Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

b. 1896 — d. 1982 (aged 86) North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Actress Soundtrack

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

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Filmography

Busby Berkeley

1974 Self Actress

The Way to the Gold

The Way to the Gold

Autumn Leaves

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

The Fabulous Texan

The Fabulous Texan

The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

In Old Sacramento

In Old Sacramento

Cross My Heart

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

Pillow to Post

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

Sleepy Lagoon

Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

Rise and Shine

Model Wife

The Round Up

Petticoat Politics

Petticoat Politics

Sailors on Leave

Sailors on Leave

The Gay Vagabond

The Gay Vagabond

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

Scatterbrain

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Family Next Door

The Family Next Door

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour

Army Girl

Meet the Girls

Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary

Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

Roaring Timber

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Cain and Mabel

More Than a Secretary

More Than a Secretary

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

Fatal Lady

Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

Hands Across the Table

Hands Across the Table

Alibi Ike

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

Personal Maid's Secret

Personal Maid's Secret

Red Salute

The White Cockatoo

The White Cockatoo

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

Heat Lightning

Mandalay

Housewife

Wonder Bar

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

Female

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

Hard to Handle

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

Goodbye Again

Lilly Turner

Havana Widows

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

Sing Sinner Sing

Sing Sinner Sing

Convention City

Convention City

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933 Self Actress

Blessed Event

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

Transatlantic

Wicked

Rubber Heels

Saved by a Song

Saved by a Song

The Man Who Lost, But Won

The Lady of the Island

The Skull

In All Things Moderation

When the Heart Calls

The Tenth Commandment

The Tenth Commandment

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