Rosalind Russell
Acting
1907-06-04 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when Streep was awarded a sixth. Russell won a Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks.
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive) · 2017 · 4.5
movieLighting Up with Hildy Johnson
as Self (archive footage) · 2017 · 0.0
movieLife is a Banquet
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2009 · 0.0
movieOn Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
as Self (archive footage) · 2006 · 0.0
movieThe Flood of ‘55
as Herself (archive footage) · 1995 · 0.0
movieThat's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) · 1994 · 7.0
movieThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994 · 6.8
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage) · 1987 · 6.5
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1973 · 6.3
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage) · 1973 · 6.5
movieThe Crooked Hearts
as Laurita Dorsey · 1972 · 7.6
movieMrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Mrs. Pollifax · 1971 · 6.3
movieWhere Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Mother Simplicia · 1968 · 6.1
movieRosie!
as Rosie Lord · 1967 · 10.0
movieOh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
as Madame Rosepettle · 1967 · 5.0
movieThe Trouble with Angels
as Mother Superior · 1966 · 6.7
movieGypsy
as Rose Hovick · 1962 · 6.3
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962 · 7.5
movieFive Finger Exercise
as Louise Harington · 1962 · 5.6
movieA Majority of One
as Bertha Jacoby · 1961 · 5.9
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961 · 5.8
tvStartime
as Self – Host · 1959 · 6.8
movieAuntie Mame
as Mame Dennis · 1958 · 7.0
movieWonderful Town
as Ruth Sherwood · 1958 · 7.0