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