Ruth Donnelly

Biography

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 laste
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30214

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Acting

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Gender

Female

Birthday

1896-05-17

Place of Birth

North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

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    Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of

    Petticoat Politics

    Petticoat Po

    Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robber

    A Slight Case of Murder

    A Slight Cas

    Footlight Parade

    Footlight Pa

    The Secret of Convict Lake

    The Secret o

    My Little Chickadee

    My Little Ch

    Autumn Leaves

    Autumn Leave

    A Lawless Street

    A Lawless St

    Blessed Event

    Blessed Even

    This Is the Army

    This Is the

    Employees' Entrance

    Employees' E

    The Snake Pit

    The Snake Pi

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Si

    I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

    I'd Climb th

    Private Detective 62

    Private Dete

    The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Go

    Female

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    Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

    Merry Wives of Reno

    Merry Wives

    You Belong to Me

    You Belong t

    The Affairs of Annabel

    The Affairs

    Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Po

    Alibi Ike

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    Wonder Bar

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    Personal Maid's Secret

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    Ever in My Heart

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    Sing, Sinner

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing

    The Wild Blue Yonder

    The Wild Blu

    Cain and Mabel

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    Housewife

    Housewife

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    More Than a Secretary

    More Than a

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    Maybe It's L

    Army Girl

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    The Fabulous Texan

    The Fabulous

    The White Cockatoo

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    The Way to the Gold

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    Just Around

    Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Agai

    Havana Widows

    Havana Widow

    13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by

    Convention City

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    Personal Secretary

    Personal Sec

    Mandalay

    Mandalay

    Hard to Handle

    Hard to Hand

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    Scatterbrain

    Annabel Takes a Tour

    Annabel Take

    Cross My Heart

    Cross My Hea

    Fighting Father Dunne

    Fighting Fat

    The Spider

    The Spider

    Fatal Lady

    Fatal Lady

    Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ah

    The Family Next Door

    The Family N

    Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightni

    Cinderella Jones

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    Ladies They Talk About

    Ladies They

    Portia on Trial

    Portia on Tr

    The Gay Vagabond

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    Sailors on Leave

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    Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Sa

    Song and Dance Man

    Song and Dan

    The Roundup

    The Roundup

    Make Me a Star

    Make Me a St

    Bureau of Missing Persons

    Bureau of Mi

    Red Salute

    Red Salute

    Meet the Girls

    Meet the Gir

    In Old Sacramento

    In Old Sacra

    The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

    Model Wife

    Model Wife

    Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss

    Meet the Missus

    Meet the Mis

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    Breakdowns o

    Roaring Timber

    Roaring Timb

    Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Dough

    Wicked

    Wicked

    Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shi

    Romance in the Rain

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    Sleepy Lagoon

    Sleepy Lagoo

    The Rainbow Trail

    The Rainbow

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    Millie's Dau

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your L

    Rubber Heels

    Rubber Heels

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    1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1957

