Rosalind Russell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1907
- Died
- November 28, 1976
- Birthplace
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when Streep was awarded a sixth. Russell won a Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks.
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet 2009
as Self (Archive Footage)
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday' 2006
as Self (archive footage)
- The Flood of ‘55
The Flood of ‘55 1995
as Herself (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics 1994
as Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Crooked Hearts 1972
as Laurita Dorsey
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy 1971
as Mrs. Pollifax, Screenplay
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 1968
as Mother Simplicia
Rosie! 1967
as Rosie Lord
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad 1967
as Madame Rosepettle
The Trouble with Angels 1966
as Mother Superior
Gypsy 1962
as Rose Hovick
Five Finger Exercise 1962
as Louise Harington
A Majority of One 1961
as Bertha Jacoby
Auntie Mame 1958
as Mame Dennis
Wonderful Town 1958
as Ruth Sherwood
The Unguarded Moment 1956
Story
Picnic 1955
as Rosemary - The School Teacher
The Girl Rush 1955
as Kim Halliday
Never Wave at a WAC 1953
as Josephine McBain
A Woman of Distinction 1950
as Susan Manning Middlecott
Tell It to the Judge 1949
as Marsha Meredith
The Velvet Touch 1948
as Valerie Stanton
Blow-Ups of 1947 1947
as Self
Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
as Lavinia Mannon
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947
as Janet Ames
Sister Kenny 1946
as Elizabeth Kenny
She Wouldn't Say Yes 1945
as Dr. Susan A. Lane
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary 1945
as Self
Roughly Speaking 1945
as Louise Randall Pierson
Breakdowns of 1944 1944
as Self
What a Woman 1943
as Carol Ainsley
Flight for Freedom 1943
as Tonie Carter
My Sister Eileen 1942
as Ruth Sherwood
Take a Letter, Darling 1942
as A.M. MacGregor
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) 1942
as Self
Design for Scandal 1941
as Judge Cornelia C. Porter
Breakdowns of 1941 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch 1941
as Julie Hathaway
They Met in Bombay 1941
as Anya Von Duren
This Thing Called Love 1940
as Ann Winters
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Linda Paige Esterbrook
Hired Wife 1940
as Kendal Browning
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
His Girl Friday 1940
as Hildy Johnson
The Women 1939
as Sylvia Fowler
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
Fast and Loose 1939
as Garda Sloane
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Rosalind (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Citadel 1938
as Christine Manson
Four's a Crowd 1938
as Jean Christy
Man-Proof 1938
as Elizabeth Kent
Live, Love and Learn 1937
as Julie Stoddard
The Romance of Celluloid 1937
as Self
Night Must Fall 1937
as Olivia Grayne
Craig's Wife 1936
as Harriet Craig
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) 1936
as Self
Trouble for Two 1936
as Miss Vandeleur
Under Two Flags 1936
as Lady Venetia Cunningham
It Had to Happen 1936
as Beatrice Newnes
Rendezvous 1935
as Joel Carter
China Seas 1935
as Sybil Barclay
Reckless 1935
as Josephine 'Jo' Mercer
West Point of the Air 1935
as Dare Marshall
The Casino Murder Case 1935
as Doris Reed
The Night Is Young 1935
as Countess Zarika Rafay
Forsaking All Others 1934
as Eleanor
The President Vanishes 1934
as Sally Voorman
Evelyn Prentice 1934
as Mrs. Nancy Harrison
Credits from TMDB.