

Ruth Donnelly
ActorFrom 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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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Way to the Gold
1957
Mrs. Williams

Autumn Leaves
1956
Liz Eckhart

A Lawless Street
1955
Molly Higgins

The Spoilers
1955
Duchess

The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
Mary Fancher

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
Glory White

The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
Maj. Ida Winton

Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
Martha

The Snake Pit
1948
Ruth

Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Kate Mulvey

The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
Aunt Susan Beecher

The Fabulous Texan
1947
Utopia Mills

Little Miss Broadway
1947
Minerva Van Dorn

Millie's Daughter
1947
Helen Reilly

Cross My Heart
1946
Eve Harper

Cinderella Jones
1946
Cora Elliot

In Old Sacramento
1946
Zebby Booker

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Sister Michael

Pillow to Post
1945
Mrs. Grace Wingate

Breakdowns of 1944
1944
Self

This Is the Army
1943
Mrs. O'Brien

Sleepy Lagoon
1943
Sarah Rogers

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Nurse Hamilton

Johnny Doughboy
1942
Biggy Biggsworth

Petticoat Politics
1941
Lil Higgins

You Belong to Me
1941
Emma

The Gay Vagabond
1941
Kate Dixon

Sailors on Leave
1941
Aunt Navy

The Roundup
1941
Polly Hope

Model Wife
1941
Mrs. Milo Everett

Rise and Shine
1941
Mame Bacon

My Little Chickadee
1940
Aunt Lou

Scatterbrain
1940
Miss Stevens

Meet the Missus
1940
Lil Higgins

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Emma Hopper

The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Effie Perkins

The Family Next Door
1939
Mrs. Rose Pierce

A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Nora Marko

The Affairs of Annabel
1938
Josephine

Army Girl
1938
Leila Kennett

Personal Secretary
1938
Grumpy

Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
Josephine

Meet the Girls
1938
Daisy Watson

Portia on Trial
1937
Jane Wilkins

Roaring Timber
1937
Aunt Mary

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936
Self

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Mabel Dawson

Cain and Mabel
1936
Aunt Mimi

More Than a Secretary
1936
Helen Davis

13 Hours by Air
1936
Vi Johnson

Fatal Lady
1936
Melba York

Song and Dance Man
1936
Patsy O'Madigan

Hands Across the Table
1935
Laura

Alibi Ike
1935
Bess

Personal Maid's Secret
1935
Lizzie

Maybe It's Love
1935
Florrie Sands

The White Cockatoo
1935
Mrs. Byng

Traveling Saleslady
1935
Mrs. Twitchell

Red Salute
1935
Mrs. Edith Rooney

Merry Wives of Reno
1934
Lois

Wonder Bar
1934
Emma Simpson

Housewife
1934
Dora Wilson

Mandalay
1934
Mrs. George Peters

Happiness Ahead
1934
Anna

Heat Lightning
1934
Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

Romance in the Rain
1934
Miss Sparks

Footlight Parade
1933
Mrs. Gould

Employees' Entrance
1933
Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary

Private Detective 62
1933
Amy Moran

Female
1933
Miss Frothingham

Lilly Turner
1933
Edna Yokum

Ever in My Heart
1933
Lizzie
- Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan

Just Around the Corner
1933
Mrs. Sears

Goodbye Again
1933
Richview Hotel Maid

Havana Widows
1933
Mrs. Emily Jones

Convention City
1933
Mrs. Ellerbe

Hard to Handle
1933
Lil Waters

Ladies They Talk About
1933
Noonan

Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
- How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933
Herself

Jewel Robbery
1932
Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

Blessed Event
1932
Miss Stevens

Make Me a Star
1932
The Countess

The Rainbow Trail
1932
Widow Abigail

The Spider
1931
Mrs. Wimbledon

Wicked
1931
Fanny

Rubber Heels
1927
Fanny Pratt





