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Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Actor · Born 1896-05-17 · North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Emma Hopper
  2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Mabel Dawson
  3. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — Martha
  4. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) — Sister Michael
  5. The Snake Pit (1948) — Ruth
  6. Footlight Parade (1933) — Mrs. Gould
  7. Autumn Leaves (1956) — Liz Eckhart
  8. A Slight Case of Murder (1938) — Nora Marko
  9. Jewel Robbery (1932) — Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
  10. Ladies They Talk About (1933) — Noonan
  11. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) — Nurse Hamilton
  12. My Little Chickadee (1940) — Aunt Lou
  13. A Lawless Street (1955) — Molly Higgins
  14. Female (1933) — Miss Frothingham
  15. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) — Mary Fancher
  16. Employees' Entrance (1933) — Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
  17. Private Detective 62 (1933) — Amy Moran
  18. This Is the Army (1943) — Mrs. O'Brien
  19. Hands Across the Table (1935) — Laura
  20. Wonder Bar (1934) — Emma Simpson
  21. Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) — Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
  22. Mandalay (1934) — Mrs. George Peters
  23. Heat Lightning (1934) — Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
  24. Hard to Handle (1933) — Lil Waters
  25. You Belong to Me (1941) — Emma
  26. Cain and Mabel (1936) — Aunt Mimi
  27. Pillow to Post (1945) — Mrs. Grace Wingate
  28. Ever in My Heart (1933) — Lizzie
  29. Housewife (1934) — Dora Wilson
  30. Lilly Turner (1933) — Edna Yokum
  31. The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) — Effie Perkins
  32. More Than a Secretary (1936) — Helen Davis
  33. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) — Glory White
  34. Goodbye Again (1933) — Richview Hotel Maid
  35. Blessed Event (1932) — Miss Stevens
  36. The White Cockatoo (1935) — Mrs. Byng
  37. Portia on Trial (1937) — Jane Wilkins
  38. Red Salute (1935) — Mrs. Edith Rooney
  39. 13 Hours by Air (1936) — Vi Johnson
  40. Traveling Saleslady (1935) — Mrs. Twitchell