- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1896
- Place of Birth
- North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
- Died
- November 17, 1982
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 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
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Way to the Gold
1957 · Mrs. Williams
movieAutumn Leaves
1956 · Liz Eckhart
movieThe Spoilers
1955 · Duchess
movieA Lawless Street
1955 · Molly Higgins
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Ma Dolan
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · Maj. Ida Winton
movieThe Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · Mary Fancher
movieI'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951 · Glory White
movieWhere the Sidewalk Ends
1950 · Martha
movieThe Snake Pit
1948 · Ruth
movieFighting Father Dunne
1948 · Kate Mulvey
movieThe Fabulous Texan
1947 · Utopia Mills
movieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Aunt Susan Beecher
movieLittle Miss Broadway
1947 · Minerva Van Dorn
movieMillie's Daughter
1947 · Helen Reilly
movieCross My Heart
1946 · Eve Harper
movieIn Old Sacramento
1946 · Zebby Booker
movieCinderella Jones
1946 · Cora Elliot
movieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Sister Michael
moviePillow to Post
1945 · Mrs. Grace Wingate
movieBreakdowns of 1944
1944 · Self
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Nurse Hamilton
movieSleepy Lagoon
1943 · Sarah Rogers
movieThis Is the Army
1943 · Mrs. O'Brien
movieJohnny Doughboy
1942 · Biggy Biggsworth
movieRise and Shine
1941 · Mame Bacon
movieYou Belong to Me
1941 · Emma
movieSailors on Leave
1941 · Aunt Navy
movieThe Gay Vagabond
1941 · Kate Dixon
movieModel Wife
1941 · Mrs. Milo Everett
movieThe Roundup
1941 · Polly Hope
moviePetticoat Politics
1941 · Lil Higgins
movieMeet the Missus
1940 · Lil Higgins
movieScatterbrain
1940 · Miss Stevens
movieMy Little Chickadee
1940 · Aunt Lou
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Effie Perkins
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Emma Hopper
movieThe Family Next Door
1939 · Mrs. Rose Pierce
movieAnnabel Takes a Tour
1938 · Josephine
movieMeet the Girls
1938 · Daisy Watson
movieThe Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Josephine
moviePersonal Secretary
1938 · Grumpy
movieArmy Girl
1938 · Leila Kennett
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Nora Marko
moviePortia on Trial
1937 · Jane Wilkins
movieRoaring Timber
1937 · Aunt Mary
movieMore Than a Secretary
1936 · Helen Davis
movieCain and Mabel
1936 · Aunt Mimi
movieFatal Lady
1936 · Melba York
movie13 Hours by Air
1936 · Vi Johnson
movieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Mabel Dawson
movieSong and Dance Man
1936 · Patsy O'Madigan
movieBehind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936 · Self
moviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935 · Lizzie
movieHands Across the Table
1935 · Laura
movieRed Salute
1935 · Mrs. Edith Rooney
movieAlibi Ike
1935 · Bess
movieTraveling Saleslady
1935 · Mrs. Twitchell
movieThe White Cockatoo
1935 · Mrs. Byng
movieMaybe It's Love
1935 · Florrie Sands
movieHappiness Ahead
1934 · Anna
movieRomance in the Rain
1934 · Miss Sparks
movieHousewife
1934 · Dora Wilson
movieMerry Wives of Reno
1934 · Lois
movieWonder Bar
1934 · Emma Simpson
movieHeat Lightning
1934 · Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
movieMandalay
1934 · Mrs. George Peters
movieConvention City
1933 · Mrs. Ellerbe
movieHavana Widows
1933 · Mrs. Emily Jones
movieFemale
1933 · Miss Frothingham
movieEver in My Heart
1933 · Lizzie
movieFootlight Parade
1933 · Mrs. Gould
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933 · Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
movieGoodbye Again
1933 · Richview Hotel Maid
Sing, Sinner, Sing
movieSing, Sinner, Sing
1933 · Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
movieHow to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933 · Herself
moviePrivate Detective 62
1933 · Amy Moran
movieLilly Turner
1933 · Edna Yokum
movieEmployees' Entrance
1933 · Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
movieLadies They Talk About
1933 · Noonan
movieHard to Handle
1933 · Lil Waters
movieJust Around the Corner
1933 · Mrs. Sears
movieBlessed Event
1932 · Miss Stevens
movieJewel Robbery
1932 · Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
movieMake Me a Star
1932 · The Countess
movieThe Rainbow Trail
1932 · Widow Abigail
movieWicked
1931 · Fanny
movieThe Spider
1931 · Mrs. Wimbledon
movieRubber Heels
1927 · Fanny Pratt