Ruth Donnelly
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-05-17
Day of Death
1982-11-17 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Ruth Donnelly
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
Acting
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1957)
The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
(1956)
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
(1955)
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
(1955)
The Spoilers
as Duchess
(1951)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
(1951)
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
(1951)
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
(1948)
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
(1948)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
(1947)
The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
(1947)
Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
(1947)
Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
(1946)
In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
(1946)
Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
(1945)
Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
(1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
(1944)
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
(1943)
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
(1942)
Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
(1941)
Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
(1941)
Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
(1941)
The Roundup
as Polly Hope
(1941)
You Belong to Me
as Emma
(1941)
The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
(1941)
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
(1941)
Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
(1940)
Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
(1940)
Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
(1939)
The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
(1938)
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
(1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
(1938)
The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
(1938)
Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson
(1938)
Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
(1937)
Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
(1937)
Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
(1936)
Song and Dance Man
as Patsy O'Madigan
(1936)
Fatal Lady
as Melba York
(1936)
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
(1936)
13 Hours by Air
as Vi Johnson
(1936)
More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
(1935)
Alibi Ike
as Bess
(1935)
Personal Maid's Secret
as Lizzie
(1935)
Red Salute
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Mrs. Twitchell
(1935)
Maybe It's Love
as Florrie Sands
(1935)
The White Cockatoo
as Mrs. Byng
(1935)
Hands Across the Table
as Laura
(1934)
Wonder Bar
as Emma Simpson
(1934)
Mandalay
as Mrs. George Peters
(1934)
Happiness Ahead
as Anna
(1934)
Merry Wives of Reno
as Lois
(1934)
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
(1934)
Romance in the Rain
as Miss Sparks
(1934)
Housewife
as Dora Wilson
(1933)
Lilly Turner
as Edna Yokum
(1933)
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Herself
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
(1933)
Hard to Handle
as Lil Waters
(1933)
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
(1933)
Goodbye Again
as Richview Hotel Maid
(1933)
Ladies They Talk About
as Noonan
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
(1933)
Female
as Miss Frothingham
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Mrs. Emily Jones
(1933)
Ever in My Heart
as Lizzie
(1933)
Convention City
as Mrs. Ellerbe
(1933)
Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
(1933)
Just Around the Corner
as Mrs. Sears
(1932)
Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
(1932)
The Rainbow Trail
as Widow Abigail
(1932)
Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as The Countess
(1931)
The Spider
as Mrs. Wimbledon
(1931)
Wicked
as Fanny
(1927)
Rubber Heels
as Fanny Pratt