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Ruth Brown
Born
Jan 30, 1928
Died: Nov 17, 2006
Lived 78 years
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
13
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8
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Ruth Brown
Acting
Movies
13
TV Shows
8
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as
Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
2005
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested
as
Self - Guest star - Vocals
1996
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Cast
1995
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as
Ella
1994
Hallelujah
as
Mrs. Sherman
1993
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
as
Singer
1993
True Identity
as
Martha
1991
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as
Self
1991
Blues Alive
as
Herself
1990
That Rhythm, Those Blues
Cast
1988
Hairspray
as
Motormouth Maybelle
1988
Under the Rainbow
as
Cleaning Woman
1981
Rhythm and Blues Revue
as
Self
1955
