- Ruby Deagle Ruby Deagle (played by Polly Holliday) is the secondary antagonist of Gremlins. She was a ruthless, cold-hearted woman, similar to Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and Miss Almira Gulch from Wizard of oz,who had controlled the bank of Kingston Falls, and she was the only person in Kingston Falls who was very wealthy because she controlled everyone else's money. She is also a widow and her husband, Donald Deagle was a rich man too. He died from an unknown cause but left her with a large amount of money. Mrs. Deagle has a nephew named Douglas, as well.