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Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Actor · Died September 9, 1999, aged 76 · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Roman (December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress, principally appearing in dramas including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train (1951).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1922
Died
September 9, 1999 (aged 76)
From
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Ruth Roman's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
21%
Self
12%
Survival
11%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 13 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 14 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
7 of 20
Shadow
3 of 20
Threshold guardian
3 of 20
Ally
2 of 20
Mentor
2 of 20
Hero
1 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Trickster
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Dread
12
Melancholic
13
Thrilling
6
Warm
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Roman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ruth Roman'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

96 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Loretta Spiegel

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mrs. Durant

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 21 episodes · as Sylvia Lean

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Sacketts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rosie

  • Day of the Animals(1977)

    as Mrs. Shirley Goodwyn

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Punch and Jody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lil Charny

  • Impulse(1974)

    as Julia Marstow

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethel Martel

  • A Knife for the Ladies(1974)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Killing Kind(1973)

    as Rhea Benson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Faraday and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Paula Sanford

  • The Baby(1973)

    as Mrs. Wadsworth

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Go Ask Alice(1973)

    as Psychiatrist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Rhoda Norman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Incident in San Francisco(1971)

    as Sophia Cianelli

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Old Man Who Cried Wolf(1970)

    as Lois

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Margaret

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Irene Morris

  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Bea Decker

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Parish

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Riva Santel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolly X

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Sinclair

  • The Long, Hot Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Love Has Many Faces(1965)

    as Margot Eliot

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Bing Crosby Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Elinor Albrick

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Diana Brice

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Adelaide Strain

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Miracle to Cowards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ana

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily Prentice · as Marie Quincy

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Harrow

  • Look in Any Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jackie Fowler

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Georgiana Drake

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Adah Isaacs Menken

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Desert Desperadoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as The Woman

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Walda Price

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Bitter Victory(1957)

    as Jane Brand

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 5 Steps to Danger(1956)

    as Ann Hemple Nicholson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rebel in Town(1956)

    as Nora Willoughby

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Great Day in the Morning(1956)

    as Boston Grant

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bottom of the Bottle(1956)

    as Nora Martin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jungle Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lothel, the Jungle Queen

  • Joe Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lily MacBeth

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Flo Watson · as Maggie Blaisedell

  • General Electric Theater: Into the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Helen Mattson

  • Man on a Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Rachel

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzan Wayne

  • Down Three Dark Streets(1954)

    as Kate Martell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Shanghai Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rita King

  • Tanganyika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Peggy Marion

  • The Far Country(1954)

    as Ronda Castle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Blowing Wild(1953)

    as Sal Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Mattson · as Stella Kragoyan

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Shawn Adams

  • Young Man with Ideas(1952)

    as Julie Webster

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mara Maru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Stella Callahan

  • Invitation(1952)

    as Maud Redwick

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Starlift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ruth Roman

  • Tomorrow Is Another Day(1951)

    as Catherine 'Cay' Higgins

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Strangers on a Train(1951)

    as Anne Morton

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lightning Strikes Twice(1951)

    as Shelley Carnes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1950)

    as Tonia Robles

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Three Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ann Lawrence

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorna Gorman

  • Colt .45(1950)

    as Beth Donovan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Barricade(1950)

    as Judith Burns

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Always Leave Them Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Fay Washburn

  • Beyond the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Carol

  • The Window(1949)

    as Jean Kellerson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Champion(1949)

    as Emma Bryce

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Belle Starr's Daughter(1948)

    as Cimarron Rose

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Good Sam(1948)

    as Ruthie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Big Clock(1948)

    as Secretary at Meeting (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Without Reservations(1946)

    as Girl in Negligee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Night in Casablanca(1946)

    as Harem Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gilda(1946)

    as Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Time to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • The Affairs of Susan(1945)

    as Girl at Bright Dollar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Gloria Revere (uncredited)

  • Jungle Queen(1945)

    as Lothel, Jungle Queen

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Harmony Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Ann Martin

  • Storm Over Lisbon(1944)

    as Checkroom Girl

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Since You Went Away(1944)

    as Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stage Door Canteen(1943)

    as Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles from 1943 to 1984; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

Strangers on a Train (1951)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19431984

Peak 1973 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting96 of 96: 96 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1940s18 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
4651

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ruth Roman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Incident in San Francisco (1971)

82nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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.

Is Ruth Roman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles14–48 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ruth Roman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ruth Roman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Cooper shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles