Acting
Ruth Donnelly
EN cinema · 89 credits
Born
17 May 1896
Died
17 November 1982 (aged 86)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
The Spoilers
as Duchess
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
You Belong to Me
as Emma
The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
The Roundup
as Polly Hope
Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson
Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
13 Hours by Air
as Vi Johnson
Fatal Lady
as Melba York
Song and Dance Man
as Patsy O'Madigan
Alibi Ike
as Bess
Personal Maid's Secret
as Lizzie
Maybe It's Love
as Florrie Sands
The White Cockatoo
as Mrs. Byng
Traveling Saleslady
as Mrs. Twitchell
Red Salute
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
Wonder Bar
as Emma Simpson
Housewife
as Dora Wilson
Mandalay
as Mrs. George Peters
Happiness Ahead
as Anna
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
Romance in the Rain
as Miss Sparks
Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Gould
Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
Female
as Miss Frothingham
Lilly Turner
as Edna Yokum
Ever in My Heart
as Lizzie
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
Just Around the Corner
as Mrs. Sears
Goodbye Again
as Richview Hotel Maid
Havana Widows
as Mrs. Emily Jones
Convention City
as Mrs. Ellerbe
Hard to Handle
as Lil Waters
Ladies They Talk About
as Noonan
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
Make Me a Star
as The Countess
The Rainbow Trail
as Widow Abigail
The Spider
as Mrs. Wimbledon
Wicked
as Fanny
Rubber Heels
as Fanny Pratt