Ruth Donnelly
Acting
1896-05-17 · North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
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(90)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1983 · 7.0
movieThe Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Williams · 1957 · 8.0
movieAutumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart · 1956 · 7.0
movieThe Spoilers
as Duchess · 1955 · 5.5
movieA Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins · 1955 · 5.6
tvCavalcade of America
as Ma Dolan · 1952 · 4.6
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Ida Winton · 1951 · 7.0
movieThe Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher · 1951 · 6.6
movieI'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White · 1951 · 6.7
movieWhere the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha · 1950 · 7.2
movieThe Snake Pit
as Ruth · 1948 · 7.1
movieFighting Father Dunne
as Kate Mulvey · 1948 · 7.5
movieThe Fabulous Texan
as Utopia Mills · 1947 · 6.5
movieThe Ghost Goes Wild
as Aunt Susan Beecher · 1947 · 6.0
movieLittle Miss Broadway
as Minerva Van Dorn · 1947 · 8.0
movieMillie's Daughter
as Helen Reilly · 1947 · 4.0
movieCross My Heart
as Eve Harper · 1946 · 9.0
movieIn Old Sacramento
as Zebby Booker · 1946 · 6.8
movieCinderella Jones
as Cora Elliot · 1946 · 3.8
movieThe Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael · 1945 · 6.8
moviePillow to Post
as Mrs. Grace Wingate · 1945 · 5.5
movieBreakdowns of 1944
as Self · 1944 · 6.5
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
as Nurse Hamilton · 1943 · 6.2
movieSleepy Lagoon
as Sarah Rogers · 1943 · 5.0