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Ruth Donnelly
Actor · 41 credits
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.
All Work
The Way to the Gold
1957
Mrs. Williams
Autumn Leaves
1956
Liz Eckhart
The Spoilers
1955
Duchess
A Lawless Street
1955
Molly Higgins
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
Maj. Ida Winton
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
Mary Fancher
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
Glory White
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
Aunt Susan Beecher
Cross My Heart
1946
Eve Harper
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Sister Michael
Pillow to Post
1945
Mrs. Grace Wingate
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Nurse Hamilton
This Is the Army
1943
Mrs. O'Brien
The Gay Vagabond
1941
Kate Dixon
Model Wife
1941
Mrs. Milo Everett
Petticoat Politics
1941
Lil Higgins
My Little Chickadee
1940
Aunt Lou
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Effie Perkins
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Emma Hopper
Army Girl
1938
Leila Kennett
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Nora Marko
More Than a Secretary
1936
Helen Davis
13 Hours by Air
1936
Vi Johnson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Mabel Dawson
Maybe It's Love
1935
Florrie Sands
Romance in the Rain
1934
Miss Sparks
Housewife
1934
Dora Wilson
Wonder Bar
1934
Emma Simpson
Convention City
1933
Mrs. Ellerbe
Ever in My Heart
1933
Lizzie
Footlight Parade
1933
Mrs. Gould
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
Private Detective 62
1933
Amy Moran
Just Around the Corner
1933
Mrs. Sears
Jewel Robbery
1932
Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)