Ruth Donnelly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1896
- Died
- November 17, 1982
- 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.
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Way to the Gold 1957
as Mrs. Williams
Autumn Leaves 1956
as Liz Eckhart
The Spoilers 1955
as Duchess
A Lawless Street 1955
as Molly Higgins
The Wild Blue Yonder 1951
as Maj. Ida Winton
The Secret of Convict Lake 1951
as Mary Fancher
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain 1951
as Glory White
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950
as Martha
The Snake Pit 1948
as Ruth
Fighting Father Dunne 1948
as Kate Mulvey
The Fabulous Texan 1947
as Utopia Mills
The Ghost Goes Wild 1947
as Aunt Susan Beecher
Little Miss Broadway 1947
as Minerva Van Dorn
Millie's Daughter 1947
as Helen Reilly
Cross My Heart 1946
as Eve Harper
In Old Sacramento 1946
as Zebby Booker
Cinderella Jones 1946
as Cora Elliot
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
as Sister Michael
Pillow to Post 1945
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
Breakdowns of 1944 1944
as Self
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Nurse Hamilton
Sleepy Lagoon 1943
as Sarah Rogers
This Is the Army 1943
as Mrs. O'Brien
Johnny Doughboy 1942
as Biggy Biggsworth
Rise and Shine 1941
as Mame Bacon
You Belong to Me 1941
as Emma
Sailors on Leave 1941
as Aunt Navy
The Gay Vagabond 1941
as Kate Dixon
Model Wife 1941
as Mrs. Milo Everett
The Roundup 1941
as Polly Hope
Petticoat Politics 1941
as Lil Higgins
Meet the Missus 1940
as Lil Higgins
Scatterbrain 1940
as Miss Stevens
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Aunt Lou
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Effie Perkins
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Emma Hopper
The Family Next Door 1939
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
Annabel Takes a Tour 1938
as Josephine
Meet the Girls 1938
as Daisy Watson
Personal Secretary 1938
as Grumpy
The Affairs of Annabel 1938
as Josephine
Army Girl 1938
as Leila Kennett
A Slight Case of Murder 1938
as Nora Marko
Portia on Trial 1937
as Jane Wilkins
Roaring Timber 1937
as Aunt Mary
More Than a Secretary 1936
as Helen Davis
Cain and Mabel 1936
as Aunt Mimi
Fatal Lady 1936
as Melba York
13 Hours by Air 1936
as Vi Johnson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Mabel Dawson
Song and Dance Man 1936
as Patsy O'Madigan
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel 1936
as Self
Personal Maid's Secret 1935
as Lizzie
Hands Across the Table 1935
as Laura
Red Salute 1935
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
Alibi Ike 1935
as Bess
Traveling Saleslady 1935
as Mrs. Twitchell
The White Cockatoo 1935
as Mrs. Byng
Maybe It's Love 1935
as Florrie Sands
Happiness Ahead 1934
as Anna
Romance in the Rain 1934
as Miss Sparks
Housewife 1934
as Dora Wilson
Merry Wives of Reno 1934
as Lois
Wonder Bar 1934
as Emma Simpson
Heat Lightning 1934
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
Mandalay 1934
as Mrs. George Peters
Convention City 1933
as Mrs. Ellerbe
Havana Widows 1933
as Mrs. Emily Jones
Female 1933
as Miss Frothingham
Ever in My Heart 1933
as Lizzie
Footlight Parade 1933
as Mrs. Gould
Bureau of Missing Persons 1933
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Goodbye Again 1933
as Richview Hotel Maid
- Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing 1933
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
- How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points 1933
as Herself
Private Detective 62 1933
as Amy Moran
Lilly Turner 1933
as Edna Yokum
Employees' Entrance 1933
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
Ladies They Talk About 1933
as Noonan
Hard to Handle 1933
as Lil Waters
Just Around the Corner 1933
as Mrs. Sears
Blessed Event 1932
as Miss Stevens
Jewel Robbery 1932
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
Make Me a Star 1932
as The Countess
The Rainbow Trail 1932
as Widow Abigail
Wicked 1931
as Fanny
The Spider 1931
as Mrs. Wimbledon
Rubber Heels 1927
as Fanny Pratt
Credits from TMDB.