Photo: Howard Lakin / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to Ruth Hussey is intelligence on screen. As photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story, she held her own beside Hepburn and Grant, playing a sharp, wry woman who never gets upstaged, and earning an Academy Award nomination for it. That backbone in a supporting part is exactly what I prize. A Providence, Rhode Island native and college-educated, she carried stage-honed diction that was elegant yet cutting, hinting at a quiet Scorpio intensity. A Walk of Fame star and a true classic-era talent, she is the kind of actress who makes old black-and-white films glow for me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ruth Hussey
- Name (Japanese)
- ルース・ハッセイ
- Reading
- るーす・はっせい
- Born
- October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Pembroke College in Brown University
Awards & achievements
- Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women inductee
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://ruthhussey.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Hussey
Frequently asked questions
When was Ruth Hussey born?
October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005.
Where is Ruth Hussey from?
Ruth Hussey is from Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
What does Ruth Hussey do?
Ruth Hussey works as actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.