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Ruth McDevitt was an American stage, film, radio and television actress.
Birth Name
Ruth Thane Shoecraft
Born
Friday, 13 September 1895
Died
Thursday, 27 May 1976
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All About 'the Birds' | Mrs. MacGruder in clips from the movie 'The Birds' | 1999 |
| One of My Wives Is Missing | Rebecca Foster / Mrs. Foster | 1976 |
| Phyllis | Miss McDermott | 1975 |
| My Father's House | Anna | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Zelda Van Dyke | 1975 |
| The Abduction of Saint Anne | Sister Patrick | 1975 |
| Mixed Company | Miss Bergquist | 1974 |
| Homebodies | Mrs. Loomis | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Emily Cowles / Edith Cowels / Elderly Woman | 1974 |
| Run, Joe, Run | Antique Dealer | 1974 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All About 'the Birds' | Mrs. MacGruder in clips from the movie 'The Birds' | 1999 |
| One of My Wives Is Missing | Rebecca Foster / Mrs. Foster | 1976 |
| Phyllis | Miss McDermott | 1975 |
| My Father's House | Anna | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Zelda Van Dyke | 1975 |
| The Abduction of Saint Anne | Sister Patrick | 1975 |
| Mixed Company | Miss Bergquist | 1974 |
| Homebodies | Mrs. Loomis | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Emily Cowles / Edith Cowels / Elderly Woman | 1974 |
| Run, Joe, Run | Antique Dealer | 1974 |
| Winter Kill | Mildred Young | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Maddie Elder | 1974 |
| Mame | Cousin Fan | 1974 |
| Skyway to Death | Aunt Louise | 1974 |
| The Girl Most Likely to... | Housemother | 1973 |
| Kojak | Mrs. Farenkrug | 1973 |
| The Wide World of Mystery | Doreen | 1973 |
| The Couple Takes a Wife | Mrs. Flanagan | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Maude / Miss Mumford | 1972 |
| The War Between Men and Women | Elderly Woman | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Mrs. Lockett | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Mrs. Blaine / Mrs. Quincy | 1972 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Mrs. Ferguson | 1971 |
| In Search of America | Grandma Rose | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Jo / Jo Nelson | 1971 |
| The New Andy Griffith Show | Mrs. Gossage | 1971 |
| The Everly Brothers Show | Self | 1970 |
| McCloud | Landlady | 1970 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Mrs. Rumble | 1970 |
| Change of Habit | Lily | 1969 |
| Bright Promise | Clara Ryan | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Margaret (segment "Love and the Heist") / Mrs. Benson (segment "Love and the Love Nest") / Theresa (segment "Love and Grandma") | 1969 |
| Room 222 | Miss Brown / Vivian Higgins | 1969 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Miss Bristol | 1969 |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | Mrs. Patterson | 1969 |
| My World and Welcome to It | Aunt Hester | 1969 |
| The Love God? | Miss Keezy | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Alice | 1969 |
| Angel in My Pocket | Nadine | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Davis / Mrs. Emily Pryor | 1969 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Selma Plunkett | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Mrs. Cornelius Whitmark III | 1968 |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Mrs. Rodman | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Alice Donner | 1968 |
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | Mrs. Olive Heywood / Olive | 1968 |
| Mannix | Miss Jean Johnson / Penelope Penhaven | 1967 |
| Ironside | Landlady | 1967 |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Grandma Effie Hanks | 1966 |
| That Girl | Aunt Belle | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Mrs. Horlick | 1965 |
| Dear Heart | Miss Tait | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Ticheba / Miss Parsons / Millicent | 1964 |
| Love Is a Ball | Mathilda | 1963 |
| The Doctors | Mrs. McMurtrie | 1963 |
| The Birds | Mrs. MacGruder | 1963 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Miss Dillon | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mrs. Fister / Miss Emmy Wright | 1962 |
| Boys' Night Out | Beulah Partridge | 1962 |
| Dr. Kildare | Nurse Adele Fromm | 1961 |
| The Parent Trap | Miss Inch | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mrs. Harris | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mrs. Pendleton | 1960 |
| Naked City | Abbie Dobbins | 1958 |
| Decoy | Mrs. Graff | 1957 |
| Harbourmaster | Mrs. Markham | 1957 |
| Gunsmoke | Gramma Boggs | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Miss Inch | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Mrs. Simpkins / Sister Augistine / Suster Augustine | 1953 |
| You Are There | Deliverance Hobbs | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Evva | 1952 |
| Mister Peepers | Mom Peepers / Mrs. Peepers | 1952 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | Grandma | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Actress | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Wheaton / Jane | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Mrs. White | 1950 |
| Suspense | Jenny / Sister of Mercy / Mrs. Waters / Mrs. Griffin / Mrs. Barret / Liz | 1949 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Wilson / Mrs. Hester / Mrs. Clark | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Kathryn March / Frances Arbuthnot / Aunt Martha Brewster | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
