Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 17, 1896
Place of Birth:
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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Ruth Donnelly
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Way to the Gold | Mrs. Williams |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves | Liz Eckhart |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Molly Higgins |
| 1955 | The Spoilers | Duchess |
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Mary Fancher |
| 1951 | I'd Climb the Highest Mountain | Glory White |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder | Maj. Ida Winton |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Martha |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Ruth |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | Kate Mulvey |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Aunt Susan Beecher |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan | Utopia Mills |
| 1947 | Little Miss Broadway | Minerva Van Dorn |
| 1947 | Millie's Daughter | Helen Reilly |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart | Eve Harper |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones | Cora Elliot |
| 1946 | In Old Sacramento | Zebby Booker |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Sister Michael |
| 1945 | Pillow to Post | Mrs. Grace Wingate |
| 1944 | Breakdowns of 1944 | Self |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Mrs. O'Brien |
| 1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | Sarah Rogers |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Nurse Hamilton |
| 1942 | Johnny Doughboy | Biggy Biggsworth |
| 1941 | Petticoat Politics | Lil Higgins |
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Emma |
| 1941 | The Gay Vagabond | Kate Dixon |
| 1941 | Sailors on Leave | Aunt Navy |
| 1941 | The Roundup | Polly Hope |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Mrs. Milo Everett |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine | Mame Bacon |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Aunt Lou |
| 1940 | Scatterbrain | Miss Stevens |
| 1940 | Meet the Missus | Lil Higgins |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Emma Hopper |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Effie Perkins |
| 1939 | The Family Next Door | Mrs. Rose Pierce |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Nora Marko |
| 1938 | The Affairs of Annabel | Josephine |
| 1938 | Army Girl | Leila Kennett |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Grumpy |
| 1938 | Annabel Takes a Tour | Josephine |
| 1938 | Meet the Girls | Daisy Watson |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial | Jane Wilkins |
| 1937 | Roaring Timber | Aunt Mary |
| 1936 | Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel | Self |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Mabel Dawson |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Aunt Mimi |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary | Helen Davis |
| 1936 | 13 Hours by Air | Vi Johnson |
| 1936 | Fatal Lady | Melba York |
| 1936 | Song and Dance Man | Patsy O'Madigan |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | Laura |
| 1935 | Alibi Ike | Bess |
| 1935 | Personal Maid's Secret | Lizzie |
| 1935 | Maybe It's Love | Florrie Sands |
| 1935 | The White Cockatoo | Mrs. Byng |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Mrs. Twitchell |
| 1935 | Red Salute | Mrs. Edith Rooney |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno | Lois |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar | Emma Simpson |
| 1934 | Housewife | Dora Wilson |
| 1934 | Mandalay | Mrs. George Peters |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Anna |
| 1934 | Heat Lightning | Mrs. Ashton-Ashley |
| 1934 | Romance in the Rain | Miss Sparks |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Mrs. Harriet Gould |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance | Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Amy Moran |
| 1933 | Female | Miss Frothingham |
| 1933 | Lilly Turner | Edna Yokum |
| 1933 | Ever in My Heart | Lizzie |
| 1933 | Sing, Sinner, Sing | Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan |
| 1933 | Just Around the Corner | Mrs. Sears |
| 1933 | Goodbye Again | Richview Hotel Maid |
| 1933 | Havana Widows | Mrs. Emily Jones |
| 1933 | Convention City | Mrs. Ellerbe |
| 1933 | Hard to Handle | Lil Waters |
| 1933 | Ladies They Talk About | Noonan |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris |
| 1933 | How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points | Herself |
| 1932 | Jewel Robbery | Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blessed Event | Miss Stevens |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | The Countess |
| 1932 | The Rainbow Trail | Widow Abigail |
| 1931 | The Spider | Mrs. Wimbledon |
| 1931 | Wicked | Fanny |
| 1927 | Rubber Heels | Fanny Pratt |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Ma Dolan |