    The Way to the Gold

    asMrs. Williams

    1956

    Autumn Leaves

    asLiz Eckhart

    1955

    The Spoilers

    asDuchess

    1955

    A Lawless Street

    asMolly Higgins

    1951

    The Wild Blue Yonder

    asMaj. Ida Winton

    1951

    The Secret of Convict Lake

    asMary Fancher

    1951

    I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

    asGlory White

    1950

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    asMartha

    1948

    The Snake Pit

    asRuth

    1948

    Fighting Father Dunne

    asKate Mulvey

    1947

    The Fabulous Texan

    asUtopia Mills

    1947

    The Ghost Goes Wild

    asAunt Susan Beecher

    1947

    Little Miss Broadway

    asMinerva Van Dorn

    1947

    Millie's Daughter

    asHelen Reilly

    1946

    Cross My Heart

    asEve Harper

    1946

    In Old Sacramento

    asZebby Booker

    1946

    Cinderella Jones

    asCora Elliot

    1945

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    asSister Michael

    1945

    Pillow to Post

    asMrs. Grace Wingate

    1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

    asSelf

    1943

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    asNurse Hamilton

    1943

    Sleepy Lagoon

    asSarah Rogers

    1943

    This Is the Army

    asMrs. O'Brien

    1942

    Johnny Doughboy

    asBiggy Biggsworth

    1941

    Rise and Shine

    asMame Bacon

    1941

    You Belong to Me

    asEmma

    1941

    Sailors on Leave

    asAunt Navy

    1941

    The Gay Vagabond

    asKate Dixon

    1941

    Model Wife

    asMrs. Milo Everett

    1941

    The Roundup

    asPolly Hope

    1941

    Petticoat Politics

    asLil Higgins

    1940

    Meet the Missus

    asLil Higgins

    1940

    Scatterbrain

    asMiss Stevens

    1940

    My Little Chickadee

    asAunt Lou

    1939

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    asEffie Perkins

    1939

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    asEmma Hopper

    1939

    The Family Next Door

    asMrs. Rose Pierce

    1938

    Annabel Takes a Tour

    asJosephine

    1938

    Meet the Girls

    asDaisy Watson

    1938

    The Affairs of Annabel

    asJosephine

    1938

    Personal Secretary

    asGrumpy

    1938

    Army Girl

    asLeila Kennett

    1938

    A Slight Case of Murder

    asNora Marko

    1937

    Portia on Trial

    asJane Wilkins

    1937

    Roaring Timber

    asAunt Mary

    1936

    More Than a Secretary

    asHelen Davis

    1936

    Cain and Mabel

    asAunt Mimi

    1936

    Fatal Lady

    asMelba York

    1936

    13 Hours by Air

    asVi Johnson

    1936

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    asMabel Dawson

    1936

    Song and Dance Man

    asPatsy O'Madigan

    1936

    Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

    asSelf

    1935

    Personal Maid's Secret

    asLizzie

    1935

    Hands Across the Table

    asLaura

    1935

    Red Salute

    asMrs. Edith Rooney

    1935

    Alibi Ike

    asBess

    1935

    Traveling Saleslady

    asMrs. Twitchell

    1935

    The White Cockatoo

    asMrs. Byng

    1935

    Maybe It's Love

    asFlorrie Sands

    1934

    Happiness Ahead

    asAnna

    1934

    Romance in the Rain

    asMiss Sparks

    1934

    Housewife

    asDora Wilson

    1934

    Merry Wives of Reno

    asLois

    1934

    Wonder Bar

    asEmma Simpson

    1934

    Heat Lightning

    asMrs. Ashton-Ashley

    1934

    Mandalay

    asMrs. George Peters

    1933

    Convention City

    asMrs. Ellerbe

    1933

    Havana Widows

    asMrs. Emily Jones

    1933

    Female

    asMiss Frothingham

    1933

    Ever in My Heart

    asLizzie

    1933

    Footlight Parade

    asMrs. Harriet Gould

    1933

    Bureau of Missing Persons

    asGwendolyn 'Pete' Harris

    1933

    Goodbye Again

    asRichview Hotel Maid

    1933

    Sing, Sinner, Sing

    asMargaret 'Maggie' Flannigan

    1933

    How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

    asHerself

    1933

    Private Detective 62

    asAmy Moran

    1933

    Lilly Turner

    asEdna Yokum

    1933

    Employees' Entrance

    asMiss Hall, Anderson's secretary

    1933

    Ladies They Talk About

    asNoonan

    1933

    Hard to Handle

    asLil Waters

    1933

    Just Around the Corner

    asMrs. Sears

    1932

    Blessed Event

    asMiss Stevens

    1932

    Jewel Robbery

    asBerta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

    1932

    Make Me a Star

    asThe Countess

    1932

    The Rainbow Trail

    asWidow Abigail

    1931

    Wicked

    asFanny

    1931

    The Spider

    asMrs. Wimbledon

    1927

    Rubber Heels

    asFanny Pratt

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asMa Dolan