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Ruby Lafayette

Ruby Lafayette

Born: 1844-07-22 • Augusta, Kentucky, USA

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
If I Had a Million poster
If I Had a Million
1932 • Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
Grand Hotel poster
Grand Hotel
1932 • Old Lady (uncredited)
Marriage by Contract poster
Marriage by Contract
1928 • Grandma
Butterflies in the Rain poster
Butterflies in the Rain
1926 • Mrs. Humphries
The Wedding Song poster
The Wedding Song
1925 • Mother
Idle Tongues poster
Idle Tongues
1924 • Miss Pepper
The Phantom Horseman poster
The Phantom Horseman
1924 • Maxwell's Mother
The Day of Faith poster
The Day of Faith
1923 • Granny Maynard
Hollywood poster
Hollywood
1923 • Grandmother Whitaker
The Power of a Lie poster
The Power of a Lie
1923 • Mrs. Hammond
Catch My Smoke poster
Catch My Smoke
1922 • Mrs. Archer
Old Lady 31 poster
Old Lady 31
1920 • Granny
Polly of the Storm Country poster
Polly of the Storm Country
1920 • Granny Hope
Toby's Bow poster
Toby's Bow
1919 • Grandmother
The Miracle Man poster
The Miracle Man
1919
In His Brother's Place poster
In His Brother's Place
1919 • Amanda Drake
Rustling a Bride poster
Rustling a Bride
1919 • Aunt
No Image
Sue of the South
1919 • Granny Sue Gordon
The Yellow Dog poster
The Yellow Dog
1918 • Mrs. Blakely
Three Mounted Men poster
Three Mounted Men
1918 • Mrs Masters
Beauty in Chains poster
Beauty in Chains
1918 • Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette)
The Man Trap poster
The Man Trap
1917 • Mrs. Mull
Mother o' Mine poster
Mother o' Mine
1917 • Mrs. Standing