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Ruth Donnelly
- Name: Ruth Donnelly
- Birthday: 1896-05-17
- Place of birth: North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
- Popularity: 1.883
Biography:
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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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| The Way to the Gold as Mrs. Williams | 1957-05-10 |
| Autumn Leaves as Liz Eckhart | 1956-08-01 |
| The Spoilers as Duchess | 1955-12-23 |
| A Lawless Street as Molly Higgins | 1955-11-15 |
| The Wild Blue Yonder as Maj. Ida Winton | 1951-12-05 |
| The Secret of Convict Lake as Mary Fancher | 1951-07-29 |
| I'd Climb the Highest Mountain as Glory White | 1951-02-17 |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends as Martha | 1950-07-07 |
| The Snake Pit as Ruth | 1948-11-04 |
| Fighting Father Dunne as Kate Mulvey | 1948-05-12 |
| The Fabulous Texan as Utopia Mills | 1947-11-09 |
| The Ghost Goes Wild as Aunt Susan Beecher | 1947-08-08 |
| Little Miss Broadway as Minerva Van Dorn | 1947-06-19 |
| Millie's Daughter as Helen Reilly | 1947-03-20 |
| Cross My Heart as Eve Harper | 1946-12-18 |
| In Old Sacramento as Zebby Booker | 1946-05-31 |
| Cinderella Jones as Cora Elliot | 1946-03-09 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's as Sister Michael | 1945-12-27 |
| Pillow to Post as Mrs. Grace Wingate | 1945-06-09 |
| Breakdowns of 1944 as Self | 1944-12-31 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars as Nurse Hamilton | 1943-09-25 |
| Sleepy Lagoon as Sarah Rogers | 1943-09-05 |
| This Is the Army as Mrs. O'Brien | 1943-08-14 |
| Johnny Doughboy as Biggy Biggsworth | 1942-12-31 |
| Rise and Shine as Mame Bacon | 1941-11-21 |
| You Belong to Me as Emma | 1941-10-22 |
| Sailors on Leave as Aunt Navy | 1941-09-30 |
| The Gay Vagabond as Kate Dixon | 1941-05-12 |
| Model Wife as Mrs. Milo Everett | 1941-04-17 |
| The Roundup as Polly Hope | 1941-04-03 |
| Petticoat Politics as Lil Higgins | 1941-01-31 |
| Meet the Missus as Lil Higgins | 1940-11-29 |
| Scatterbrain as Miss Stevens | 1940-07-20 |
| My Little Chickadee as Aunt Lou | 1940-02-09 |
| The Amazing Mr. Williams as Effie Perkins | 1939-11-22 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Emma Hopper | 1939-10-19 |
| The Family Next Door as Mrs. Rose Pierce | 1939-03-30 |
| Annabel Takes a Tour as Josephine | 1938-11-10 |
| Meet the Girls as Daisy Watson | 1938-10-06 |
| Personal Secretary as Grumpy | 1938-09-09 |
| The Affairs of Annabel as Josephine | 1938-09-09 |
| Army Girl as Leila Kennett | 1938-08-11 |
| A Slight Case of Murder as Nora Marko | 1938-02-26 |
| Portia on Trial as Jane Wilkins | 1937-11-08 |
| Roaring Timber as Aunt Mary | 1937-07-03 |
| More Than a Secretary as Helen Davis | 1936-12-10 |
| Cain and Mabel as Aunt Mimi | 1936-09-26 |
| Fatal Lady as Melba York | 1936-05-15 |
| 13 Hours by Air as Vi Johnson | 1936-04-30 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Mabel Dawson | 1936-04-09 |
| Song and Dance Man as Patsy O'Madigan | 1936-03-11 |
| Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel as Self | 1936-01-01 |
| Personal Maid's Secret as Lizzie | 1935-10-26 |
| Hands Across the Table as Laura | 1935-10-18 |
| Red Salute as Mrs. Edith Rooney | 1935-09-12 |
| Alibi Ike as Bess | 1935-06-15 |
| Traveling Saleslady as Mrs. Twitchell | 1935-03-28 |
| The White Cockatoo as Mrs. Byng | 1935-01-29 |
| Maybe It's Love as Florrie Sands | 1935-01-12 |
| Happiness Ahead as Anna | 1934-10-27 |
| Romance in the Rain as Miss Sparks | 1934-08-13 |
| Housewife as Dora Wilson | 1934-08-11 |
| Merry Wives of Reno as Lois | 1934-04-18 |
| Wonder Bar as Emma Simpson | 1934-03-31 |
| Heat Lightning as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley | 1934-03-01 |
| Mandalay as Mrs. George Peters | 1934-02-10 |
| Convention City as Mrs. Ellerbe | 1933-12-14 |
| Havana Widows as Mrs. Emily Jones | 1933-11-18 |
| Female as Miss Frothingham | 1933-11-11 |
| Ever in My Heart as Lizzie | 1933-10-28 |
| Footlight Parade as Mrs. Harriet Gould | 1933-10-21 |
| Bureau of Missing Persons as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris | 1933-09-16 |
| Goodbye Again as Richview Hotel Maid | 1933-09-09 |
| Sing, Sinner, Sing as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan | 1933-08-16 |
| How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points as Herself | 1933-08-04 |
| Private Detective 62 as Amy Moran | 1933-06-10 |
| Lilly Turner as Edna Yokum | 1933-05-13 |
| Employees' Entrance as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary | 1933-02-11 |
| Ladies They Talk About as Noonan | 1933-02-04 |
| Hard to Handle as Lil Waters | 1933-01-28 |
| Just Around the Corner as Mrs. Sears | 1933-01-17 |
| Blessed Event as Miss Stevens | 1932-09-10 |
| Jewel Robbery as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
| Make Me a Star as The Countess | 1932-07-01 |
| The Rainbow Trail as Widow Abigail | 1932-01-03 |
| Wicked as Fanny | 1931-10-04 |
| The Spider as Mrs. Wimbledon | 1931-09-23 |
| Rubber Heels as Fanny Pratt | 1927-06-11 |
