Ruth Donnelly
Acting · Born 1896-05-17 · age 86 at death · 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.
Titles
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Snake Pit
Footlight Parade
Autumn Leaves
A Slight Case of Murder
Jewel Robbery
Ladies They Talk About
Thank Your Lucky Stars
My Little Chickadee
A Lawless Street
Female
The Secret of Convict Lake
Employees' Entrance
Private Detective 62
This Is the Army
Hands Across the Table
Wonder Bar
Bureau of Missing Persons
Heat Lightning
Mandalay
Hard to Handle
You Belong to Me
Cain and Mabel
Ever in My Heart
Pillow to Post
Housewife
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Lilly Turner
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Goodbye Again
Blessed Event
More Than a Secretary
Red Salute
The White Cockatoo
Portia on Trial
Traveling Saleslady
Johnny Doughboy
The Spoilers
13 Hours by Air
Merry Wives of Reno
Havana Widows
Happiness Ahead
Personal Maid's Secret
Make Me a Star
Alibi Ike
The Family Next Door
The Affairs of Annabel
Cavalcade of America
Convention City
Cinderella Jones
Fighting Father Dunne
Army Girl
In Old Sacramento
Wicked
Meet the Girls
Sleepy Lagoon
Rise and Shine