Ruth Donnelly
85 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1896
- Died
- Nov 17, 1982 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ruth Donnelly (May 17, 1896 – November 17, 1982) was an American stage and film actress. Her father was the mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
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She began her stage career at the age of 17 in 1913, in The Quaker Girl. Her Broadway debut brought her to the attention of George M. Cohan, who proceeded to cast her in numerous comic-relief roles in such musicals as Going Up (1917). Though she made her first film appearance in 1913, her Hollywood career began in earnest in 1931 and lasted until 1957. In her films she often played the wife of Guy Kibbee (Footlight Parade, Wonder Bar, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington). Among her roles was the part of Sister Michael in The Bells of St. Mary's, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Film
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★ 7.5 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Film
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★ 7.2 Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 · Film
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★ 6.8 The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Snake Pit
1948 · Film
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★ 6.8 Footlight Parade
1933 · Film
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★ 7.0 Autumn Leaves
1956 · Film
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★ 6.4 A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Film
Ruth Donnelly: movies and TV shows
Acting (86)
- 1957 The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
- 1956 Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
- 1955 The Spoilers
as Duchess
- 1955 A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
- 1952
- 1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
- 1951 The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
- 1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
- 1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
- 1948 The Snake Pit
as Ruth
- 1948 Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
- 1947 The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
- 1947 The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
- 1947 Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
- 1947 Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
- 1946 Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
- 1946 In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
- 1946 Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
- 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
- 1945 Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
- 1943 Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
- 1943 This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
- 1942 Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
- 1941 Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
- 1941 You Belong to Me
as Emma
- 1941 Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
- 1941 The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
- 1941 Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
- 1941 The Roundup
as Polly Hope
- 1941 Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
- 1940 Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
- 1940 Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
- 1940 My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
- 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
- 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
- 1939 The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
- 1938 Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
- 1938 Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson
- 1938 The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
- 1938 Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
- 1938 Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
- 1938 A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
- 1937 Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
- 1937 Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
- 1936 More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
- 1936 Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
- 1936 Fatal Lady
as Melba York
- 1936 13 Hours by Air
as Vi Johnson
- 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
- 1936 Song and Dance Man
as Patsy O'Madigan
- 1935 Personal Maid's Secret
as Lizzie
- 1935 Hands Across the Table
as Laura
- 1935 Red Salute
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
- 1935 Alibi Ike
as Bess
- 1935 Traveling Saleslady
as Mrs. Twitchell
- 1935 The White Cockatoo
as Mrs. Byng
- 1935 Maybe It's Love
as Florrie Sands
- 1934 Happiness Ahead
as Anna
- 1934 Romance in the Rain
as Miss Sparks
- 1934 Housewife
as Dora Wilson
- 1934 Merry Wives of Reno
as Lois
- 1934 Wonder Bar
as Emma Simpson
- 1934 Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
- 1934 Mandalay
as Mrs. George Peters
- 1933 Convention City
as Mrs. Ellerbe
- 1933 Havana Widows
as Mrs. Emily Jones
- 1933 Female
as Miss Frothingham
- 1933 Ever in My Heart
as Lizzie
- 1933 Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Gould
- 1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
- 1933 Goodbye Again
as Richview Hotel Maid
- 1933 Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
- 1933 Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
- 1933 Lilly Turner
as Edna Yokum
- 1933 Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
- 1933 Ladies They Talk About
as Noonan
- 1933 Hard to Handle
as Lil Waters
- 1933 Just Around the Corner
as Mrs. Sears
- 1932 Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
- 1932 Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
- 1932 Make Me a Star
as The Countess
- 1932 The Rainbow Trail
as Widow Abigail
- 1931 Wicked
as Fanny
- 1931 The Spider
as Mrs. Wimbledon
- 1927 Rubber Heels
as Fanny Pratt
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 1983
- 1944
- 1936
- 1933