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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
1957
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
1956
The Spoilers
as Duchess
1955
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
1955
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
1951
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
1951
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
1950
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
1948
The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
1947
Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
1947
Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
1947
Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
1946
In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
1946
Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
1945
Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
1945
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
1943
Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
1943
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
1943
Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
1942
Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
1941
You Belong to Me
as Emma
1941
Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
1941
The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
1941
Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
1941
The Roundup
as Polly Hope
1941
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
1941
Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
1940
Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
1940
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
1940
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
1939
The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
1939
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
1938
Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson
1938
The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
1938
Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
1938
Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
1938
Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
1937
Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
1937
More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
1936
Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
1936
Fatal Lady
as Melba York
1936
