8.0
8.0
The Roundup
1941
as Polly Hope
Ruth Donnelly
Acting
Born:May 17, 1896
Died:November 17, 1982(aged 86)
Birthplace:North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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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 (88 movies)
7.8
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Emma Hopper
7.7
7.7
Housewife
1934
as Dora Wilson
7.5
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Mabel Dawson
7.2
7.2
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Martha
7.1
7.1
The Snake Pit
1948
as Ruth
7.0
7.0
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Liz Eckhart
6.9
6.9
Hard to Handle
1933
as Lil Waters
6.9
6.9
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Laura
6.8
6.8
Footlight Parade
1933
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
6.8
6.8
Heat Lightning
1934
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
6.8
6.8
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sister Michael
6.6
6.6
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Mary Fancher
6.6
6.6
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
as Glory White
6.5
6.5
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
6.5
6.5
Blessed Event
1932
as Miss Stevens
6.4
6.4
More Than a Secretary
1936
as Helen Davis
6.4
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Aunt Lou
6.4
6.4
Jewel Robbery
1932
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Nora Marko
6.2
6.2
Female
1933
as Miss Frothingham
6.1
6.1
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Noonan
6.1
6.1
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Aunt Mimi
6.1
6.1
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
6.0
6.0
The Spider
1931
as Mrs. Wimbledon
6.0
6.0
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Anna
6.0
6.0
Army Girl
1938
as Leila Kennett
6.0
6.0
Maybe It's Love
1935
as Florrie Sands
6.0
6.0
Just Around the Corner
1933
as Mrs. Sears
6.0
6.0
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Kate Mulvey
6.0
6.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Maj. Ida Winton
6.0
6.0
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936
as Self
6.0
6.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Nurse Hamilton
6.0
6.0
Rise and Shine
1941
as Mame Bacon
6.0
6.0
In Old Sacramento
1946
as Zebby Booker
5.9
5.9
Private Detective 62
1933
as Amy Moran
5.9
5.9
Wonder Bar
1934
as Emma Simpson
5.8
5.8
You Belong to Me
1941
as Emma
5.8
5.8
Havana Widows
1933
as Mrs. Emily Jones
5.8
5.8
Alibi Ike
1935
as Bess
5.8
5.8
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Effie Perkins
5.6
5.6
This Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. O'Brien
5.6
5.6
Red Salute
1935
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
5.6
5.6
Mandalay
1934
as Mrs. George Peters
5.6
5.6
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
5.5
5.5
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Mrs. Twitchell
5.5
5.5
Make Me a Star
1932
as The Countess
5.5
5.5
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Lizzie
5.4
5.4
Portia on Trial
1937
as Jane Wilkins
5.4
5.4
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Biggy Biggsworth
5.4
5.4
The White Cockatoo
1935
as Mrs. Byng
5.3
5.3
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Lizzie
5.3
5.3
A Lawless Street
1955
as Molly Higgins
5.3
5.3
Pillow to Post
1945
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
5.2
5.2
The Family Next Door
1939
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
5.1
5.1
Lilly Turner
1933
as Edna Yokum
5.0
5.0
The Spoilers
1955
as Duchess
5.0
5.0
Roaring Timber
1937
as Aunt Mary
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Aunt Susan Beecher
5.0
5.0
Scatterbrain
1940
as Miss Stevens
5.0
5.0
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Josephine
5.0
5.0
Model Wife
1941
as Mrs. Milo Everett
4.7
4.7
Wicked
1931
as Fanny
4.6
4.6
13 Hours by Air
1936
as Vi Johnson
4.6
4.6
Goodbye Again
1933
as Richview Hotel Maid
4.0
4.0
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Lois
4.0
4.0
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
4.0
4.0
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Utopia Mills
4.0
4.0
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Josephine
4.0
4.0
Meet the Girls
1938
as Daisy Watson
4.0
4.0
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Sarah Rogers
3.0
3.0
Convention City
1933
as Mrs. Ellerbe
2.8
2.8
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Cora Elliot
1.0
1.0
Millie's Daughter
1947
as Helen Reilly
The Gay Vagabond
1941
as Kate Dixon
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Aunt Navy
Song and Dance Man
1936
as Patsy O'Madigan
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Minerva Van Dorn
Meet the Missus
1940
as Lil Higgins
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933
as Herself
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Miss Sparks
Petticoat Politics
1941
as Lil Higgins
The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Widow Abigail
Rubber Heels
1927
as Fanny Pratt
Fatal Lady
1936
as Melba York
Cross My Heart
1946
as Eve Harper
Personal Secretary
1938
as Grumpy
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Mrs. Williams
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