1896-05-17 North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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The Way to the Gold | Mrs. Williams | 1957-05-10 |
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Autumn Leaves | Liz Eckhart | 1956-08-01 |
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The Spoilers | Duchess | 1955-12-23 |
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A Lawless Street | Molly Higgins | 1955-11-15 |
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The Wild Blue Yonder | Maj. Ida Winton | 1951-12-05 |
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The Secret of Convict Lake | Mary Fancher | 1951-07-29 |
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I'd Climb the Highest Mountain | Glory White | 1951-02-17 |
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Where the Sidewalk Ends | Martha | 1950-07-07 |
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The Snake Pit | Ruth | 1948-11-04 |
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Fighting Father Dunne | Kate Mulvey | 1948-05-12 |
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Millie's Daughter | Helen Reilly | 1947-03-20 |
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The Ghost Goes Wild | Aunt Susan Beecher | 1947-08-08 |
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Little Miss Broadway | Minerva Van Dorn | 1947-06-19 |
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The Fabulous Texan | Utopia Mills | 1947-11-09 |
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Cinderella Jones | Cora Elliot | 1946-03-09 |
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In Old Sacramento | Zebby Booker | 1946-05-31 |
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Cross My Heart | Eve Harper | 1946-12-18 |
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Pillow to Post | Mrs. Grace Wingate | 1945-06-09 |
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The Bells of St. Mary's | Sister Michael | 1945-12-27 |
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Breakdowns of 1944 | Self | 1944-12-31 |
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This Is the Army | Mrs. O'Brien | 1943-08-14 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Nurse Hamilton | 1943-09-25 |
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Sleepy Lagoon | Sarah Rogers | 1943-09-05 |
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Johnny Doughboy | Biggy Biggsworth | 1942-12-31 |
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Rise and Shine | Mame Bacon | 1941-11-21 |
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The Gay Vagabond | Kate Dixon | 1941-05-12 |
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Petticoat Politics | Lil Higgins | 1941-01-31 |
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Sailors on Leave | Aunt Navy | 1941-09-30 |
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Model Wife | Mrs. Milo Everett | 1941-04-17 |
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The Roundup | Polly Hope | 1941-04-03 |
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You Belong to Me | Emma | 1941-10-22 |
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My Little Chickadee | Aunt Lou | 1940-02-09 |
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Meet the Missus | Lil Higgins | 1940-11-29 |
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Scatterbrain | Miss Stevens | 1940-07-20 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Effie Perkins | 1939-11-22 |
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The Family Next Door | Mrs. Rose Pierce | 1939-03-30 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Emma Hopper | 1939-10-19 |
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Army Girl | Leila Kennett | 1938-08-11 |
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Meet the Girls | Daisy Watson | 1938-10-06 |
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Personal Secretary | Grumpy | 1938-09-09 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Nora Marko | 1938-02-26 |
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Annabel Takes a Tour | Josephine | 1938-11-10 |
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The Affairs of Annabel | Josephine | 1938-09-09 |
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Roaring Timber | Aunt Mary | 1937-07-03 |
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Portia on Trial | Jane Wilkins | 1937-11-08 |
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Song and Dance Man | Patsy O'Madigan | 1936-03-11 |
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Fatal Lady | Melba York | 1936-05-15 |
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Cain and Mabel | Aunt Mimi | 1936-09-26 |
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More Than a Secretary | Helen Davis | 1936-12-10 |
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Mabel Dawson | 1936-04-09 |
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Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel | Self | 1936-01-01 |
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13 Hours by Air | Vi Johnson | 1936-04-30 |
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Traveling Saleslady | Mrs. Twitchell | 1935-03-28 |
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Hands Across the Table | Laura | 1935-10-18 |
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Alibi Ike | Bess | 1935-06-15 |
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Red Salute | Mrs. Edith Rooney | 1935-09-12 |
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Maybe It's Love | Florrie Sands | 1935-01-12 |
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Personal Maid's Secret | Lizzie | 1935-10-26 |
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The White Cockatoo | Mrs. Byng | 1935-01-29 |
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Romance in the Rain | Miss Sparks | 1934-08-13 |
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Wonder Bar | Emma Simpson | 1934-03-31 |
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Housewife | Dora Wilson | 1934-08-11 |
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Happiness Ahead | Anna | 1934-10-27 |
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Mandalay | Mrs. George Peters | 1934-02-10 |
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Merry Wives of Reno | Lois | 1934-04-18 |
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Heat Lightning | Mrs. Ashton-Ashley | 1934-03-01 |
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How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points | Herself | 1933-08-04 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris | 1933-09-16 |
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Goodbye Again | Richview Hotel Maid | 1933-09-09 |
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Female | Miss Frothingham | 1933-11-11 |
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Ever in My Heart | Lizzie | 1933-10-28 |
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Private Detective 62 | Amy Moran | 1933-06-10 |
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Employees' Entrance | Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary | 1933-02-11 |
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Footlight Parade | Mrs. Harriet Gould | 1933-10-21 |
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Sing, Sinner, Sing | Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan | 1933-08-16 |
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Lilly Turner | Edna Yokum | 1933-05-13 |
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Just Around the Corner | Mrs. Sears | 1933-01-17 |
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Ladies They Talk About | Noonan | 1933-02-04 |
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Convention City | Mrs. Ellerbe | 1933-12-14 |
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Hard to Handle | Lil Waters | 1933-01-28 |
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Havana Widows | Mrs. Emily Jones | 1933-11-18 |
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Jewel Robbery | Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
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The Rainbow Trail | Widow Abigail | 1932-01-03 |
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Blessed Event | Miss Stevens | 1932-09-10 |
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Make Me a Star | The Countess | 1932-07-01 |
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The Spider | Mrs. Wimbledon | 1931-09-23 |
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Wicked | Fanny | 1931-10-04 |
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Rubber Heels | Fanny Pratt | 1927-06-11 |
