Ruth Roman | |
|---|---|
 Roman in 1951 | |
| Born | Norma Roman[1] December 22, 1922 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1999 (aged 76) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–1989 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jack Flaxman
(m. 1939; div. 1941)Mortimer Hall
(m. 1950; div. 1956)Bud Burton Moss
(m. 1956; div. 1960)William Ross Wilson (m. 1976) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Dorothy Schiff (mother-in-law) |
| Awards | 1959 Sarah Siddons Award |
Ruth Roman (born Norma Roman; December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999)[3] was an American actress of film, stage, and television.
After playing stage roles on the East Coast, Roman moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in films. She appeared in several uncredited bit parts before she was cast as the leading lady in the Western Harmony Trail (1944) and in the title role in the serial film Jungle Queen (1945), her first credited film performances.
Roman first starred in the title role of Belle Starr's Daughter (1948). She achieved her first notable success with a role in The Window (1949) and a year later was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for her performance in Champion (1949).[4] In the early 1950s, she was under contract to Warner Bros., where she starred in a variety of films, including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train (1951).
In the mid-1950s, after leaving Warner Bros., Roman continued to star in films and also began playing guest roles for television series. She also worked abroad and made films in England, Italy, and Spain. She was also a passenger aboard the SS Andrea Doria when it collided with another ship and sank in 1956. In 1959, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in the play Two for the Seesaw. Her numerous television appearances earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5]
- ^ "Ruth Roman". Motion Picture. 81–82: 37. 1951. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (14 September 1999). "Obituary: Ruth Roman". The Independent. London. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Obituaries: Ruth Roman; Former Warner Bros. Actress". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Ruth Roman". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Ruth Roman - Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 5, 2019.