Ruth Brown
Known For
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
TV
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Tortoise / Ant (voice)
1995
TV
Rebel Highway
Ella Baldwin
1994
TV
Hello, Larry
1979
TV
Hello, Larry
Leona Wilson
1979
TV
The Dick Clark Show
Self
1958
Film
Hairspray
Motormouth Maybelle
1988
TV
Checking In
1981
Film
True Identity
Martha
1991
Film
Under the Rainbow
Cleaning Woman
1981
Film
Hallelujah
Mrs. Sherman
1993
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
2005
Film
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Self
1955
Film
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Ella
1994
Film
That Rhythm, Those Blues
1988
Film
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
Film
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Singer
1993
Film
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Self
1991
Film
Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested
Self - Guest star - Vocals
1996
Filmography
2005FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)1996FilmBonnie Raitt: Road Testedas Self - Guest star - Vocals1995FilmB.B. King: Blues Summit1995TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Tortoise / Ant (voice)1994FilmShake, Rattle and Rock!as Ella1994TVRebel Highwayas Ella Baldwin1993FilmHallelujahas Mrs. Sherman1993FilmBlack and Blue: A Musical Revueas Singer1991FilmTrue Identityas Martha1991FilmMontreux Jazz Festival 1991as Self1990FilmBlues Aliveas Herself1988FilmThat Rhythm, Those Blues1988FilmHairsprayas Motormouth Maybelle1981FilmUnder the Rainbowas Cleaning Woman1981TVChecking In1979TVHello, Larry1975TVAustin City Limitsas Self1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self1958TVThe Dick Clark Showas Self1955FilmRhythm and Blues Revueas Self