Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few female pilots in the United States at the time. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting but continued her career on the stage. She had several TV roles beginning in the late 1940s and became a successful novelist in the 1950s.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1892-12-23 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 1961-11-25
Known for
- Dodsworth (1936) — Fran Dodsworth
- Female (1933) — Alison Drake
- Frisco Jenny (1933) — Frisco Jenny Sandoval
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) — Alison Drake (archive footage)
- Journal of a Crime (1934) — Francoise Mollet
- Sarah and Son (1930) — Sarah Storm
- Lilly Turner (1933) — Lilly 'Queenie' Turner Dixon
- Complicated Women (2003) — Self (archive footage)
- The Lady of Scandal (1930) — Elsie
- Madame X (1929) — Jacqueline Floriot
- The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) — Caroline Van Dyke Grannard
- Paramount on Parade (1930) — Floozie
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Queen Gertrude
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- Girls' Dormitory (1936) — Professor Anna Mathe
- The Crash (1932) — Linda Gault