
Ruth Warrick
Actor · Died January 15, 2005, aged 88 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Dame Ruth Elizabeth Warrick (June 29, 1916 – January 15, 2005), DM, was a long-time American singer, Hollywood Golden-Age actress and political activist, best known for her role as Phoebe Tyler on All My Children, which she played regularly from 1970 until her death in 2005. She celebrated her 80th birthday by attending a special screening of Citizen Kane to a packed, standing-room-only audience, to which she spoke afterward. (She made her film debut as Kane's first wife.) Over the years, she collected several books about Orson Welles and Citizen Kane, in which she would write "Property of Ruth Warrick, Mrs. Citizen Kane". She served as a Licensed Unity Teacher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Warrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 29, 1916
- January 15, 2005 (aged 88)
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Actor
- 21 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are Ruth Warrick's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 4
Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Dr. Sara Durand in China Sky (1945)
- Shadowas Lucille Coverly O'Mara in Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- Heraldas Susan Moore in Driftwood (1947)
- Shapeshifteras Ruth Treadwell in The Great Dan Patch (1949)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ruth Warrick's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ruth Warrick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
44 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Deathmask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Returning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
All My Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Great Bank Robbery(1969)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
How to Steal the World(1968)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Ride Beyond Vengeance(1966)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
A Letter to Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Peyton Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Father of the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Roogie's Bump(1954)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Short Short Dramas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

One Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Let's Dance(1950)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Three Husbands(1950)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsLux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Beauty on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Great Dan Patch(1949)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Make Believe Ballroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Arch of Triumph(1948)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Daisy Kenyon(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Driftwood(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Swell Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Song of the South(1946)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Perilous Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

China Sky(1945)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Guest in the House(1944)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Secret Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War(1944)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Iron Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Petticoat Larceny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Forever and a Day(1943)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Journey Into Fear(1943)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Obliging Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Corsican Brothers(1941)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Citizen Kane(1941)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1941 to 1985.
Film career
- 1941Screen debut· Citizen Kane
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Ruth Warrick's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ruth Warrick work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ruth Warrick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lewis Milestone shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Lewis MilestoneShared titles: Arch of Triumph (1948), Guest in the House (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Lewis Milestone

- Orson WellesShared titles: Journey Into Fear (1943), Citizen Kane (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Orson Welles

Actors
- Lucile WatsonShared titles: Let's Dance (1950), Song of the South (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Lucile Watson

- Shepperd StrudwickShared titles: Let's Dance (1950), Three Husbands (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Shepperd Strudwick

- Charlotte GreenwoodShared titles: The Great Dan Patch (1949), Driftwood (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Charlotte Greenwood

- H.B. WarnerShared titles: Driftwood (1947), The Corsican Brothers (1941)See all 2 shared titles with H.B. Warner

Cinematographers
- Russell MettyShared titles: Arch of Triumph (1948), Forever and a Day (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Metty
- Gregg TolandShared titles: Song of the South (1946), Citizen Kane (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Gregg Toland

- Nicholas MusuracaShared titles: China Sky (1945), Forever and a Day (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Musuraca

- Lee GarmesShared titles: Guest in the House (1944), Forever and a Day (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Garmes

Producers
- Jack MossShared titles: Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944), Journey Into Fear (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Moss
- George SchaeferShared titles: Journey Into Fear (1943), Citizen Kane (1941)See all 2 shared titles with George Schaefer



