Ruth Donnelly

Born: 1896-05-17 in North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Died: 1982-11-17

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

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
The Spoilers as Duchess

1947

Millie's Daughter as Helen Reilly
The Fabulous Texan as Utopia Mills
The Ghost Goes Wild as Aunt Susan Beecher
Little Miss Broadway as Minerva Van Dorn

1946

In Old Sacramento as Zebby Booker
Cross My Heart as Eve Harper
Cinderella Jones as Cora Elliot

1945

The Bells of St. Mary's as Sister Michael
Pillow to Post as Mrs. Grace Wingate

1944

Breakdowns of 1944 as Self

1943

This Is the Army as Mrs. O'Brien
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Nurse Hamilton
Sleepy Lagoon as Sarah Rogers

1942

Johnny Doughboy as Biggy Biggsworth

1941

Petticoat Politics as Lil Higgins
Model Wife as Mrs. Milo Everett
The Gay Vagabond as Kate Dixon
You Belong to Me as Emma
Rise and Shine as Mame Bacon
Sailors on Leave as Aunt Navy
The Roundup as Polly Hope

1940

Scatterbrain as Miss Stevens
My Little Chickadee as Aunt Lou
Meet the Missus as Lil Higgins

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Emma Hopper
The Amazing Mr. Williams as Effie Perkins
The Family Next Door as Mrs. Rose Pierce

1938

Army Girl as Leila Kennett
A Slight Case of Murder as Nora Marko
Meet the Girls as Daisy Watson
Personal Secretary as Grumpy
The Affairs of Annabel as Josephine
Annabel Takes a Tour as Josephine

1937

Portia on Trial as Jane Wilkins
Roaring Timber as Aunt Mary

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Mabel Dawson
Song and Dance Man as Patsy O'Madigan
13 Hours by Air as Vi Johnson
Cain and Mabel as Aunt Mimi
Fatal Lady as Melba York
More Than a Secretary as Helen Davis
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel as Self

1935

Hands Across the Table as Laura
Personal Maid's Secret as Lizzie
Maybe It's Love as Florrie Sands
Alibi Ike as Bess
Traveling Saleslady as Mrs. Twitchell
The White Cockatoo as Mrs. Byng
Red Salute as Mrs. Edith Rooney

1934

Housewife as Dora Wilson
Wonder Bar as Emma Simpson
Happiness Ahead as Anna
Heat Lightning as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
Romance in the Rain as Miss Sparks
Mandalay as Mrs. George Peters
Merry Wives of Reno as Lois

1933

Footlight Parade as Mrs. Gould
Convention City as Mrs. Ellerbe
Ever in My Heart as Lizzie
Ladies They Talk About as Noonan
Just Around the Corner as Mrs. Sears
Sing, Sinner, Sing as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
Female as Miss Frothingham
Lilly Turner as Edna Yokum
Bureau of Missing Persons as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Hard to Handle as Lil Waters
Employees' Entrance as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Havana Widows as Mrs. Emily Jones
Private Detective 62 as Amy Moran
Goodbye Again as Richview Hotel Maid
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points as Herself

1932

Jewel Robbery as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Make Me a Star as The Countess
Blessed Event as Miss Stevens
The Rainbow Trail as Widow Abigail

1931

The Spider as Mrs. Wimbledon
Wicked as Fanny

1927

Rubber Heels as Fanny Pratt