Ruth Foster
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday29 January 1920
Died12 May 2012 (age 92)
Place of birthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known credits26
Biography
Ruth E. Foster (January 29, 1920 – May 12, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Walnut Grove's postmaster Melinda Foster for several seasons on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983).
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014 · Melinda Foster
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996 · Editor
Frankie Starlight
1995 · Editor
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park
1991 · Editor
The Object of Beauty
1991 · Editor
Glory! Glory!
1989 · Editor
The Christmas Wife
1988 · Editor
Tidy Endings
1988 · Editor
Tanner '88
1988 · Editor
Betrayal of Silence
1988 · Editor
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987 · Editor
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987 · Editor
As Is
1986 · Editor
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 · Editor
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984 · Mrs. Foster
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983 · Melinda Foster
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Melinda Foster
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Aunt Ruby (uncredited)
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Passenger
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Woman in Plaza (uncredited)
The War Between Men and Women
1972 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Fitzwilly
1967 · Customer (uncredited)
Dimension 5
1966 · Grumpy Man's Wife
Cyborg 2087
1966 · Citizen in Crowd
Ben Casey
1961
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