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Ruth Gordon

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Actress

The Resume

    (October 30, 1896-August 28, 1985)
    Won the 1968 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Rosemary's Baby)
    Starred in scores of motion pictures, including 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940),' 'Inside Daisy Clover (1965),' 'Harold and Maude (1971)' and 'The Big Bus (1976)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was famous for playing sassy old ladies.
    She often came off as nauseatingly spunky.
    She liked to swear and use trendy lingo.
    Once she responded to the shouts of an exuberant fan by shouting 'Up yours, sonny!'
    Her final film role was that of a loopy sheriff in 'Voyage of the Rock Aliens' opposite Pia Zadora (1984).

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her father was a sea captain.
    Her acting career continued non-stop until her death at 88.
    She won an Emmy for her guest appearance on 'Taxi.'
    She was an accomplished screenwriter, penning the scripts for such movies as 'Adam's Rib (1941)' and 'The Marrying Kind (1952).'

Credit: JinnFiend


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 36 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 60 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 39.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 34.15% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 126 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 143 Votes: 39.86% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 246 Votes: 43.50% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 299 Votes: 41.81% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 665 Votes: 42.56% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1631 Votes: 41.75% Annoying