Ruby Lafayette

Biography

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.

Known For

Polly of the Storm Country

Hollywood

Acting

1917

The Man Trap

as

Mrs. Mull

1920

Polly of the Storm Country

as

Granny Hope

1925

The Wedding Song

as

Mother

1919

In His Brother's Place

as

Amanda Drake

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Idylwood Resident (uncredited)

1926

Butterflies in the Rain

as

Mrs. Humphries

1918

The Yellow Dog

as

Mrs. Blakely

1923

The Day of Faith

as

Granny Maynard

1918

Three Mounted Men

as

Mrs Masters

1923

Hollywood

as

Grandmother Whitaker

1918

Beauty in Chains

as

Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette)

1924

The Phantom Horseman

as

Maxwell's Mother

1917

Mother o' Mine

as

Mrs. Standing

1919

Sue of the South

as

Granny Sue Gordon

1922

Catch My Smoke

as

Mrs. Archer

1924

Idle Tongues

as

Miss Pepper

1919

The Miracle Man

as

1920

Old Lady 31

as

Granny

1928

Marriage by Contract

as

Grandma

1919

Toby's Bow

as

Grandmother

1923

The Power of a Lie

as

Mrs. Hammond

Production

Crew

Directing