Background
Madoff was born in Queens, New York and raised in Laurelton, to a practicing Jewish family.
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Ruth Madoff
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In 1992, Madoff graduated from New York University with a Master of Science degree in Nutrition.
Career
She was director of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. She has one sister, Joan (Alpern) Roman. She is a graduate of Far Rockaway High School and a 1961 graduate of Queens College.
Cate Blanchett used Ruth Madoff as inspiration for her Oscar-winning performance in Blue Jasmine.
Michelle Pfeiffer is set to play Ruth Madoff in the Home Box Office film The Wizard of Lies which is based on Diana B. Henriques"s best-selling book Robert De Niro is set to star as Bernie.
Blythe Danner portrayed her in the 2016 American Broadcasting Company miniseries Madoff with Richard Dreyfuss as Bernie.
