
Ruth Brown
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-01-30
Died
2006-11-17
Biography
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Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

Austin City Limits
as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Tortoise / Ant (voice)

Rebel Highway
as Ella Baldwin

Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle

The Dick Clark Show
as Self

Hello, Larry

Hello, Larry
as Leona Wilson

Under the Rainbow
as Cleaning Woman

Checking In

True Identity
as Martha

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Ella

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)

Hallelujah
as Mrs. Sherman

Blues Alive
as Herself

Rhythm and Blues Revue
as Self

Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
as Singer

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as Self

That Rhythm, Those Blues
