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Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly is known for acting, with popular credits including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Hands Across the Table.

Born 17 May 1896 North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

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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.

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1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) movie 1957 The Way to the Gold as Mrs. Williams movie 1956 Autumn Leaves as Liz Eckhart movie 1955 The Spoilers as Duchess movie 1955 A Lawless Street as Molly Higgins movie 1952 Cavalcade of America as Ma Dolan tv 1951 The Wild Blue Yonder as Maj. Ida Winton movie 1951 The Secret of Convict Lake as Mary Fancher movie 1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain as Glory White movie 1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends as Martha movie 1948 The Snake Pit as Ruth movie 1948 Fighting Father Dunne as Kate Mulvey movie 1947 The Fabulous Texan as Utopia Mills movie 1947 The Ghost Goes Wild as Aunt Susan Beecher movie 1947 Little Miss Broadway as Minerva Van Dorn movie 1947 Millie's Daughter as Helen Reilly movie 1946 Cross My Heart as Eve Harper movie 1946 In Old Sacramento as Zebby Booker movie 1946 Cinderella Jones as Cora Elliot movie 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's as Sister Michael movie 1945 Pillow to Post as Mrs. Grace Wingate movie 1944 Breakdowns of 1944 as Self movie 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars as Nurse Hamilton movie 1943 Sleepy Lagoon as Sarah Rogers movie 1943 This Is the Army as Mrs. O'Brien movie 1942 Johnny Doughboy as Biggy Biggsworth movie 1941 Rise and Shine as Mame Bacon movie 1941 You Belong to Me as Emma movie 1941 Sailors on Leave as Aunt Navy movie 1941 The Gay Vagabond as Kate Dixon movie 1941 Model Wife as Mrs. Milo Everett movie 1941 The Roundup as Polly Hope movie 1941 Petticoat Politics as Lil Higgins movie 1940 Meet the Missus as Lil Higgins movie 1940 Scatterbrain as Miss Stevens movie 1940 My Little Chickadee as Aunt Lou movie 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams as Effie Perkins movie 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Emma Hopper movie 1939 The Family Next Door as Mrs. Rose Pierce movie 1938 Annabel Takes a Tour as Josephine movie 1938 Meet the Girls as Daisy Watson movie 1938 The Affairs of Annabel as Josephine movie 1938 Personal Secretary as Grumpy movie 1938 Army Girl as Leila Kennett movie 1938 A Slight Case of Murder as Nora Marko movie 1937 Portia on Trial as Jane Wilkins movie 1937 Roaring Timber as Aunt Mary movie 1936 More Than a Secretary as Helen Davis movie 1936 Cain and Mabel as Aunt Mimi movie 1936 Fatal Lady as Melba York movie 1936 13 Hours by Air as Vi Johnson movie 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Mabel Dawson movie 1936 Song and Dance Man as Patsy O'Madigan movie 1936 Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel as Self movie 1935 Personal Maid's Secret as Lizzie movie 1935 Hands Across the Table as Laura movie 1935 Red Salute as Mrs. Edith Rooney movie 1935 Alibi Ike as Bess movie 1935 Traveling Saleslady as Mrs. Twitchell movie 1935 The White Cockatoo as Mrs. Byng movie 1935 Maybe It's Love as Florrie Sands movie 1934 Happiness Ahead as Anna movie 1934 Romance in the Rain as Miss Sparks movie 1934 Housewife as Dora Wilson movie 1934 Merry Wives of Reno as Lois movie 1934 Wonder Bar as Emma Simpson movie 1934 Heat Lightning as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley movie 1934 Mandalay as Mrs. George Peters movie 1933 Convention City as Mrs. Ellerbe movie 1933 Havana Widows as Mrs. Emily Jones movie 1933 Female as Miss Frothingham movie 1933 Ever in My Heart as Lizzie movie 1933 Footlight Parade as Mrs. Harriet Gould movie 1933 Bureau of Missing Persons as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris movie 1933 Goodbye Again as Richview Hotel Maid movie 1933 Sing, Sinner, Sing as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan movie 1933 How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points as Herself movie 1933 Private Detective 62 as Amy Moran movie 1933 Lilly Turner as Edna Yokum movie 1933 Employees' Entrance as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary movie

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Ruth Donnelly is known for acting, with popular credits including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Hands Across the Table.

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Ruth Donnelly is known for credits including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Hands Across the Table, The Bells of St. Mary's.

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