Ruth Donnelly
Actor
- Born
- May 17, 1896 · North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
- Died
- November 17, 1982 (age 86)
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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.
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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.
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
October 19, 1939
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
April 9, 1936
Where the Sidewalk Ends
July 7, 1950
The Bells of St. Mary's
December 27, 1945
The Snake Pit
November 4, 1948
Footlight Parade
October 21, 1933
Autumn Leaves
August 1, 1956
A Slight Case of Murder
February 26, 1938
Jewel Robbery
July 8, 1932
Ladies They Talk About
February 4, 1933
Thank Your Lucky Stars
September 25, 1943
My Little Chickadee
February 9, 1940
Acting89
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957The Way to the Gold as Mrs. Williams
- 1956Autumn Leaves as Liz Eckhart
- 1955The Spoilers as Duchess
- 1955A Lawless Street as Molly Higgins
- 1951The Wild Blue Yonder as Maj. Ida Winton
- 1951The Secret of Convict Lake as Mary Fancher
- 1951I'd Climb the Highest Mountain as Glory White
- 1950Where the Sidewalk Ends as Martha
- 1948