Acting · North Trenton - New Jersey - USA · Born May 17, 1896
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.
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Way to the Gold
1957
as Mrs. Williams
MovieAutumn Leaves
1956
as Liz Eckhart
MovieThe Spoilers
1955
as Duchess
MovieA Lawless Street
1955
as Molly Higgins
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Ma Dolan
MovieThe Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Maj. Ida Winton
MovieThe Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Mary Fancher
MovieI'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
as Glory White
MovieWhere the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Martha
MovieThe Snake Pit
1948
as Ruth
MovieFighting Father Dunne
1948
as Kate Mulvey
MovieThe Fabulous Texan
1947
as Utopia Mills
MovieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Aunt Susan Beecher
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1947
as Minerva Van Dorn
MovieMillie's Daughter
1947
as Helen Reilly
MovieCross My Heart
1946
as Eve Harper
MovieIn Old Sacramento
1946
as Zebby Booker
MovieCinderella Jones
1946
as Cora Elliot
MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sister Michael
MoviePillow to Post
1945
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
MovieBreakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Nurse Hamilton
MovieSleepy Lagoon
1943
as Sarah Rogers
MovieThis Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. O'Brien
MovieJohnny Doughboy
1942
as Biggy Biggsworth
MovieRise and Shine
1941
as Mame Bacon
MovieYou Belong to Me
1941
as Emma
MovieSailors on Leave
1941
as Aunt Navy
MovieThe Gay Vagabond
1941
as Kate Dixon
MovieModel Wife
1941
as Mrs. Milo Everett
MovieThe Roundup
1941
as Polly Hope
MoviePetticoat Politics
1941
as Lil Higgins
MovieMeet the Missus
1940
as Lil Higgins
MovieScatterbrain
1940
as Miss Stevens
MovieMy Little Chickadee
1940
as Aunt Lou
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Effie Perkins
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Emma Hopper
MovieThe Family Next Door
1939
as Mrs. Rose Pierce
MovieAnnabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Josephine
MovieMeet the Girls
1938
as Daisy Watson
MovieThe Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Josephine
MoviePersonal Secretary
1938
as Grumpy
MovieArmy Girl
1938
as Leila Kennett
MovieA Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Nora Marko
MoviePortia on Trial
1937
as Jane Wilkins
MovieRoaring Timber
1937
as Aunt Mary
MovieMore Than a Secretary
1936
as Helen Davis
MovieCain and Mabel
1936
as Aunt Mimi
MovieFatal Lady
1936
as Melba York
Movie13 Hours by Air
1936
as Vi Johnson
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Mabel Dawson
MovieSong and Dance Man
1936
as Patsy O'Madigan
MovieBehind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936
as Self
MoviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935
as Lizzie
MovieHands Across the Table
1935
as Laura
MovieRed Salute
1935
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
MovieAlibi Ike
1935
as Bess
MovieTraveling Saleslady
1935
as Mrs. Twitchell
MovieThe White Cockatoo
1935
as Mrs. Byng
MovieMaybe It's Love
1935
as Florrie Sands
MovieHappiness Ahead
1934
as Anna
MovieRomance in the Rain
1934
as Miss Sparks
MovieHousewife
1934
as Dora Wilson
MovieMerry Wives of Reno
1934
as Lois
MovieWonder Bar
1934
as Emma Simpson
MovieHeat Lightning
1934
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
MovieMandalay
1934
as Mrs. George Peters
MovieConvention City
1933
as Mrs. Ellerbe
MovieHavana Widows
1933
as Mrs. Emily Jones
MovieFemale
1933
as Miss Frothingham
MovieEver in My Heart
1933
as Lizzie
MovieFootlight Parade
1933
as Mrs. Gould
MovieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
MovieGoodbye Again
1933
as Richview Hotel Maid
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933
as Herself
MoviePrivate Detective 62
1933
as Amy Moran
MovieLilly Turner
1933
as Edna Yokum
MovieEmployees' Entrance
1933
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
MovieLadies They Talk About
1933
as Noonan
MovieHard to Handle
1933
as Lil Waters
MovieJust Around the Corner
1933
as Mrs. Sears
MovieBlessed Event
1932
as Miss Stevens
MovieJewel Robbery
1932
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
MovieMake Me a Star
1932
as The Countess
MovieThe Rainbow Trail
1932
as Widow Abigail
MovieWicked
1931
as Fanny
MovieThe Spider
1931
as Mrs. Wimbledon
MovieRubber Heels
1927
as Fanny Pratt
