Biography
Ruth Storey (born Ruth Stromberg) was an American actress. She appeared in films including The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Rose Miller, Bells Are Ringing (1960) as Gwynne, and In Cold Blood (1967) as Bonnie Clutter. Her television credits include episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959–1962) and The Streets of San Francisco (1973).
Born and raised in New York, Storey moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s with her then-husband, actor Richard Conte. They married in 1943 and divorced in 1963; they adopted a son, film editor Mark Conte. After retiring from acting, she earned a master's degree in social welfare from UCLA and worked as a psychotherapist in private practice, including with people from the entertainment industry. She died in Los Angeles in 1997.
