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Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

Actor · Died March 11, 2016, aged 95 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ruth Terry, born Ruth McMahon (born 21 October 1920), is a retired American singer and TV and screen actress from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry. Description above from the Wikipedia Ruth Terry licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 21, 1920
Died
March 11, 2016 (aged 95)
From
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Ruth Terry's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
3
Tense
4
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films end

  • Happy9

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 Terry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Ruth Terry'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

39 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hand of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Woman with Packages

  • Coronado 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Anderson

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • The Real McCoys(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Librarian

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Smoky River Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sue Greeley

  • Tell It to a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Carol Lambert

  • The Cheaters(1945)

    as Therese Pidgeon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Steppin' in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lola Forrest

  • Lake Placid Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Susan Cermak

  • My Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lola

  • Sing, Neighbor, Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Virginia Blake

  • Three Little Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Hallie Scott

  • Goodnight, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Caryl Martin

  • Jamboree(1944)

    as Ruth Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Hands Across the Border(1943)

    as Kim Adams

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Pistol Packin' Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Vicki Norris / Sally Benson

  • Mystery Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jan Cornell

  • Man from Music Mountain(1943)

    as Laramie Winters

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Heart of the Golden West(1942)

    as Mary Lou Popen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Youth on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Patty Flynn / Betty Reilly

  • Call of the Canyon(1942)

    as Katherine "Kit" Carson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bonnie Forbes

  • Sleepytime Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sugar Caston

  • Appointment for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Edith Meredith

  • Rookies on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lois Rogers

  • Blondie Goes Latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Singer

  • Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Irene

  • An Angel from Texas(1940)

    as Valerie Blayne

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Slightly Honorable(1939)

    as Anne Seymour

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Craig's Receptionist

  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Edie

  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • International Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Vera Dale

  • Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hawaiian Specialty Singer

Career shape

Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1937 to 1962.

Film career

  • 1938Screen debut· Alexander's Ragtime Band

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s24 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s2 · acting

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.

How do Ruth Terry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 54. 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 Terry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ruth Terry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers