Ruth Gillette


Ruth Gillette was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films, TV series and theatrical productions from the 1920s to the 1980s.

Early life

Gillette was born in Chicago in 1906, the daughter of Millard and Goldena Gillette.

Career

Gillette started her career in 1925, acting mainly in musical comedy, debuting in the Broadway musical Gay Paree. During the 1930s she appeared in films like Stage Mother, Frontier Marshal (1939 film), David Harum, Three on a Honeymoon, Wild Gold, Convention Girl, Off to the Races, This Is My Affair, Saratoga and during the 1940s and 1950s she also appeared in films like The Postman Didn't Ring, Coney Island, Nob Hill and In a Lonely Place.
She also appeared in the Broadway productions Babes in Toyland, The Pajama Game, The Gazebo, and 70, Girls, 70.
She subsequently appeared in TV series like The Partridge Family, Madame's Place, Too Close for Comfort and The Facts of Life during the 1970s and 1980s.

Personal life

Gillette was married to composer Harry Archer, they had one son, Robert Gillette Robbins. Archer died in 1960.
On May 13, 1994, Gillette died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California. Gillette was 87 years old. Gillette was cremated.

Filmography

Film

Stage Mother - Blonde Frontier Marshal - Queenie LaVerneDavid Harum - Lillian Russell Three on a Honeymoon - Mrs. Foster I Believed in You - Woman in Cafe Wild Gold - Dixie BelleWoman in the Dark - Lil LoganLife Begins at 40 - Mrs. CottonConvention Girl - Helen ShaltonSilk Hat Kid - First Tart Navy Wife - Jenny The Spanish Cape Mystery - Laura ConstableThe Great Ziegfeld - Lillian Russell San Francisco - Earthquake Survivor The Gentleman from Louisiana - Lillian RussellBulldog Edition - Jailhouse Gertie Off to the Races - RosabelleThis Is My Affair - BlondeSaratoga - Mrs. Pearl Hurley Wife, Doctor and Nurse - Ex-Follies Girl In Old Chicago - Miss LouRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - MelbaJosette - BelleThe Chaser - Mrs. Olaf OlsonThe Man from Music Mountain - Madam Fatima Slander House - Mme. RenaultPride of the Navy - Undetermined Role Made for Each Other - Tipsy Blonde at New Year's Eve Party The Return of the Cisco Kid - FloraLittle Accident - Woman The Monster and the Girl - Wedding Witness For Beauty's Sake - Fat Woman Small Town Deb - ClerkThe Postman Didn't Ring - Secretary Street of Chance - Blonde Hello, Frisco, Hello - Singer Coney Island - Saloon Patron Nob Hill - uncreditedEverybody Does It - Mrs. Craig In a Lonely Place - Martha The Shaggy D.A. - Song ChairmanGoing Ape! - Marianne

Television

Dennis the Menace - The Lost Dog TV Episode.... Mrs. MortonThe Partridge Family - The Last of Howard TV Episode.... Mrs. MilsteadMadame's Place - Episode 1.21 TV Episode.... Mrs. Stewart, IIIToo Close for Comfort - Don't Rock The Boat TV Episode.... Mrs. WrigleyThe Facts of Life - Two Guys from Appleton TV Episode.... Ruth - Grand Opening TV Episode.... Ruth - Out of Peekskill: Part 1 TV Episode.... Ruth - Out of Peekskill: Part 2 TV Episode.... Ruth

Stage

Gay Paree Babes in Toyland The Pajama Game The Gazebo