Ruth Kobart
Ruth Kobart | |
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San Francisco, California , U.S. | |
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Years active | 1959-1995 |
Ruth Kobart (April 24, 1924 – December 14, 2002) was an American performer, whose six-decade career encompassed
Life and career
Born as Ruth Maxine Kahn in
She frequently toured with the
In 1955, Kobart made her Broadway debut in the chorus of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream. She understudied leading lady Helen Traubel and played her role forty two times during the show's run. Additional Broadway credits included How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Flea in Her Ear, and Three Sisters. She was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Forum.
Kobart's association with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater began with its first season in 1967 and lasted through 1994. Her appearances with them included The House of Bernarda Alba, Sunday in the Park with George, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Little Night Music, and Home.
In the 1970s she took an extended leave from the company to portray Nurse Ratched in the 18-month-long San Francisco production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Her national tour credits included Forty Carats,
She voiced the main villain, Malicia, in 1994 video game King's Quest VII.
Films and television
On screen she appeared in the feature film adaptation of How to Succeed, as well as Petulia, Dirty Harry, The Hindenburg, and Sister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Her television credits include a regular role on Bob (which starred Bob Newhart) and guest appearances on The Streets of San Francisco, CHiPs, Archie Bunker's Place, St. Elsewhere, Matt Houston, Remington Steele, Midnight Caller, and Murphy Brown. One of her more memorable roles was portraying the hijacked school bus driver in Dirty Harry.
Death
Kobart died of
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Miss Jones | |
1968 | Petulia | Nun | |
1971 | Dirty Harry | Marcella Platt, Bus Driver | |
1975 | The Hindenburg | Hattie | Uncredited |
1992 | Sister Act | Choir Nun #7 | |
1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit |