Ruth Vivian est née en 1883 à Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Elle était actrice. Elle est connue pour The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941). Elle est morte le 24 octobre 1949 dans l'état de New York, États-Unis.
Performed on Broadway from early 1910. She was cast in the hit production of Goodbye My Fancy as "Professor Birdeshaw," then playing at The Fulton Theatre at the time of her death at what was believed to be age 66.
