Ruth Roman American actress Date of Birth: 22.12.1922 Country: USA

Biography of Ruth Roman

American actress Ruth Roman, born Norma Roman on December 22, 1922, in Lynn, Massachusetts, was of Russian and Polish descent. From a young age, Roman aspired to be an actress and enrolled in the prestigious Bishop Lee Dramatic School in Boston.

After completing her training, Roman went to Hollywood, where she initially had several minor roles in various films before leading an acting ensemble and earning the lead role in the 13th episode of the series "Jungle Queen" in 1945.

In 1949, Roman played a significant role as Emma Bryce in the melodrama "Champion" directed by Mark Robson and starring Kirk Douglas. One of her most memorable roles was as Anne Morton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Strangers on a Train" in 1951, alongside Farley Granger and Robert Walker.

Roman was married three times and had a son, Richard, from her first husband, Mortimer Hall. In the 1950 drama "Three Secrets" directed by Robert Wise, she portrayed Ann Lawrence, a distraught mother waiting for news of her son's survival in a plane crash.

In July 1956, the actress and her four-year-old son were passengers on the ocean liner SS Andrea Doria, which collided with the MS Stockholm (now known as MS Athena) near Nantucket and sank. Roman was rescued and waited anxiously at the New York harbor for her son, a situation reminiscent of her character in the film "Three Secrets." Fortunately, her son safely arrived on one of the rescue ships.

As a theater actress, Roman won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in the Chicago theatre. Although she did not achieve high levels of success in the film industry, as many had predicted, Roman continued to act in movies throughout the 1960s. She then transitioned to television series and made appearances in shows such as "The Long Hot Summer," "Knots Landing," and "Murder She Wrote."

Roman also made guest appearances in several other television series, including "Sam Benedict" with Edmond O'Brien, "The Bing Crosby Show," and "The Greatest Show on Earth" with Jack Palance. She collaborated with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby on the series "I Spy" and starred in the medical drama series "The Eleventh Hour" and "Breaking Point."

Ruth Roman passed away in her sleep on September 9, 1999, at the age of 76, in her California home in Laguna Beach. For her contributions to television, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.