Ruth Manning, 84; Veteran Actress Found Fame in TV Ads
LA Times
Ruth Manning, a stage, screen and television character actress who gained nationwide recognition in the 1980s playing Aunt Harriet in a series of commercials for Kraft Real Mayonnaise, has died. Manning, who was believed to be 84, died Nov. 19 while auditioning for a TV role and was pronounced dead of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said her agent, Greg Mayo.
