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Ruth Terry

Actress / Film Actress | * 10/21/1920 († 95, 03/11/2016) | Benton Harbor, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Ruth Mae Terry (born Ruth Mae McMahon, October 21, 1920 – March 11, 2016) was an American singer and actress in film and television from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Drama

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Two tuneful gamblers gambol across the country in a struggle for the money they need to run their respective casinos. It all begins when gangsters oust a gambler from the Big Apple. In need of quick c ...

Pistol Packin' Mama

Certification unknown

1943 | 1h 4min
Music, Comedy, Crime
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The ramshackle Smoky River Ranch is all that stands in the way of a developer and a big real-estate deal, but the old man who owns the ranch won't sell it, because he has to take care of some down-and ...

Smoky River Serenade

NR

1947 | 1h 7min
Western, Music
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A priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee. Unable to get a job upon his return from the war, he puts off his marriage and works for a bootlegger. He is ...

My Buddy

Certification unknown

1944 | 1h 7min
Drama, Crime
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A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-k ...

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Certification unknown

1942 | 3.0/5 | 1h 12min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Movies with Ruth Terry as Actress(34)

as Herself (archive footage)1992 Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
as Woman with Packages1962 Hand of Death
as Sue Greeley1947 Smoky River Serenade
as Carol Lambert1945 Tell It to a Star
as Lola Forrest1945 Steppin' in Society
as Therese Pidgeon1945 The Cheaters
as Virginia Blake1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Hallie Scott1944 Three Little Sisters
as Kim Adams1944 Hands Across the Border
as Susan Cermak1944 Lake Placid Serenade
as Lola1944 My Buddy
as Ruth Cartwright1944 Jamboree
as Caryl Martin1944 Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Laramie Winters1943 Man from Music Mountain
as Jan Cornell1943 Mystery Broadcast
as Vicki Norris / Sally Benson1943 Pistol Packin' Mama
as Katherine "Kit" Carson1942 Call of the Canyon
as Mary Lou Popen1942 Heart of the Golden West
as Sugar Caston1942 Sleepytime Gal
as Patty Flynn / Betty Reilly1942 Youth on Parade
as Bonnie Forbes1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Lois Rogers1941 Rookies on Parade
as Edith Meredith1941 Appointment for Love
as Singer1941 Blondie Goes Latin
as Valerie Blayne1940 An Angel from Texas
as Irene1940 Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot
as Anne Seymour1939 Slightly Honorable
as Betsy Ann1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Carol1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
as Craig's Receptionist1939 Hotel for Women
as Vera Dale1938 International Settlement
as Edie1938 Hold That Co-ed
as Ruby1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Hawaiian Specialty Singer1937 Love and Hisses

TV Shows/Series with Ruth Terry as Actress(6)

1960 Coronado 9
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1958 Behind Closed Doors
1958 The Donna Reed Show
as Librarian1957 Maverick
1957 The Real McCoys

Full Name: Ruth Terry
Born: Thursday, 10/21 1920 (October) in Benton Harbor, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 03/11 2016 (March) in Rancho Mirage (aged: 95)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Ruth Terry (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ruth Mae McMahon"
Ruth Terry frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (9x, Actor)
Adele Palmer (8x, Crew)
Robert Livingston (6x, Actor)
Joseph Kane (6x, Crew)
Darryl F. Zanuck (5x, Crew)
Jay Novello (5x, Actor)
Otto Siegel (5x, Crew)
Russell Kimball (5x, Crew)
Montgomery Pittman (5x, Crew)
Joseph Santley (5x, Crew)
Reggie Lanning (5x, Crew)
Emmett Vogan (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:306707, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024