- Anna Sten left Hollywood for a vacation during pre-production on The Wedding Night (1935). The production team still needed to work on costume and lighting tests, so they hired Moody to stand-in. Moody's height and coloring were reportedly so close to Sten's that the production was able to get everything done before Sten returned for filming.
- Ruth Moody was voted"most beautiful chorus girl",in 1935.The judges were Busby Berkley,Max Factor and Dick Powell.
- Retired from acting upon marriage.
- Was married to professional tennis player Lester Stoefen. The couple had two boys, Lester Jr. and Gary.
- Great-niece of banker and art collector Albert Henry Wiggin (1868-1951) of New York.
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