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.
Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
Movie | Autumn Leaves | Liz Eckhart | 1956-08-01 |
Movie | A Lawless Street | Molly Higgins | 1955-11-15 |
Movie | The Spoilers | Duchess | 1955-12-23 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | I'd Climb the Highest Mountain | Glory White | 1951-02-17 |
Movie | The Secret of Convict Lake | Mary Fancher | 1951-07-29 |
Movie | The Wild Blue Yonder | Maj. Ida Winton | 1951-12-05 |
Movie | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Martha | 1950-07-07 |
Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | Kate Mulvey | 1948-05-12 |
Movie | The Snake Pit | Ruth | 1948-11-04 |
Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Minerva Van Dorn | 1947-06-19 |
Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Aunt Susan Beecher | 1947-08-08 |
Movie | The Fabulous Texan | Utopia Mills | 1947-11-09 |
Movie | Cinderella Jones | Cora Elliot | 1946-03-09 |
Movie | In Old Sacramento | Zebby Booker | 1946-05-31 |
Movie | Cross My Heart | Eve Harper | 1946-12-18 |
Movie | Pillow to Post | Mrs. Grace Wingate | 1945-06-09 |
Movie | The Bells of St. Mary's | Sister Michael | 1945-12-27 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1944 | Self | 1944-12-31 |
Movie | This Is the Army | Mrs. O'Brien | 1943-08-14 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Nurse Hamilton | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | Johnny Doughboy | Biggy Biggsworth | 1942-12-31 |
Movie | Model Wife | Mrs. Milo Everett | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | The Roundup | Polly Hope | 1941-04-03 |
Movie | The Gay Vagabond | Kate Dixon | 1941-05-12 |
Movie | Sailors on Leave | Aunt Navy | 1941-09-30 |
Movie | Rise and Shine | Mame Bacon | 1941-11-21 |
Movie | You Belong to Me | Emma | 1941-10-22 |
Movie | Scatterbrain | Miss Stevens | 1940-07-20 |
Movie | My Little Chickadee | Aunt Lou | 1940-02-09 |
Movie | Meet the Missus | Lil Higgins | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Emma Hopper | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | The Family Next Door | Mrs. Rose Pierce | 1939-03-30 |
Movie | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Effie Perkins | 1939-11-22 |
Movie | Army Girl | Leila Kennett | 1938-08-11 |
Movie | A Slight Case of Murder | Nora Marko | 1938-02-26 |
Movie | Personal Secretary | Grumpy | 1938-09-09 |
Movie | Annabel Takes a Tour | Josephine | 1938-11-10 |
Movie | Meet the Girls | Daisy Watson | 1938-10-06 |
Movie | The Affairs of Annabel | Josephine | 1938-09-09 |
Movie | Roaring Timber | Aunt Mary | 1937-07-03 |
Movie | Portia on Trial | Jane Wilkins | 1937-11-08 |
Movie | Song and Dance Man | Patsy O'Madigan | 1936-03-11 |
Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Mabel Dawson | 1936-04-09 |
Movie | 13 Hours by Air | Vi Johnson | 1936-04-30 |
Movie | More Than a Secretary | Helen Davis | 1936-12-10 |
Movie | Cain and Mabel | Aunt Mimi | 1936-09-26 |
Movie | Fatal Lady | Melba York | 1936-05-15 |
Movie | Traveling Saleslady | Mrs. Twitchell | 1935-03-28 |
Movie | The White Cockatoo | Mrs. Byng | 1935-01-29 |
Movie | Alibi Ike | Bess | 1935-06-15 |
Movie | Maybe It's Love | Florrie Sands | 1935-01-12 |
Movie | Red Salute | Mrs. Edith Rooney | 1935-09-12 |
Movie | Personal Maid's Secret | Lizzie | 1935-10-26 |
Movie | Hands Across the Table | Laura | 1935-10-18 |
Movie | Wonder Bar | Emma Simpson | 1934-03-31 |
Movie | Mandalay | Mrs. George Peters | 1934-02-10 |
Movie | Merry Wives of Reno | Lois | 1934-04-18 |
Movie | Heat Lightning | Mrs. Ashton-Ashley | 1934-03-01 |
Movie | Housewife | Dora Wilson | 1934-08-11 |
Movie | Happiness Ahead | Anna | 1934-10-27 |
Movie | Romance in the Rain | Miss Sparks | 1934-08-13 |
Movie | Lilly Turner | Edna Yokum | 1933-05-13 |
Movie | Private Detective 62 | Amy Moran | 1933-06-10 |
Movie | Employees' Entrance | Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary | 1933-02-11 |
Movie | Just Around the Corner | Mrs. Sears | 1933-01-17 |
Movie | How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points | 1933-08-04 | |
Movie | Hard to Handle | Lil Waters | 1933-01-28 |
Movie | Ladies They Talk About | Noonan | 1933-02-04 |
Movie | Convention City | Mrs. Ellerbe | 1933-12-14 |
Movie | Female | Miss Frothingham | 1933-11-11 |
Movie | Sing, Sinner, Sing | Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan | 1933-08-16 |
Movie | Ever in My Heart | Lizzie | 1933-10-28 |
Movie | Havana Widows | Mrs. Emily Jones | 1933-11-18 |
Movie | Footlight Parade | Mrs. Harriet Gould | 1933-10-21 |
Movie | Goodbye Again | Richview Hotel Maid | 1933-09-09 |
Movie | Bureau of Missing Persons | Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris | 1933-09-16 |
Movie | The Rainbow Trail | Widow Abigail | 1932-01-03 |
Movie | Make Me a Star | The Countess | 1932-07-01 |
Movie | Jewel Robbery | Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
Movie | Blessed Event | Miss Stevens | 1932-09-10 |
Movie | The Spider | Mrs. Wimbledon | 1931-09-23 |
Movie | Wicked | Fanny | 1931-10-04 |
Movie | Rubber Heels | Fanny Pratt | 1927-06-11 |