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Ruth Costello(1925-1993)

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Ruth Costello was born on 20 October 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), Swing Serenade (1944) and Girl Time (1947). She died on 25 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1925
DiedDecember 25, 1993(68)
BornOctober 20, 1925
DiedDecember 25, 1993(68)
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Known for

Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.7
TV Series
  • Self - Dancer
Swing Serenade
Short
  • Self
  • 1944
Girl Time
6.4
Short
  • Self
  • Self - Dancer(as The Costello Twins)
  • 1947
Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Self - Dancer(as The Costello Twins)

Credits

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Actress

  • Edward Everett Horton, Barbara Jo Allen, Hillary Brooke, Johnny Coy, Bill Goodwin, William Marshall, and Constance Moore in Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)
    Earl Carroll Sketchbook
    6.6
    • One of the Costello Twins (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Cary Grant, Eve Arden, Mary Martin, Ginny Simms, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in Night and Day (1946)
    Night and Day
    6.1
    • Dancer Twin (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, and Harry James in Do You Love Me (1946)
    Do You Love Me
    6.3
    • Dancer
    • Sailor's Girl (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Connee Boswell, Curly Howard, Louis Jordan, Will Osborne, Phil Regan, Gale Storm, The Three Stooges, and Will Osborne's Orchestra in Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
    Swing Parade of 1946
    5.3
    • Ruth (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine, Peggy Ann Garner, and George Raft in Nob Hill (1945)
    Nob Hill
    6.3
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Costello Twins
  • Born
    • October 20, 1925
    • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • December 25, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Twin sister of Dorothy Costello.

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