Personal Info
Birth date
1936-07-24 (89 Years)
Day of death
2025-05-01
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
Also known as
-Ruth Buzzi
Biography
Ruth Ann Buzzi (July 24, 1936 — May 1, 2025) was an American retired actress and comedian. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She was best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.459
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Love Boat
6.253
Overview:
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.Sesame Street
7.093
Overview:
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Emergency!
7.815
Overview:
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.804
Overview:
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Overview:
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."Reading Rainbow
8.333
Overview:
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.That Girl
6.258
Overview:
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.7th Heaven
6.357
Overview:
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household.The Angry Beavers
6.898
Overview:
The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon.Night Gallery
7.797
Overview:
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.Trapper John, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.The Merv Griffin Show
6.222
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Alice
7.036
Overview:
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.Darkwing Duck
7.3
Overview:
The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.Dinah!
6.667
Overview:
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.The Muppet Show
8
Overview:
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.The Jamie Foxx Show
6.7
Overview:
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.The Bob Hope Show
7
Overview:
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.The Monkees
6.5
Overview:
Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series.CHiPs
6.8
Overview:
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.Saved by the Bell
7.809
Overview:
Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.Freaky Friday
6.081
Overview:
School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.The Aristocats
7.291
Overview:
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.Acting
2020Glenn’s Gotta Go as Grandma Polly
2019Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm as Banderilla (voice)
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2009According to Dom as Self
2007Fallen Angels as Perril
2005Derailroaded as Self (archive footage)
2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2000Sheep in the Big City (27 Episodes) as Unknown
1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Ruthie
1999A Hot Dog Program as Herself
1999Boys Will Be Boys as Mrs. Rudnick
1998"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos as Gladys Ormpby
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Ruthie
1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Gladys Ormphby - Roaster (archive footage)
1997The Angry Beavers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time as Suzie Kabloozie (voice)
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 Episode) as Delilah
1996The Jamie Foxx Show (1 Episode) as Judge Lekeisha Roshanda Jackson
19967th Heaven (1 Episode) as Telephone Operator
1994Troublemakers as Mother
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ruthie
1994Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Ruthie
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Liz Summers
1993Cro (20 Episodes) as Nandy (voice)
1993The Pink Panther (69 Episodes) as Unknown
1992Lucky Luke (0, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Ma Dalton
1991Darkwing Duck (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1990They Came from Outer Space (1 Episode) as Carol
1990Gravedale High (1 Episode) as Miss Fresno (voice)
1990Diggin' Up Business as Widow Knockerby
1990Wishful Thinking as Jody
1989Major Dad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Saved by the Bell (1 Episode) as Roberta Powers
1989My Mom's a Werewolf as Madame Gypsy
1989Up Your Alley as Marilyn
1989Hollywood on Horses as Self
1988Dixie Lanes as Betty
1988Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw as Nose Marie
1988Rockin' with Judy Jetson as Felonia Funk (voice)
1986Life with Lucy (1 Episode) as Mrs. Wilcox
1986The Berenstain Bears In The Dark as Mama Bear
1986Pound Puppies (36 Episodes) as Nose Marie (voice)
1986Bad Guys as Petal McGurk
1985The Berenstain Bears in Giant Bat Cave as Mama Bear
1985The Berenstain Bears and The Truth as Mama Bear
1985George Burns Comedy Week (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Paw Paws (21 Episodes) as Unknown
1985The Berenstain Bears (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Dream Boys Revue as Unknown
1984Surf II: The End of the Trilogy as Chuck's Mom
1984Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Jonesey's Wife
1983Masquerade (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The Being as Virginia Lane
1983Reading Rainbow (1 Episode) as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Consuelo
1981Aloha Paradise (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980I Go Pogo as Miz Beaver / Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah (voice)
1980The Incredible Book Escape as Mrs. Page (voice)
1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary as Self
1979Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party as Self (uncredited)
1979Skatetown, U.S.A. as Elvira
1979Trapper John, M.D. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Whatever Turns You On (14 Episodes) as Unknown
1979The Villain as Damsel in Distress
1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as Old Tough Kate
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
1979The North Avenue Irregulars as Dr. Rheems
1979You Can't Do That on Television (145 Episodes) as Unknown
1979Legends of the Super Heroes as Aunt Minerva
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978Record City as Olga
1977Once Upon a Brothers Grimm as Queen Astrid
1977The Love Boat (1, 1 Episode) as Ruth Buzzi, Patti Harmon
1977CHiPs (2 Episodes) as Ruth Buzzi (uncredited)
1977Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Freaky Friday as Opposing Coach
1976The Muppet Show (1 Episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Alice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976The Sonny and Cher Show (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Donny & Marie (14 Episodes) as Self
1975The Lost Saucer (16 Episodes) as Unknown
1975Cher (1 Episode) as Self
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn (4 Episodes) as Self
1974Dinah! (2 Episodes) as Self
1974The Crazy Comedy Concert as Cleaning Lady
1974Sandy in Disneyland as Self
1974Paradise as Roberta
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (3 Episodes) as Self
1973Lotsa Luck (1 Episode) as Wilma Wallachek
1973Keep US Beautiful (1 Episode) as self
1972Emergency! (1 Episode) as Amy Merkle
1971Pure Goldie as Self
1970The Aristocats as Frou-Frou (singing voice) (uncredited)
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Hungry Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")
1970The Flip Wilson Show (4 Episodes) as Self
1969It's Tough to Be a Bird as Soprano (voice)
1969In Name Only as Ruth Clayton
1969Sesame Street (130 Episodes) as Ruthie
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Medical Center (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1969The John Davidson Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (3 Episodes) as Self
1968Here's Lucy (1 Episode) as Annie Whipple
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (141 Episodes) as Regular Performer
1967The Carol Burnett Show (2, 2 Episode) as Self - Guest, Self - Guest / Various Characters
1966The Monkees (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966That Girl (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1964Linus the Lionhearted (3 Episodes) as Granny Goodwitch (voice)
1964The Hollywood Palace (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1950The Bob Hope Show (1 Episode) as Self