Ruth Maleczech
Acting
Born January 8, 1939, East Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ruth Sophia Reinprecht (January 8, 1939 – September 30, 2013), professionally known as Ruth Maleczech, was an American avant-garde stage actress. She won three Obie Awards for Best Actress in her career, for Hajj (1983), Through the Leaves, (1984) and Lear (1990) and an Obie Award for Design, shared with Julie Archer, for Vanishing Pictures (1980), which she also directed. Her portrayal of King Lear as an imperious Southern matriarch in Lear was widely acclaimed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Maleczech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- 2009The Mystery of Claywoman — Claire Deerborne
- 2008Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist — Homeless Caroline
- 2002In the Darkness of Time — (voice) (uncredited)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Inez
- 1997Mondo Plympton
- 1996Angela — Sleepwalker
- 1996Sleepers — Woman at Subway Station
- 1996Tales of Erotica — Dutch Housekeeper (segment 'The Dutch Master')
- 1996The Crucible — Goody Osborne
- 1995Statuary — The Statuary Keeper
- ER — Marita Novotny
- 1993Me and Veronica — Person on Ferry
- 1993The Ballad of Little Jo — Shopkeeper
- 1993The Dutch Master — Dutch Housekeeper
- 1993XXXtasy: Two Days in the Life of a Saint
- 1992In the Soup — Mrs. Rollo
- 1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez — Cathy’s Mother
- Law & Order — Old Woman
- Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton — Android Sister (voice)
- 1989Volcano Saga — Narrator
- 1988King Lear — (voice) (uncredited)
- 1987Anna — Woman #1 / Woman Named Gloria
- 1986Dead End Kids
- 1985Boomtown — The Android Sisters (voice)
- 1984C.H.U.D. — Mrs. Monroe
- 1984Far from Poland — Anna Walentynowicz
- 1981Conversation
- 1981Strong Medicine — Eleanor