Ruth Foster

Acting

January 29, 1920

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

Ruth E. Foster (January 29, 1920 – May 12, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Walnut Grove's postmaster Melinda Foster for several seasons on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983).

Movies

Cyborg 2087

1966

The Towering Inferno

1974

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

Fitzwilly

1967

Dimension 5

1966

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

1983

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

Little House on the Prairie

1974

The War Between Men and Women

1972

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

2014

TV Shows

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Ben Casey

1961