Acting

Ruth Foster

January 29, 1920May 12, 2012 (aged 92)Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Ruth E. Foster (January 29, 1920 – May 12, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Walnut Grove's postmaster Melinda Foster for several seasons on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983).

Filmography

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

as Melinda Foster

8.42014

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

as Melinda Foster

Little House: The Last Farewell

as Mrs. Foster

7.31984

Little House: The Last Farewell

as Mrs. Foster

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

as Melinda Foster

5.41983

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

as Melinda Foster

The Towering Inferno

as Party Guest (uncredited)

7.01974

The Towering Inferno

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie

as Aunt Ruby (uncredited)

8.11974

Little House on the Prairie

as Aunt Ruby (uncredited)

The Poseidon Adventure

as Passenger

7.21972

The Poseidon Adventure

as Passenger

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

as Woman in Plaza (uncredited)

6.21972

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

as Woman in Plaza (uncredited)

The War Between Men and Women

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

6.41972

The War Between Men and Women

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Fitzwilly

as Customer (uncredited)

6.31967

Fitzwilly

as Customer (uncredited)

Dimension 5

as Grumpy Man's Wife

5.31966

Dimension 5

as Grumpy Man's Wife

Cyborg 2087

as Citizen in Crowd

5.81966

Cyborg 2087

as Citizen in Crowd