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Mary Ruth Clarke writes for the stage, screen, and little screen. She co-wrote and starred in the original low-budget Meet the Parents and adapted it into the blockbuster Meet the Parents, starring Robert De Niro, for which she shares Story credit with Greg Glienna.
Meet the Parents is a 1992 American independent comedy film written by Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke.
Mary Ruth is a screenplay consultant for clients in LA and Chicago. She is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, where she teaches screenwriting and TV writing, and also teaches screenwriting at Story Studio.
Mary Ruth Clarke was born on 23 July 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Meet the Parents (2000), Little Fockers (2010) and Meet the Fockers (2004).
- Writer, Actress
- July 23, 1959
- Mary Ruth Clarke
Mary Ruth Clarke co-wrote and starred in the original Meet the Parents and co-adapted it into the blockbuster version. Her dramedy Broadway, Ohio is a finalist in the Chicago Screenplay Awards, Page Turner Awards, and a semi finalist at Sundance Labs.
MARY RUTH CLARKE co-wrote and starred in the original “Meet the Parents” and co-adapted it into the blockbuster version, starring Robert De Niro. Her screenplay “Chimney Rock” is under option, and she has been a script doctor for many screenplays, including “A Guy Thing,” “Desperation Boulevard,” and “The Godfather of Green Bay.”
