Actor
Ruth Cracknell
July 6, 1925 · Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Ruth Winifred Cracknell was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespeare roles.
Often works with
Robyn Nevin
3 titles together
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Emerald City, The Dismissal
Kerry Walker
3 titles together
The Night, the Prowler, The Singer and the Dancer, The Nights Belong to the Novelist
Jack Thompson
2 titles together
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, That Lady from Peking
Angela Punch McGregor
2 titles together
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Best of Friends
Peter Sumner
2 titles together
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Dismissal
John Hargreaves
2 titles together
Emerald City, The Dismissal
Full filmography · 17
The Scree
as Narrator
2004
Joey
as Sylvia Vanderberg
19975.7
Lilian's Story
as Lilian Singer
1996
Spider and Rose
as Rose Dougherty
1994
Kokoda Crescent
as Alice
1989
The Maitland & Morpeth String Quartet
as Narrator
1989
Emerald City
as Elaine Ross
1988
The Nights Belong to the Novelist
cast
1987
Molly
as Mrs. Reach
1983
The Best of Friends
as Iris
1982
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Mrs. Heather Newby
19786.7
The Night, the Prowler
as Doris Bannister
1978