Appeared in the Broadway musicals "Take Me Along" with Jackie Gleason in 1959, and "Irene" with Debbie Reynolds in 1973.
Appeared very briefly on "All My Children" (1970) in early January of 2005, shortly before her death, to commemorate the soap opera's 35th anniversary.
Became close friends with her "All My Children" (1970) co-star Louis Edmonds who played husband Langley Wallingford, to the point where he confided to her the real-life secret that he was gay.
Children with Rolf: Karen Elizabeth (b. 13 March 1941) and Jon (c. September 1942) Child with McNamara: son Timothy
Cousin of actress Mimi Kennedy.
Fell and broke her hip in early 2001 while vacationing in Italy. The fall was incorporated into the "All My Children" (1970) script, and she continued to play her Phoebe Tyler Wallingford character on a limited basis from a wheelchair.
Graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Had three children from two of her five marriages.
Has auburn hair and blue eyes.
Her favorite musical was The King and I (1956), from which came her favorite song, "Getting to Know You."
In 1937, she won a contest to serve as Kansas City's paid ambassador and ended up in New York presenting a live turkey to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at City Hall. She decided to stay in the big city and found work on radio and with the Mercury Theatre troupe headed by Orson Welles.
In 1991, Warrick was honored with a caricature on the wall of the famous New York restaurant Sardi's in honor of the 50th anniversary of her performance in Citizen Kane (1941).
In July 2000, she refused to accept a lifetime achievement award from the South Carolina Arts Commission because she was offended by legislators' decision to move the Confederate flag from the state Capitol dome to another spot on the grounds in response to a boycott of the state by flag opponents. A life-long supporter of African-American rights, she felt the flag should be removed completely, and commented, "In my view, this was no compromise. It was a deliberate affront to the African-Americans who see it as a sign of oppression and hate.".
In the 1980s, she admitted to have had a "torrid romance" with Anthony Quinn while making the film China Sky (1945).
Known for her tireless work to promote education, she was active in the League School in Walpole, Massachusetts for autistic children. She also taught in Operation Bootstrap, a Los Angeles program that provided teachers to poor neighborhoods, and was a active participant in Jimmy Carter's Cities in Schools program.
She was a licensed teacher of the Unity School of Christianity.
She was an enormous fan of The Beatles.
The January 24, 2005, episode of "All My Children" (1970) was dedicated "In Loving Memory of Ruth Warrick." With Phoebe's passing, the show finally addressed her husband's Langley's death as Phoebe's last words were reportedly, "Langley is waiting for me." Phoebe's funeral was aired May 12, 2005. The episode featured many of Warrick's most notable performances as flashbacks and included the return of many of the characters who had been heavily involved in her story lines over the years.
Warrick broke her hip while on vacation in Greece in 2001 and was thereafter confined to a wheelchair.