Ruth Donnelly
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1896-05-17
- Died
- 1982-11-17
- Place of birth
- North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (89)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Emma Hopper
Heat Lightning
1934
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
The Spoilers
1955
as Duchess
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Mabel Dawson
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Martha
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Sarah Rogers
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Lil Higgins
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Liz Eckhart
Havana Widows
1933
as Mrs. Emily Jones
Footlight Parade
1933
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
Red Salute
1935
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
A Lawless Street
1955
as Molly Higgins
The Roundup
1941
as Polly Hope
Lilly Turner
1933
as Edna Yokum
Army Girl
1938
as Leila Kennett
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Josephine
Rubber Heels
1927
as Fanny Pratt
The Snake Pit
1948
as Ruth
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Mary Fancher
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Aunt Lou
Wicked
1931
as Fanny
Wonder Bar
1934
as Emma Simpson
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Nora Marko
Housewife
1934
as Dora Wilson
Scatterbrain
1940
as Miss Stevens
This Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. O'Brien
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Nurse Hamilton
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Mrs. Twitchell
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Laura
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sister Michael
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Noonan
You Belong to Me
1941
as Emma
13 Hours by Air
1936
as Vi Johnson
Jewel Robbery
1932
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Rise and Shine
1941
as Mame Bacon
Mandalay
1934
as Mrs. George Peters
More Than a Secretary
1936
as Helen Davis
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
as Glory White
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Aunt Mimi
Private Detective 62
1933
as Amy Moran
Alibi Ike
1935
as Bess
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Model Wife
1941
as Mrs. Milo Everett
The Spider
1931
as Mrs. Wimbledon
In Old Sacramento
1946
as Zebby Booker
Convention City
1933
as Mrs. Ellerbe
Hard to Handle
1933
as Lil Waters
Millie's Daughter
1947
as Helen Reilly
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Biggy Biggsworth
Blessed Event
1932
as Miss Stevens
Female
1933
as Miss Frothingham
Maybe It's Love
1935
as Florrie Sands
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Goodbye Again
1933
as Richview Hotel Maid
Pillow to Post
1945
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Aunt Navy
Roaring Timber
1937
as Aunt Mary
Portia on Trial
1937
as Jane Wilkins
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Cora Elliot
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Aunt Susan Beecher
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Maj. Ida Winton
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Effie Perkins
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Mrs. Williams
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Kate Mulvey
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Josephine
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Lizzie
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Minerva Van Dorn
Song and Dance Man
1936
as Patsy O'Madigan
Make Me a Star
1932
as The Countess
Personal Secretary
1938
as Grumpy
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Miss Sparks
The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Widow Abigail
The White Cockatoo
1935
as Mrs. Byng
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Anna
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Utopia Mills
Meet the Missus
1940
as Lil Higgins
Fatal Lady
1936
as Melba York
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933
as Herself
Cross My Heart
1946
as Eve Harper
Just Around the Corner
1933
as Mrs. Sears
The Gay Vagabond
1941
as Kate Dixon
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Lizzie
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Lois
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
The Family Next Door
1939
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936
as Self
Meet the Girls
1938
as Daisy Watson
About Ruth Donnelly
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… With 90 credits spanning from 1927 to 1983, Ruth Donnelly has appeared in 89 films and 1 TV show.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Emma Hopper
- Heat Lightning (1934) — as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
- The Spoilers (1955) — as Duchess
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — as Mabel Dawson
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — as Martha
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