Ruth Donnelly

Personal Info

Birthday

May 17, 1896

Day of Death

1982-11-17

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Ruth Donnelly

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.

Known For

Cavalcade of America

The Snake Pit

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Happiness Ahead

A Slight Case of Murder

Housewife

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Footlight Parade

Filmography

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