donald's Dream Voice
1948
as Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Secretary
Cry of the City
1948
as Nurse
Hazard
1948
as Waitress (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Mickey's Delayed Date
1947
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Figaro and Frankie
1947
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Bath Day
1946
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Opera House Patron (uncredited)
Shock
1946
as Margaret Cross (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
The Spider
1945
as Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant
First Aiders
1944
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
The Lodger
1944
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Coney Island
1943
as Saloon Patron
Holiday Inn
1942
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Ruth (uncredited)
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
1941
as Woman In Convertible
Along the Rio Grande
1941
as Paula
Road to Happiness
1941
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
1941
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Mrs. Finney
Lillian Russell
1940
as Extra
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
as Nurse
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
as Seamstress
Swanee River
1939
as Bit Role
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Mrs. Hensley
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Nurse
To Mary - with Love
1936
as Nurse
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Nurse (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Shopper
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife
Let's Live Tonight
1935
as American
Woman Unafraid
1934
as Kate
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
as Friend of Miss Fane
Making the Rounds
1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Secretary
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
Elmer and Elsie
1934
as Mamie
The Constant Woman
1933
as Speakeasy Floozie
The Hitchhiker
1933
as Adolph's Wife
Face in the Sky
1933
as Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
Only Yesterday
1933
as Eleanor (Uncredited)
The Devil's Apple Tree
1929
as Jane Morris
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
The Eternal Woman
1929
as Doris Forbes
The Thrill Seekers
1927
as Adrean Wainwright
Don Mike
1927
as Mary Kelsey
Brooding Eyes
1926
as Joan Ayre
Lew Tyler's Wives
1926
as Jessie Winkler
As Man Desires
1925
as Gloria Gordon
The Tornado
1925
as Ruth Travers
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Ballerina (uncredited)
The Love Hour
1925
as Betty Brown
Her Husband's Secret
1925
as Mrs. Pearce
The Storm Breaker
1925
as Lysette DeJon
The Whispered Name
1924
as Anne Gray
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Ann Rutledge, first sweetheart
Butterfly
1924
as Hilary Collier
Hell's Hole
1923
as Dorothy Owen
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1923
as Marion Trevor
The Dangerous Age
1923
as Gloria Sanderson
April Showers
1923
as Miriam Welton
Ponjola
1923
as Gay Lypiatt
Mothers-in-Law
1923
as Vianna Courtleigh
Truxton King
1923
as Lorraine
Daughters of the Rich
1923
as Sally Malakoff
My Dad
1922
as Dawn
Tropical Love
1921
as Rosario
The Invisible Ray
1920
as Mystery
The Game's Up
1919
as Ruth Elliott
The Millionaire Pirate
1919
as The Girl
Midnight Madness
1918
as Gertrude Temple
The Cabaret Girl
1918
as Ann Reid
Fires of Youth
1918
as Lucille Linforth
Hands Down
1918
as Hilda Stuyvesant
The Lure of Luxury
1918
as Dale Aldis
Hungry Eyes
1918
as Mary Jane Appleton
The Red, Red Heart
1918
as Rhoda Tuttle
The Guilt of Silence
1918
as Mary
The Desire of the Moth
1917
as Stella Vorhis
The Door Between
1917
as Heloise Crocker
The Savage
1917
as Marie Louise
A Kentucky Cinderella
1917
as Nannie
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller
1917
as Clara Hawthorne
Mother o' Mine
1917
as Catherine Thurston
Eternal Love
1917
as Mignon
Polly Put the Kettle On
1917
as Polly Vance
Behind the Lines
1916
as Camilla