Ruby Lafayette

Known for

Acting

Born

July 22, 1844

Birthplace

Augusta, Kentucky, USA

Died

April 3, 1935 (aged 90)

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.

Best known work

Grand Hotel

1932

If I Had a Million

1932

Hollywood

1923

The Miracle Man

1919

Polly of the Storm Country

1920

Three Mounted Men

1918

The Wedding Song

1925

In His Brother's Place

1919

Butterflies in the Rain

1926

The Day of Faith

1923

Filmography

1932
If I Had a Million
as Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
1932
Grand Hotel
as Old Lady (uncredited)
1928
Marriage by Contract
as Grandma
1926
Butterflies in the Rain
as Mrs. Humphries
1925
The Wedding Song
as Mother
1925
Tomorrow's Love
as Grandmother
1924
Idle Tongues
as Miss Pepper
1924
The Phantom Horseman
as Maxwell's Mother
1923
The Day of Faith
as Granny Maynard
1923
Hollywood
as Grandmother Whitaker
1923
The Power of a Lie
as Mrs. Hammond
1922
Catch My Smoke
as Mrs. Archer
1920
Old Lady 31
as Granny
1920
Polly of the Storm Country
as Granny Hope
1919
Toby's Bow
as Grandmother
1919
The Miracle Man
1919
In His Brother's Place
as Amanda Drake
1919
Rustling a Bride
as Aunt
1919
Sue of the South
as Granny Sue Gordon
1918
The Yellow Dog
as Mrs. Blakely
1918
Three Mounted Men
as Mrs Masters
1918
Beauty in Chains
as Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette)
1917
The Man Trap
as Mrs. Mull
1917
Mother o' Mine
as Mrs. Standing