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Ruth Warrick

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Actress

The Resume

    (June 29, 1916-January 15, 2005)
    Best known as Emily Norton Kane in 'Citizen Kane (1941)'
    Acted in 'Journey Into Fear (1942),' 'Song of the South (1946)' and 'The Great Train Robbery (1969)'
    Portrayed Phoebe Tyler on 'All My Children (1970-2005)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She had two face-lifts.
    She married and divorced five times.
    She had affairs with Anthony Quinn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
    She accidentally wedded a professional con man, but remained married to him anyway.
    She once flashed a bored crewman on the set of 'All My Children.'
    She was the last of the major 'Citizen Kane' stars to die off.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was a big Beatles fan.
    She was a cousin of Mimi Kennedy.
    She spoke out against the Vietnam War.
    She was a dedicated advocate of civil rights, mental health, and education.
    After breaking her hip, she continued appearing on 'All My Children' in a wheelchair.
    She turned down a South Carolina life achievement award in protest of the state's refusal to remove the Confederate flag from government buildings (2000).

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 144 Votes: 46.53% Annoying