Ruth Donnelly
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.
Known For
Emma Hopper
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Self
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
Mabel Dawson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Laura
Hands Across the Table
Sister Michael
The Bells of St. Mary's
Lil Higgins
Petticoat Politics
Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Jewel Robbery
Nora Marko
A Slight Case of Murder
Mrs. Harriet Gould
Footlight Parade
Mary Fancher
The Secret of Convict Lake
Aunt Lou
My Little Chickadee
Liz Eckhart
Autumn Leaves
Molly Higgins
A Lawless Street
Miss Stevens
Blessed Event
Mrs. O'Brien
This Is the Army
Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Employees' Entrance
Ruth
The Snake Pit
Martha
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Glory White
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Amy Moran
Private Detective 62
Aunt Susan Beecher
The Ghost Goes Wild
Miss Frothingham
Female
Edna Yokum
Lilly Turner
Lois
Merry Wives of Reno
Emma
You Belong to Me
Josephine
The Affairs of Annabel
Mrs. Grace Wingate
Pillow to Post
Bess
Alibi Ike
Emma Simpson
Wonder Bar
Lizzie
Personal Maid's Secret
Lizzie
Ever in My Heart
Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Effie Perkins
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Maj. Ida Winton
The Wild Blue Yonder
Aunt Mimi
Cain and Mabel
Dora Wilson
Housewife
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Helen Davis
More Than a Secretary
Florrie Sands
Maybe It's Love
Leila Kennett
Army Girl
Mrs. Byng
The White Cockatoo
Utopia Mills
The Fabulous Texan
Mrs. Williams
The Way to the Gold
Mrs. Sears
Just Around the Corner
Richview Hotel Maid
Goodbye Again
Mrs. Emily Jones
Havana Widows
Vi Johnson
13 Hours by Air
Mrs. Ellerbe
Convention City
Grumpy
Personal Secretary
Mrs. George Peters
Mandalay
Lil Waters
Hard to Handle
Miss Stevens
Scatterbrain
Josephine
Annabel Takes a Tour
Eve Harper
Cross My Heart
Kate Mulvey
Fighting Father Dunne
Mrs. Wimbledon
The Spider
Melba York
Fatal Lady
Anna
Happiness Ahead
Mrs. Rose Pierce
The Family Next Door
Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
Heat Lightning
Cora Elliot
Cinderella Jones
Noonan
Ladies They Talk About
Jane Wilkins
Portia on Trial
Kate Dixon
The Gay Vagabond
Aunt Navy
Sailors on Leave
Mrs. Twitchell
Traveling Saleslady
Patsy O'Madigan
Song and Dance Man
Polly Hope
The Roundup
The Countess
Make Me a Star
Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Bureau of Missing Persons
Mrs. Edith Rooney
Red Salute
Daisy Watson
Meet the Girls
Zebby Booker
In Old Sacramento
Duchess
The Spoilers
Mrs. Milo Everett
Model Wife
Minerva Van Dorn
Little Miss Broadway
Lil Higgins
Meet the Missus
Self
Breakdowns of 1944
Aunt Mary
Roaring Timber
Biggy Biggsworth
Johnny Doughboy
Herself
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
Fanny
Wicked
Mame Bacon
Rise and Shine
Miss Sparks
Romance in the Rain
Sarah Rogers
Sleepy Lagoon
Widow Abigail
The Rainbow Trail
Helen Reilly
Millie's Daughter
Nurse Hamilton
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Fanny Pratt
Rubber Heels
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-05-17
Place of Birth
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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