FrameThrower · Actors · Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
2 films · 127 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1968–1971
Born 30 October 1896 · Quincy, Massachusetts, USA · died 28 August 1985
Ruth Gordon Jones was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980).
In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts, and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 film Adam's Rib. Gordon won an Oscar, an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting, as well as received three Academy Award nominations for her writing.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 127 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1968–1971
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1969
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture1969
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series1979
- Crystal Award1983
How their films are shot
Measured across 127 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Ruth takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 53% of their frames are day, 48% natural — the look of the work Ruth takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 127 frames from Ruth Gordon's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.