Ruth Underwood
Acting
May 23, 1946Ithaca, New York, United States
Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff; May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments for Frank Zappa and his band The Mothers of Invention. She played for Zappa from 1968 until his death. She married fellow Zappa musician Ian Underwood.
Known for
Acting19
movieFrank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
2025
Self (percussion)
movieZappa
2020
Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976
movieEat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieCheepnis
2014
Herself
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
movieAn American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieThe True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
Self (archive footage)
movie200 Motels
1971
Fake Drummer