Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 30, 1928
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Ruth Brown
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested | Self - Guest star - Vocals |
| 1995 | B.B. King: Blues Summit | |
| 1994 | Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Ella |
| 1993 | Black and Blue: A Musical Revue | Singer |
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Mrs. Sherman |
| 1991 | True Identity | Martha |
| 1991 | Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 | |
| 1990 | Blues Alive | Herself |
| 1988 | That Rhythm, Those Blues | |
| 1988 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Cleaning Woman |
| 1955 | Rhythm and Blues Revue | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Tortoise / Ant (voice) |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | Ella |
| 1981 | Checking In | |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | Leona Wilson |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show | Self |