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Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

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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 ear

Born

May 17, 1896

North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Died

Nov 17, 1982

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 as Emma Hopper
★ 7.8
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 as Martha
★ 7.2
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as Mabel Dawson
★ 7.5
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948 as Ruth
★ 7.1
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
1933 as Mrs. Harriet Gould
★ 6.8
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933 as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
★ 5.7
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 as Mary Fancher
★ 6.6
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 as Sarah Rogers
★ 5.0
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 as Sister Michael
★ 6.8
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee
1940 as Aunt Lou
★ 6.5
Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery
1932 as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
★ 6.5
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
1943 as Mrs. O'Brien
★ 5.7
A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street
1955 as Molly Higgins
★ 5.6
Army Girl
Army Girl
1938 as Leila Kennett
★ 6.8
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 as Nurse Hamilton
★ 6.2
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1933 as Richview Hotel Maid
★ 4.9
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 as Effie Perkins
★ 6.0
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1955 as Duchess
★ 5.5
Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post
1945 as Mrs. Grace Wingate
★ 5.5
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932 as The Countess
★ 6.4
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 as Nora Marko
★ 6.4
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
1933 as Noonan
★ 6.1
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 as Mrs. George Peters
★ 5.8
Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart
1933 as Lizzie
★ 5.5
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
1933 as Amy Moran
★ 6.1
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
1941 as Emma
★ 6.0
Female
Female
1933 as Miss Frothingham
★ 6.3
Housewife
Housewife
1934 as Dora Wilson
★ 7.3
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table
1935 as Laura
★ 7.0
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
1936 as Vi Johnson
★ 5.2
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 as Kate Mulvey
★ 7.5
The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 as Josephine
★ 5.5
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 as Emma Simpson
★ 6.0
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
1956 as Liz Eckhart
★ 7.0
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 as Cora Elliot
★ 3.8
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 as Lizzie
★ 6.4
Breakdowns of 1944
Breakdowns of 1944
1944 as Self
★ 6.5
The Spider
The Spider
1931 as Mrs. Wimbledon
★ 7.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 as Maj. Ida Winton
★ 7.0
Millie's Daughter
Millie's Daughter
1947 as Helen Reilly
★ 4.0
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941 as Mame Bacon
★ 7.3
The White Cockatoo
The White Cockatoo
1935 as Mrs. Byng
★ 5.9
Blessed Event
Blessed Event
1932 as Miss Stevens
★ 6.9
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1947 as Minerva Van Dorn
★ 8.0
Red Salute
Red Salute
1935 as Mrs. Edith Rooney
★ 6.0
Model Wife
Model Wife
1941 as Mrs. Milo Everett
★ 6.5
Convention City
Convention City
1933 as Mrs. Ellerbe
★ 4.2
The Ghost Goes Wild
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947 as Aunt Susan Beecher
★ 6.0
Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning
1934 as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
★ 7.2
Romance in the Rain
Romance in the Rain
1934 as Miss Sparks
★ 9.0
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner
1933 as Edna Yokum
★ 5.3
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951 as Glory White
★ 6.7
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan
1947 as Utopia Mills
★ 6.5
Happiness Ahead
Happiness Ahead
1934 as Anna
★ 6.6
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady
1936 as Melba York
★ 10.0
Johnny Doughboy
Johnny Doughboy
1942 as Biggy Biggsworth
★ 5.6
More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary
1936 as Helen Davis
★ 6.6
Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial
1937 as Jane Wilkins
★ 5.9
Havana Widows
Havana Widows
1933 as Mrs. Emily Jones
★ 6.6
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
★ 6.1
In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento
1946 as Zebby Booker
★ 6.8
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 as Widow Abigail
★ 9.0
The Roundup
The Roundup
1941 as Polly Hope
★ 9.0
Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike
1935 as Bess
★ 6.2
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady
1935 as Mrs. Twitchell
★ 6.1
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle
1933 as Lil Waters
★ 6.9
Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno
1934 as Lois
★ 4.4
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
1933 as Mrs. Sears
★ 6.0
The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold
1957 as Mrs. Williams
★ 8.0
Wicked
Wicked
1931 as Fanny
★ 5.5
Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938 as Josephine
★ 5.7
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
1936 as Aunt Mimi
★ 6.4
Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love
1935 as Florrie Sands
★ 7.0
Sailors on Leave
Sailors on Leave
1941 as Aunt Navy
★ 8.0
Roaring Timber
Roaring Timber
1937 as Aunt Mary
★ 6.0
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart
1946 as Eve Harper
★ 9.0
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
1940 as Lil Higgins
★ 7.0
The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door
1939 as Mrs. Rose Pierce
★ 5.8
Personal Secretary
Personal Secretary
1938 as Grumpy
★ 8.0
The Gay Vagabond
The Gay Vagabond
1941 as Kate Dixon
★ 9.0
Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain
1940 as Miss Stevens
★ 7.5
Rubber Heels
Rubber Heels
1927 as Fanny Pratt
★ 7.0
movie
★ 8.0
Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man
1936 as Patsy O'Madigan
★ 7.0
Petticoat Politics
Petticoat Politics
1941 as Lil Higgins
★ 9.0
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
★ 6.0
Meet the Girls
Meet the Girls
1938 as Daisy Watson
★ 5.0
movie
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933 as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
★ 6.5