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My Take
What strikes me about Ruth Roman is the classic mid-century arc hiding in her file: she paid her dues on East Coast stages before chasing the studios out to Hollywood. I read her as a working actor rather than a manufactured star, someone who built a career across film, stage, and eventually television rather than betting everything on one medium. The star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame tells me the industry kept her around long enough to matter. Born in 1922 and gone in 1999, she lived through the whole transformation of American screen acting, and I suspect her stage roots are why she lasted.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ruth Roman
- Name (Japanese)
- ルース・ローマン
- Reading
- るーす・ろーまん
- Born
- December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ruth Roman born?
December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999.
Where is Ruth Roman from?
Ruth Roman is from Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Ruth Roman do?
Ruth Roman works as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.