Ruby Lafayette (July 22, 1844 – April 3, 1935) was an American film actress, known for ''Sue of the South'' (1919), ''Big Bob'' (1921) and ''The Man Trap'' (1917). She was married to John T. Curran.
At age 82, Lafayette nearly died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a motorist.
She died in Los Angeles on April 3, 1935.
Filmography
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Mother O' Mine'' - Mrs. Standing - 1917
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The Man Trap'' - Mrs. Mull - 1917
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The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
''The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin'' (also known as ''The Beast of Berlin'' and ''The Kaiser'') was a 1918 American silent war propaganda melodrama film produced and directed by, and starring, Rupert Julian. The screenplay was co-written by ...
'' - Grandmother Marcas - 1917
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Beauty in Chains'' - Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
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Three Mounted Men'' - Mrs. Masters - 1918
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The Yellow Dog'' - Mrs. Blakely - 1918
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The Strange Woman'' - Mrs. Hemingway - 1918
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Sue of the South'' - Granny Sue Gordon (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
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Rustling a Bride'' - Aunt (as Ruby LaFayette) - 1919
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Cyclone Smith Plays Trumps'' (Short) - 1919
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In His Brother's Place'' - Amanda Drake (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1919
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The Miracle Man'' – (uncredited) old lady Chaney pushes in wheelbarrow - 1919
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Toby's Bow'' - Grandmother - 1919
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Polly of the Storm Country'' - Granny Hope - 1920
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Old Lady 31'' - Granny - 1920
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Big Bob'' (Short) - Bob's Mother - 1920
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Borderland'' - Eileen - 1921
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Catch My Smoke'' - Mrs. Archer - 1922
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The Power of a Lie'' - Mrs. Hammond - 1922
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Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood ...
'' - Grandmother Whitaker - 1922
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The Day of Faith
''The Day of Faith'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tod Browning starring Eleanor Boardman, Tyrone Power Sr., and Raymond Griffith.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Jane Maynard opens a mission in the ...
'' - Granny Maynard - 1923
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The Phantom Horseman'' - Maxwell's Mother - 1924
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Idle Tongues'' - Miss Pepper - 1924
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Tomorrow's Love
''Tomorrow's Love'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Bern, written by Charles Brackett and Howard Higgin, and starring Agnes Ayres. Pat O'Malley, Raymond Hatton, Jane Winton, Ruby Lafayette, and Dale Fuller. It was ...
'' - Grandmother - 1925
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The Coming of Amos'' - Nadia's Nurse - 1925
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The Wedding Song'' - Mother - 1925
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Butterflies in the Rain'' - Mrs. Humphries - 1925
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Marriage by Contract'' - Grandma - 1926
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Not So Dumb'' - Grandma (uncredited) 1928
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If I Had a Million
''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W. C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: ...
'' - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) 1932
References
External links
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* "Obituaries", ''Variety'', April 10, 1935 p. 62.
American film actresses
1844 births
1935 deaths
People from Bracken County, Kentucky
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