Ruth Attaway
Actor
- Born
- June 28, 1910, Greenville, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- September 21, 1987
- Age
- 77 years old
- Zodiac
- Cancer
- Total works
- 9 movies, 0 TV shows
- Latest work
- Being There (1979)
- Genres
- Comedy,Drama
Ruth Attaway was an American actress who made her film debut as Moll in The President's Lady (1953). She appeared in notable films such as Raintree County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959), and Conrack (1974). Attaway also had a significant presence on stage, making her Broadway debut in 1936 in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take It with You and serving as the first director of the New York Players Guild, a black repertory theater company. In the film Being There (1979), she played the role of Louise.
