Ruth Attaway

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1910-06-28 (77 years old)

Deathday

1987-09-21

Place of Birth

Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Ruth Attaway

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 Pl...

Acting

1979

Being There

as Louise

1959

Porgy and Bess

as Serena Robbins

1978

1974

Conrack

as Edna

1957

Raintree County

as Parthenia (uncredited)

1957

1964

Pie in the Sky

as Farmer's Wife

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