TV
63
The Love Boat
Georgia, a Singer in Isaac's Backing Group
9
Credits
6
Movies
3
TV series
50
Years active
6.6
Avg. rating
0
Awards won
The life and career of Ruth Pointer
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Career timeline
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1946 · Born
Born in Oakland, California, USA
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1976 · Screen debut
Car Wash (Movie)
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1977 · Breakthrough
The Love Boat (TV)
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2025 · Latest release
SEGAL (Movie)
Career in numbers
2
1970s
4
1980s
1
1990s
1
2010s
1
2020s
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Comedy4
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Family3
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Music3
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Documentary2
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Drama2
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Tv Movie2
Highest-rated title
The Masked Singer
2019
7.5
Most popular title
The Love Boat
1977
6.3
Known for
TV
63
Movie
67
Oliver & Company
Rita (singing voice) (uncredited)
TV
75
The Masked Singer
Cupcake
TV
66
Gimme a Break!
One of The Doo-Wop Girls
Movie
60
Car Wash
The Wilson Sister
Movie
SEGAL
Self
Food Rocks
The Get-the-Point Sisters (uncredited)
Movie
Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s
The Pointer Sisters
Frequent collaborators
People who appear most often alongside Ruth Pointer in our catalogue.
Anita Pointer
2 titles together
Filmography
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2025
SEGAL
as Self
Movie
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2019
The Masked Singer
as Cupcake
7.5 TV
- 1994 Food Rocks as The Get-the-Point Sisters (uncredited) Movie
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1988
Oliver & Company
as Rita (singing voice) (uncredited)
6.7 Movie
- 1986 An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Movie
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1983
Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s
as The Pointer Sisters
Movie
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1981
Gimme a Break!
as One of The Doo-Wop Girls
6.6 TV
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1977
The Love Boat
as Georgia, a Singer in Isaac's Backing Group
6.3 TV
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1976
Car Wash
as The Wilson Sister
6.0 Movie
Quick facts
How old is Ruth Pointer?
Ruth Pointer is 80 years old, born on March 19, 1946.
Where was Ruth Pointer born?
Ruth Pointer was born in Oakland, California, USA.
What was Ruth Pointer’s first screen role?
The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Ruth Pointer is Car Wash (1976).
How many movies and series has Ruth Pointer made?
Our catalogue lists 9 titles for Ruth Pointer: 6 movies and 3 TV series.
What is Ruth Pointer’s highest-rated title?
Among titles with enough votes, The Masked Singer has the highest audience rating, with 7.5/10 on TMDB.
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