Ruth Terry on AllMovie

Actress Ruth Terry was 17 when she inked her first movie contract at 20th Century Fox. After a few nondescript roles at Fox and Columbia, Terry settled at Republic Studios, where she thrived as an all-purpose leading lady, playing roles both friendly and unsympathetic. Her more famous Republic credits include The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1943), My Buddy (1944), Steppin' in Society (1945), and The Cheaters (1945). Ruth Terry retired in the mid-'40s, making a brief comeback in 1962.