Ruth Donnelly
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Cavalcade of America
Ma Dolan
1952
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Emma Hopper
1939
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
Convention City
Mrs. Ellerbe
1933
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mabel Dawson
1936
Film
The Snake Pit
Ruth
1948
Film
A Lawless Street
Molly Higgins
1955
Film
Footlight Parade
Mrs. Gould
1933
Film
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Martha
1950
Film
The Bells of St. Mary's
Sister Michael
1945
Film
My Little Chickadee
Aunt Lou
1940
Film
Jewel Robbery
Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
1932
Film
Housewife
Dora Wilson
1934
Film
The Spoilers
Duchess
1955
Film
Petticoat Politics
Lil Higgins
1941
Film
This Is the Army
Mrs. O'Brien
1943
Film
A Slight Case of Murder
Nora Marko
1938
Film
Wonder Bar
Emma Simpson
1934
Film
The Secret of Convict Lake
Mary Fancher
1951
Film
Ever in My Heart
Lizzie
1933
Film
Autumn Leaves
Liz Eckhart
1956
Film
Ladies They Talk About
Noonan
1933
Film
Hands Across the Table
Laura
1935
Film
In Old Sacramento
Zebby Booker
1946
Film
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Nurse Hamilton
1943
Film
Traveling Saleslady
Mrs. Twitchell
1935
Film
Army Girl
Leila Kennett
1938
Film
Happiness Ahead
Anna
1934
Film
Lilly Turner
Edna Yokum
1933
Film
Scatterbrain
Miss Stevens
1940
Film
Hard to Handle
Lil Waters
1933
Film
Female
Miss Frothingham
1933
Film
Private Detective 62
Amy Moran
1933
Film
Employees' Entrance
Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
1933
Film
The Roundup
Polly Hope
1941
Film
Model Wife
Mrs. Milo Everett
1941
Film
Fighting Father Dunne
Kate Mulvey
1948
Film
Wicked
Fanny
1931
Film
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Effie Perkins
1939
Film
Sleepy Lagoon
Sarah Rogers
1943
Film
You Belong to Me
Emma
1941
Film
Alibi Ike
Bess
1935
Film
Cain and Mabel
Aunt Mimi
1936
Film
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
1944
Film
Pillow to Post
Mrs. Grace Wingate
1945
Film
Romance in the Rain
Miss Sparks
1934
Film
The Spider
Mrs. Wimbledon
1931
Film
Meet the Girls
Daisy Watson
1938
Film
Fatal Lady
Melba York
1936
Film
The Rainbow Trail
Widow Abigail
1932
Film
The Wild Blue Yonder
Maj. Ida Winton
1951
Film
Mandalay
Mrs. George Peters
1934
Film
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Glory White
1951
Film
13 Hours by Air
Vi Johnson
1936
Film
Cross My Heart
Eve Harper
1946
Film
The Affairs of Annabel
Josephine
1938
Film
Blessed Event
Miss Stevens
1932
Film
Personal Maid's Secret
Lizzie
1935
Film
Make Me a Star
The Countess
1932
Film
Millie's Daughter
Helen Reilly
1947
Film
The Family Next Door
Mrs. Rose Pierce
1939
Film
More Than a Secretary
Helen Davis
1936
Film
Bureau of Missing Persons
Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
1933
Film
Havana Widows
Mrs. Emily Jones
1933
Film
Johnny Doughboy
Biggy Biggsworth
1942
Film
Cinderella Jones
Cora Elliot
1946
Film
Portia on Trial
Jane Wilkins
1937
Film
Heat Lightning
Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
1934
Film
The Ghost Goes Wild
Aunt Susan Beecher
1947
Film
Rubber Heels
Fanny Pratt
1927
Film
Roaring Timber
Aunt Mary
1937
Film
Red Salute
Mrs. Edith Rooney
1935
Film
Goodbye Again
Richview Hotel Maid
1933
Film
Song and Dance Man
Patsy O'Madigan
1936
Film
Little Miss Broadway
Minerva Van Dorn
1947
Film
The White Cockatoo
Mrs. Byng
1935
Film
Maybe It's Love
Florrie Sands
1935
Film
Annabel Takes a Tour
Josephine
1938
Film
The Way to the Gold
Mrs. Williams
1957
Film
The Fabulous Texan
Utopia Mills
1947
Film
Sailors on Leave
Aunt Navy
1941
Film
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
Self
1936
Film
Meet the Missus
Lil Higgins
1940
Film
Merry Wives of Reno
Lois
1934
Film
Rise and Shine
Mame Bacon
1941
Film
Just Around the Corner
Mrs. Sears
1933
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
Herself
1933
Film
Personal Secretary
Grumpy
1938
Film
The Gay Vagabond
Kate Dixon
1941
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
1933