Ruth Clifford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1900
- Died
- November 30, 1998
- Birthplace
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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".
Filmography
- Mickey's Family Album
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)
Sunset Boulevard 1950
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
Wagon Master 1950
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Pluto and the Gopher 1950
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Key to the City 1950
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Whirlpool 1950
as Nurse Eliott (uncredited)
Free For All 1949
as Miss Berry (uncredited)
Father Was a Fullback 1949
as Neighbor
You're My Everything 1949
as Nurse (uncredited)
Not Wanted 1949
as Mrs. Stone
Pluto's Sweater 1949
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
3 Godfathers 1948
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Cry of the City 1948
as Nurse
The Luck of the Irish 1948
as Secretary
Hazard 1948
as Waitress (uncredited)
Donald's Dream Voice 1948
as Daisy Duck (voice) (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)
My Darling Clementine 1946
as Opera House Patron (uncredited)
Bath Day 1946
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Shock 1946
as Margaret Cross (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Spider 1945
as Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant
Circumstantial Evidence 1945
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
First Aiders 1944
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Lodger 1944
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Coney Island 1943
as Saloon Patron
Holiday Inn 1942
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942
as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush 1942
as Ruth (uncredited)
Blue, White and Perfect 1942
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Road to Happiness 1941
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ball of Fire 1941
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Cadet Girl 1941
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity 1941
as Woman In Convertible
Along the Rio Grande 1941
as Paula
Lillian Russell 1940
as Extra
Free, Blonde and 21 1940
as Nurse
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
as Mrs. Finney
Swanee River 1939
as Bit Role
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Wife, Husband and Friend 1939
as Seamstress
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1938
as Nurse
Safety in Numbers 1938
as Mrs. Hensley
Four Men and a Prayer 1938
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Nurse (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love 1936
as Nurse
Paddy O'Day 1936
as Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger
She Married Her Boss 1935
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited), as Shopper
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife
Stolen Harmony 1935
as Nurse (uncredited)
Let's Live Tonight 1935
as American
Elmer and Elsie 1934
as Mamie
Whom the Gods Destroy 1934
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
- Making the Rounds
Making the Rounds 1934
Actor
Stand Up and Cheer! 1934
as Secretary
Woman Unafraid 1934
as Kate
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen 1934
as Friend of Miss Fane
Only Yesterday 1933
as Eleanor (Uncredited)
Pilgrimage 1933
Actor
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)
The Show of Shows 1929
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
The Eternal Woman 1929
as Doris Forbes
The Devil's Apple Tree 1929
as Jane Morris
The Thrill Seekers 1927
as Adrean Wainwright
Don Mike 1927
as Mary Kelsey
Lew Tyler's Wives 1926
as Jessie Winkler
- Brooding Eyes
Brooding Eyes 1926
as Joan Ayre
- The Storm Breaker
The Storm Breaker 1925
as Lysette DeJon
The Love Hour 1925
as Betty Brown
The Phantom of the Opera 1925
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Her Husband's Secret 1925
as Mrs. Pearce
As Man Desires 1925
as Gloria Gordon
The Tornado 1925
as Ruth Travers
Butterfly 1924
as Hilary Collier
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln 1924
as Ann Rutledge, first sweetheart
The Whispered Name 1924
as Anne Gray
Ponjola 1923
as Gay Lypiatt
April Showers 1923
as Miriam Welton
Hell's Hole 1923
as Dorothy Owen
Mothers-in-Law 1923
as Vianna Courtleigh
Daughters of the Rich 1923
as Sally Malakoff
Truxton King 1923
as Lorraine
The Dangerous Age 1923
as Gloria Sanderson
The Face on the Barroom Floor 1923
as Marion Trevor
My Dad 1922
as Dawn
Tropical Love 1921
as Rosario
The Invisible Ray 1920
as Mystery
The Millionaire Pirate 1919
as The Girl
The Game's Up 1919
as Ruth Elliott
The Cabaret Girl 1918
as Ann Reid
The Lure of Luxury 1918
as Dale Aldis
Fires of Youth 1918
as Lucille Linforth
Midnight Madness 1918
as Gertrude Temple
The Guilt of Silence 1918
as Mary
The Red, Red Heart 1918
as Rhoda Tuttle
Hungry Eyes 1918
as Mary Jane Appleton
Hands Down 1918
as Hilda Stuyvesant
The Door Between 1917
as Heloise Crocker
The Savage 1917
as Marie Louise
The Desire of the Moth 1917
as Stella Vorhis
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller 1917
as Clara Hawthorne
Mother o' Mine 1917
as Catherine Thurston
A Kentucky Cinderella 1917
as Nannie
Eternal Love 1917
as Mignon
Polly Put the Kettle On 1917
as Polly Vance
Behind the Lines 1916
as Camilla
Credits from TMDB.