Ruth Brown
Birthday:
January 30, 1928
Deathday:
November 17, 2006
Known For
Hairspray
Movie | 1988
True Identity
Movie | 1991
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie | 1995
All Credits
Movie Credits
TV Credits
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie | 2005
Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV | 2000
Tortoise / Ant (voice)
One Episode
Austin City Limits
TV | 1999
Self
One Episode
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested
Movie | 1996
Self - Guest star - Vocals
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie | 1995
Self
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie | 1995
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie | 1994
Ella
Rebel Highway
TV | 1994
Ella
10 Episodes
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Movie | 1993
Singer
Hallelujah
Movie | 1993
Mrs. Sherman
True Identity
Movie | 1991
Martha
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie | 1991
Blues Alive
Movie | 1990
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV | 1990
Self
One Episode
That Rhythm, Those Blues
Movie | 1988
Hairspray
Movie | 1988
Motormouth Maybelle
Under the Rainbow
Movie | 1981
Cleaning Woman
Checking In
TV | 1981
4 Episodes
Hello, Larry
TV | 1979
2 Episodes
Hello, Larry
TV | 1979
Leona Wilson
25 Episodes
The Dick Clark Show
TV | 1958
Self
One Episode
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Movie | 1955
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie | 2005
Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested
Movie | 1996
Self - Guest star - Vocals
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie | 1995
Self
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie | 1995
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie | 1994
Ella
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Movie | 1993
Singer
Hallelujah
Movie | 1993
Mrs. Sherman
True Identity
Movie | 1991
Martha
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie | 1991
Blues Alive
Movie | 1990
Herself
That Rhythm, Those Blues
Movie | 1988
Hairspray
Movie | 1988
Motormouth Maybelle
Under the Rainbow
Movie | 1981
Cleaning Woman
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Movie | 1955
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV | 2000
Tortoise / Ant (voice)
One Episode
Austin City Limits
TV | 1999
Self
One Episode
Rebel Highway
TV | 1994
Ella
10 Episodes
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV | 1990
Self
One Episode
Checking In
TV | 1981
4 Episodes
Hello, Larry
TV | 1979
2 Episodes
Hello, Larry
TV | 1979
Leona Wilson
25 Episodes
The Dick Clark Show
TV | 1958
Self
One Episode
