Ruth Donnelly
Acting
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
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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
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
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
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
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
movieRed Salute
1935
Mrs. Edith Rooney
movieTraveling Saleslady
1935
Mrs. Twitchell
movieThe White Cockatoo
1935
Mrs. Byng
movieMaybe It's Love
1935
Florrie Sands
movieRomance in the Rain
1934
Miss Sparks
movieHousewife
1934
Dora Wilson
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
movieFootlight Parade
1933
Mrs. Gould
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
movieGoodbye Again
1933
Richview Hotel Maid
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
moviePrivate Detective 62
1933
Amy Moran
movieLilly Turner
1933
Edna Yokum
movieEmployees' Entrance
1933
Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
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