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Ruth Donnelly

Acting

Born May 17, 1896 · North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Died November 17, 1982

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.

Filmography27 titles

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Emma Hopper

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936as Mabel Dawson

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950as Martha

Heat Lightning

1934as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

The Snake Pit

1948as Ruth

Autumn Leaves

1956as Liz Eckhart

Hard to Handle

1933as Lil Waters

Blessed Event

1932as Miss Stevens

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945as Sister Michael

Footlight Parade

1933as Mrs. Harriet Gould

More Than a Secretary

1936as Helen Davis

My Little Chickadee

1940as Aunt Lou

Sing, Sinner, Sing

1933as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan

Jewel Robbery

1932as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938as Nora Marko

Cain and Mabel

1936as Aunt Mimi

Female

1933as Miss Frothingham

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943as Nurse Hamilton

Ladies They Talk About

1933as Noonan

Private Detective 62

1933as Amy Moran

The White Cockatoo

1935as Mrs. Byng

Mandalay

1934as Mrs. George Peters

This Is the Army

1943as Mrs. O'Brien

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938as Josephine

A Lawless Street

1955as Molly Higgins

The Spoilers

1955as Duchess

Cavalcade of America

as Ma Dolan