Cast
Ruth Donnelly
Acting
Cast
Ruth Donnelly
Known for
Acting
Born
1896-05-17
From
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Died
1982-11-17
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.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
The Spoilers
as Duchess
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
Sleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
Havana Widows
as Mrs. Emily Jones
Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
Red Salute
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
The Roundup
as Polly Hope
Lilly Turner
as Edna Yokum
Army Girl
as Leila Kennett
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
as Josephine
Rubber Heels
as Fanny Pratt
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
Wicked
as Fanny
Wonder Bar
as Emma Simpson
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
Housewife
as Dora Wilson
Scatterbrain
as Miss Stevens
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton
Traveling Saleslady
as Mrs. Twitchell
Hands Across the Table
as Laura
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
Ladies They Talk About
as Noonan
You Belong to Me
as Emma
13 Hours by Air
as Vi Johnson
Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Rise and Shine
as Mame Bacon
Mandalay
as Mrs. George Peters
More Than a Secretary
as Helen Davis
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
Cain and Mabel
as Aunt Mimi
Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
Alibi Ike
as Bess
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Model Wife
as Mrs. Milo Everett
The Spider
as Mrs. Wimbledon
In Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker
Convention City
as Mrs. Ellerbe
Hard to Handle
as Lil Waters
Millie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly
Johnny Doughboy
as Biggy Biggsworth
Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
Female
as Miss Frothingham
Maybe It's Love
as Florrie Sands
Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Goodbye Again
as Richview Hotel Maid
Pillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
Sailors on Leave
as Aunt Navy
Roaring Timber
as Aunt Mary
Portia on Trial
as Jane Wilkins
Cinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Effie Perkins
The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams
Fighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Josephine
Ever in My Heart
as Lizzie
Little Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn
Song and Dance Man
as Patsy O'Madigan
Make Me a Star
as The Countess
Personal Secretary
as Grumpy
Romance in the Rain
as Miss Sparks
The Rainbow Trail
as Widow Abigail
The White Cockatoo
as Mrs. Byng
Happiness Ahead
as Anna
The Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills
Meet the Missus
as Lil Higgins
Fatal Lady
as Melba York
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Herself
Cross My Heart
as Eve Harper
Just Around the Corner
as Mrs. Sears
The Gay Vagabond
as Kate Dixon
Personal Maid's Secret
as Lizzie
Merry Wives of Reno
as Lois
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
The Family Next Door
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
as Self
Meet the Girls
as Daisy Watson