Ruth Donnelly
Age: 86 | From: North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1896-05-17 16:31:28
Death: 1982-11-17 16:31:28
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Ma Dolan
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950) Martha
The Snake Pit
(1948) Ruth
Autumn Leaves
(1956) Liz Eckhart
Ladies They Talk About
(1933) Noonan
A Lawless Street
(1955) Molly Higgins
The Secret of Convict Lake
(1951) Mary Fancher
Mandalay
(1934) Mrs. George PetersActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Mrs. Williams | |
| 1956 | Liz Eckhart | |
| 1955 | Duchess | |
| Molly Higgins | ||
| 1952 | Ma Dolan | |
| 1951 | Maj. Ida Winton | |
| Mary Fancher | ||
| Glory White | ||
| 1950 | Martha | |
| 1948 | Ruth | |
| Kate Mulvey | ||
| 1947 | Utopia Mills | |
| Aunt Susan Beecher | ||
| Minerva Van Dorn | ||
| Helen Reilly | ||
| 1946 | Eve Harper | |
| Zebby Booker | ||
| Cora Elliot | ||
| 1945 | Sister Michael | |
| Mrs. Grace Wingate | ||
| 1944 | Self | |
| 1943 | Nurse Hamilton | |
| Sarah Rogers | ||
| Mrs. O'Brien | ||
| 1942 | Biggy Biggsworth | |
| 1941 | Mame Bacon | |
| Emma | ||
| Aunt Navy | ||
| Kate Dixon | ||
| Mrs. Milo Everett | ||
| Polly Hope | ||
| Lil Higgins | ||
| 1940 | Lil Higgins | |
| Miss Stevens | ||
| Aunt Lou | ||
| 1939 | Effie Perkins | |
| Emma Hopper | ||
| Mrs. Rose Pierce | ||
| 1938 | Josephine | |
| Daisy Watson | ||
| Grumpy | ||
| Josephine | ||
| Leila Kennett | ||
| Nora Marko | ||
| 1937 | Jane Wilkins | |
| Aunt Mary | ||
| 1936 | Helen Davis | |
| Aunt Mimi | ||
| Melba York | ||
| Vi Johnson | ||
| Mabel Dawson | ||
| Patsy O'Madigan | ||
| Self | ||
| 1935 | Lizzie | |
| Laura | ||
| Mrs. Edith Rooney | ||
| Bess | ||
| Mrs. Twitchell | ||
| Mrs. Byng | ||
| Florrie Sands | ||
| 1934 | Anna | |
| Miss Sparks | ||
| Dora Wilson | ||
| Lois | ||
| Emma Simpson | ||
| Mrs. Ashton-Ashley | ||
| Mrs. George Peters | ||
| 1933 | Mrs. Ellerbe | |
| Mrs. Emily Jones | ||
| Miss Frothingham | ||
| Lizzie | ||
| Mrs. Harriet Gould | ||
| Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris | ||
| Richview Hotel Maid | ||
| Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Amy Moran | ||
| Edna Yokum | ||
| Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary | ||
| Noonan | ||
| Lil Waters | ||
| Mrs. Sears | ||
| 1932 | Miss Stevens | |
| Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited) | ||
| The Countess | ||
| Widow Abigail | ||
| 1931 | Fanny | |
| Mrs. Wimbledon | ||
| 1927 | Fanny Pratt | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
