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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 17, 1896
Died
November 17, 1982
Place of Birth
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Ruth Donnelly
0.4 Popularity
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
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
0.0
Mrs. Williams
The Way to the Gold
1957
7.0
Liz Eckhart
Autumn Leaves
1956
4.8
Duchess
The Spoilers
1955
5.4
Molly Higgins
A Lawless Street
1955
3.5
Ma Dolan
Cavalcade of America
1952
6.0
Maj. Ida Winton
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
6.6
Mary Fancher
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
6.6
Glory White
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
7.2
Martha
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
Credits
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
1957
0.0
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
1956
7.0
The Spoilers
as Duchess
1955
4.8
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
1955
5.4
Cavalcade of America
as Ma Dolan
1952
3.5
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
1951
6.0
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
1951
6.6
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
1951
6.6
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
1950
7.2
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
1948
7.1
Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
1948
6.0
The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
1947
4.0
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
1947
5.0
Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
1947
0.0
Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
1947
1.0
Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
1946
0.0
In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
1946
6.0
Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
1946
3.3
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
1945
6.8
Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
1945
5.5
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
1944
6.5
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
1943
6.1
Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
1943
4.5
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
1943
5.8
Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
1942
5.4
Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
1941
6.0
You Belong to Me
as Emma
1941
5.8
Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
1941
0.0
The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
1941
0.0
Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
1941
0.0
The Roundup
as Polly Hope
1941
8.0
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
1941
0.0
Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
1940
0.0
Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
1940
0.0
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
1940
6.4
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
1939
5.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
1939
7.9
The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
1939
5.2
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
1938
5.0
Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson
1938
4.5
The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
1938
4.0
Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
1938
0.0
Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
1938
6.0
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
1938
6.2
Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
1937
5.4
Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
1937
5.0
More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
1936
6.4
Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
1936
6.1
Fatal Lady
as Melba York
1936
0.0
13 Hours by Air
as Vi Johnson
1936
4.3
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
1936
7.5
Song and Dance Man
as Patsy O'Madigan
1936
0.0
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
as Self
1936
6.0
Personal Maid's Secret
as Lizzie
1935
5.5
Hands Across the Table
as Laura
1935
6.8
Red Salute
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
1935
5.6
Alibi Ike
as Bess
1935
5.8
Traveling Saleslady
as Mrs. Twitchell
1935
5.9
The White Cockatoo
as Mrs. Byng
1935
5.3
Maybe It's Love
as Florrie Sands
1935
6.0
Happiness Ahead
as Anna
1934
6.0
Romance in the Rain
as Miss Sparks
1934
0.0
Housewife
as Dora Wilson
1934
7.6
Merry Wives of Reno
as Lois
1934
4.8
Wonder Bar
as Emma Simpson
1934
6.1
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
1934
6.7
Mandalay
as Mrs. George Peters
1934
5.9
Convention City
as Mrs. Ellerbe
1933
3.7
Havana Widows
as Mrs. Emily Jones
1933
5.8
Female
as Miss Frothingham
1933
6.3
Ever in My Heart
as Lizzie
1933
5.3
Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
1933
6.9
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
1933
5.8
Goodbye Again
as Richview Hotel Maid
1933
5.0
🎬
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
1933
4.0
🎬
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Herself
1933
0.0
Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
1933
6.1
Lilly Turner
as Edna Yokum
1933
5.6
Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
1933
6.3
Ladies They Talk About
as Noonan
1933
6.1
Hard to Handle
as Lil Waters
1933
6.9
Just Around the Corner
as Mrs. Sears
1933
6.0
Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
1932
6.5
Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
1932
6.5
Make Me a Star
as The Countess
1932
5.5
The Rainbow Trail
as Widow Abigail
1932
0.0
Wicked
as Fanny
1931
4.7
The Spider
as Mrs. Wimbledon
1931
6.0
Rubber Heels
as Fanny Pratt
1927
0.0