Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton (
December 24,
1893 -
November 24,
1961) was an American actress. Born in
New York City, she was on
Broadway by the age of 14 as a dancer. Her first film was
Sins of the Fathers in
1928. She was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress for two films --
Madame X in
1929 and
Sarah and Son in
1930.
Chatterton's last film was A Royal Divorce in 1938, although she did appear on television in 1953 to play Gertrude in Hamlet, with Maurice Evans.
Having left acting, she began a succesful writing career, producing several novels.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6263 Hollywood Blvd.