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Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

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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 ear

Born

May 17, 1896

North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Died

Nov 17, 1982

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 • as Emma Hopper
★ 7.8
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 • as Mabel Dawson
★ 7.5
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 • as Martha
★ 7.2
Convention City
Convention City
1933 • as Mrs. Ellerbe
★ 4.2
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 • as Sister Michael
★ 6.8
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
1933 • as Mrs. Gould
★ 6.8
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948 • as Ruth
★ 7.1
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
1933 • as Noonan
★ 6.2
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 • as Nurse Hamilton
★ 6.2
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 • as Emma Simpson
★ 6.0
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 • as Nora Marko
★ 6.5
Army Girl
Army Girl
1938 • as Leila Kennett
★ 6.8
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
1943 • as Mrs. O'Brien
★ 5.7
The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 • as Mary Fancher
★ 6.6
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
1956 • as Liz Eckhart
★ 7.0
Model Wife
Model Wife
1941 • as Mrs. Milo Everett
★ 6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart
1933 • as Lizzie
★ 5.6
A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street
1955 • as Molly Higgins
★ 5.6
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 • as Effie Perkins
★ 6.0
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932 • as The Countess
★ 6.4
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1955 • as Duchess
★ 5.1
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 • as Lizzie
★ 6.4
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
1933 • as Mrs. Sears
★ 6.0
Happiness Ahead
Happiness Ahead
1934 • as Anna
★ 6.6
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table
1935 • as Laura
★ 7.0
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951 • as Glory White
★ 6.7
Female
Female
1933 • as Miss Frothingham
★ 6.3
Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938 • as Josephine
★ 5.7
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933 • as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
★ 5.7
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee
1940 • as Aunt Lou
★ 6.4
Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man
1936 • as Patsy O'Madigan
★ 7.0
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle
1933 • as Lil Waters
★ 6.9
Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain
1940 • as Miss Stevens
★ 7.5
Romance in the Rain
Romance in the Rain
1934 • as Miss Sparks
★ 9.0
Breakdowns of 1944
Breakdowns of 1944
1944 • as Self
★ 6.5
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 • as Maj. Ida Winton
★ 7.0
The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 • as Josephine
★ 5.4
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
1933 • as Amy Moran
★ 6.2
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
1936 • as Vi Johnson
★ 5.2
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
1936 • as Aunt Mimi
★ 6.4
Havana Widows
Havana Widows
1933 • as Mrs. Emily Jones
★ 6.6
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 • as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
★ 6.2
Housewife
Housewife
1934 • as Dora Wilson
★ 7.2
The Ghost Goes Wild
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947 • as Aunt Susan Beecher
★ 6.0
Petticoat Politics
Petticoat Politics
1941 • as Lil Higgins
★ 9.0
The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold
1957 • as Mrs. Williams
★ 8.0
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady
1936 • as Melba York
★ 10.0
In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento
1946 • as Zebby Booker
★ 6.8
More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary
1936 • as Helen Davis
★ 6.5
Red Salute
Red Salute
1935 • as Mrs. Edith Rooney
★ 6.0
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart
1946 • as Eve Harper
★ 9.0
The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door
1939 • as Mrs. Rose Pierce
★ 5.8
Blessed Event
Blessed Event
1932 • as Miss Stevens
★ 6.8
Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery
1932 • as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
★ 6.5
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
1941 • as Emma
★ 6.1
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 • as Mrs. George Peters
★ 5.8
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1933 • as Richview Hotel Maid
★ 4.9
Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post
1945 • as Mrs. Grace Wingate
★ 5.5
Millie's Daughter
Millie's Daughter
1947 • as Helen Reilly
★ 4.0
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner
1933 • as Edna Yokum
★ 5.5
The Spider
The Spider
1931 • as Mrs. Wimbledon
★ 7.0
The Roundup
The Roundup
1941 • as Polly Hope
★ 9.0
Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial
1937 • as Jane Wilkins
★ 5.8
Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike
1935 • as Bess
★ 6.2
Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love
1935 • as Florrie Sands
★ 7.0
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
★ 6.0
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 • as Sarah Rogers
★ 5.0
movie
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933 • as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
★ 6.5
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady
1935 • as Mrs. Twitchell
★ 6.2
Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno
1934 • as Lois
★ 4.4
Johnny Doughboy
Johnny Doughboy
1942 • as Biggy Biggsworth
★ 5.6
The Gay Vagabond
The Gay Vagabond
1941 • as Kate Dixon
★ 9.0
Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning
1934 • as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
★ 7.2
Meet the Girls
Meet the Girls
1938 • as Daisy Watson
★ 5.0
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941 • as Mame Bacon
★ 7.3
Wicked
Wicked
1931 • as Fanny
★ 5.5
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 • as Kate Mulvey
★ 7.5
Roaring Timber
Roaring Timber
1937 • as Aunt Mary
★ 6.0
Personal Secretary
Personal Secretary
1938 • as Grumpy
★ 8.0
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan
1947 • as Utopia Mills
★ 6.5
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 • as Cora Elliot
★ 3.8
Sailors on Leave
Sailors on Leave
1941 • as Aunt Navy
★ 8.0
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
1940 • as Lil Higgins
★ 7.0
The White Cockatoo
The White Cockatoo
1935 • as Mrs. Byng
★ 5.9
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail
1932 • as Widow Abigail
★ 9.0
movie
★ 6.5
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1947 • as Minerva Van Dorn
★ 8.0
Rubber Heels
Rubber Heels
1927 • as Fanny Pratt
★ 7.0