Ruth Clifford
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era. Clifford got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at Universal, in fairly substantial roles. She received her first film credit for her work in Behind the Lines (1916). By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of Abraham Lincoln's lost love, Ann Rutledge, in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts. She was a favorite of director John Ford (they played bridge together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck. Clifford's obituary in the Los Angeles Times noted that she "became a prime source for historians of the silent screen era".
Filmography
Mickey's Family Album
as Minnie Mouse (Mickey's Delayed Date) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Mickey's Family Album
as Minnie Mouse (Mickey's Delayed Date) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
as Herself
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
as Herself
Funny Girl
as Maid (uncredited)
Funny Girl
as Maid (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
as Woman (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
as Woman (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
as Nurse (uncredited)
Designing Woman
as Vanessa Cole
Designing Woman
as Vanessa Cole
The Wings of Eagles
as Tourist (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
as Tourist (uncredited)
The Searchers
as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
The Searchers
as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Florence (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Florence (uncredited)
The Cobweb
as Mrs. Jenkins
The Cobweb
as Mrs. Jenkins
Pluto's Christmas Tree
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Pluto's Christmas Tree
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Mother (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Mother (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
Wagon Master
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Wagon Master
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Pluto and the Gopher
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Pluto and the Gopher
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Key to the City
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Key to the City
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Whirlpool
as Nurse Eliott (uncredited)
Whirlpool
as Nurse Eliott (uncredited)
Free For All
as Miss Berry (uncredited)
Free For All
as Miss Berry (uncredited)
Father Was a Fullback
as Neighbor
Father Was a Fullback
as Neighbor
You're My Everything
as Nurse (uncredited)
You're My Everything
as Nurse (uncredited)
Not Wanted
as Mrs. Stone
Not Wanted
as Mrs. Stone
Pluto's Sweater
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Pluto's Sweater
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Cry of the City
as Nurse
Cry of the City
as Nurse
The Luck of the Irish
as Secretary
The Luck of the Irish
as Secretary
Hazard
as Waitress (uncredited)
Hazard
as Waitress (uncredited)
Donald's Dream Voice
as Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Donald's Dream Voice
as Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Delayed Date
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Mickey's Delayed Date
as Minnie Mouse (voice)
Mother Wore Tights
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Mother Wore Tights
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Figaro and Frankie
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Figaro and Frankie
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Opera House Patron (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Opera House Patron (uncredited)
Bath Day
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Bath Day
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Shock
as Margaret Cross (uncredited)
Shock
as Margaret Cross (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Spider
as Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant
The Spider
as Mrs. Gillespie - Tenant
Circumstantial Evidence
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
First Aiders
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
First Aiders
as Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Lodger
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Lodger
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Coney Island
as Saloon Patron
Coney Island
as Saloon Patron
Holiday Inn
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Ruth (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Ruth (uncredited)
Blue, White and Perfect
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Blue, White and Perfect
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
as Woman In Convertible
Mr. Celebrity
as Woman In Convertible
Along the Rio Grande
as Paula
Along the Rio Grande
as Paula
Lillian Russell
as Extra
Lillian Russell
as Extra
Free, Blonde and 21
as Nurse
Free, Blonde and 21
as Nurse
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Mrs. Finney
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Mrs. Finney
Swanee River
as Bit Role
Swanee River
as Bit Role
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Wife, Husband and Friend
as Seamstress
Wife, Husband and Friend
as Seamstress
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Nurse
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Nurse
Safety in Numbers
as Mrs. Hensley
Safety in Numbers
as Mrs. Hensley
Hollywood Boulevard
as Nurse (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Nurse (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love
as Nurse
To Mary - with Love
as Nurse
Paddy O'Day
as Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger
Paddy O'Day
as Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger
She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife
Stolen Harmony
as Nurse (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
as Nurse (uncredited)
Let's Live Tonight
as American
Let's Live Tonight
as American
Elmer and Elsie
as Mamie
Elmer and Elsie
as Mamie
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
Making the Rounds
Making the Rounds
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Secretary
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Secretary
Woman Unafraid
as Kate
Woman Unafraid
as Kate
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Friend of Miss Fane
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Friend of Miss Fane
Only Yesterday
as Eleanor (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Eleanor (Uncredited)
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
The Constant Woman
as Speakeasy Floozie
The Constant Woman
as Speakeasy Floozie
The Hitchhiker
as Adolph's Wife
The Hitchhiker
as Adolph's Wife
Face in the Sky
as Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
as Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
The Eternal Woman
as Doris Forbes
The Eternal Woman
as Doris Forbes
The Thrill Seekers
as Adrean Wainwright
The Thrill Seekers
as Adrean Wainwright
Don Mike
as Mary Kelsey
Don Mike
as Mary Kelsey
Lew Tyler's Wives
as Jessie Winkler
Lew Tyler's Wives
as Jessie Winkler
Brooding Eyes
as Joan Ayre
Brooding Eyes
as Joan Ayre
The Love Hour
as Betty Brown
The Love Hour
as Betty Brown
The Phantom of the Opera
as Ballerina (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Butterfly
as Hilary Collier
Butterfly
as Hilary Collier
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Ann Rutledge, first sweetheart
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Ann Rutledge, first sweetheart
The Whispered Name
as Anne Gray
The Whispered Name
as Anne Gray
Ponjola
as Gay Lypiatt
Ponjola
as Gay Lypiatt
Hell's Hole
as Dorothy Owen
Hell's Hole
as Dorothy Owen
Truxton King
as Lorraine
Truxton King
as Lorraine
The Dangerous Age
as Gloria Sanderson
The Dangerous Age
as Gloria Sanderson
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Marion Trevor
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Marion Trevor
Tropical Love
as Rosario
Tropical Love
as Rosario
The Millionaire Pirate
as The Girl
The Millionaire Pirate
as The Girl
The Game's Up
as Ruth Elliott
The Game's Up
as Ruth Elliott
The Cabaret Girl
as Ann Reid
The Cabaret Girl
as Ann Reid
Fires of Youth
as Lucille Linforth
Fires of Youth
as Lucille Linforth
The Red, Red Heart
as Rhoda Tuttle
The Red, Red Heart
as Rhoda Tuttle
The Savage
as Marie Louise
The Savage
as Marie Louise
The Desire of the Moth
as Stella Vorhis
The Desire of the Moth
as Stella Vorhis
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller
as Clara Hawthorne
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller
as Clara Hawthorne
Mother o' Mine
as Catherine Thurston
Mother o' Mine
as Catherine Thurston
A Kentucky Cinderella
as Nannie
A Kentucky Cinderella
as Nannie
Behind the Lines
as Camilla
Behind the Lines
as Camilla