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Ruthie Cohen is a cashier at Monk's Cafe. She has the fifth-most appearances of any character on Seinfeld, behind only Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George. She was the cashier in almost all of the episodes and features most prominently in “The Doll”, with most of her speaking lines coming in Season Eight. She is only seen outside of Monk's in “The Gum”. Cohen was one of three characters played by themselves in multiple episodes, the others being Jerry Seinfeld and Keith Hernandez. Ruthie Cohen was portrayed by Ruth Cohen, after whom the part was named. Actress Ruthie Cohen died in 2008 at the age of 78.

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