Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon Jones October 30 1896 August 28 1985 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 Rosemarys Baby 1968 Wheres 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 cowriting the screenplay for the 1949 film Adams 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Gordon licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia