Ruth Clifford
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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 l
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".
Born
Feb 16, 1900
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Died
Nov 30, 1998
Known For
Acting
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Known For
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
The Searchers
1956
as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
1952
as Mother (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
as Maid (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Opera House Patron (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Two Rode Together
1961
as Woman (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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