Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-01-30
Deathday
2006-11-17
Ruth Brown
Known For
Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Under the Rainbow
as Cleaning Woman
True Identity
as Martha
Austin City Limits
as Self
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Ella
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Tortoise / Ant (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Rhythm and Blues Revue
as Self