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Ruth Donnelly

Actor • Born 1896

Ruth Donnelly

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About

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.

Known for

Cavalcade of America posterCavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952Ladies They Talk About posterLadies They Talk AboutMovie • 1933Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939Mr. Deeds Goes to Town posterMr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie • 1936Footlight Parade posterFootlight ParadeMovie • 1933Where the Sidewalk Ends posterWhere the Sidewalk EndsMovie • 1950The Bells of St. Mary's posterThe Bells of St. Mary'sMovie • 1945A Lawless Street posterA Lawless StreetMovie • 1955A Slight Case of Murder posterA Slight Case of MurderMovie • 1938The Snake Pit posterThe Snake PitMovie • 1948This Is the Army posterThis Is the ArmyMovie • 1943Wonder Bar posterWonder BarMovie • 1934Hands Across the Table posterHands Across the TableMovie • 1935The Secret of Convict Lake posterThe Secret of Convict LakeMovie • 1951My Little Chickadee posterMy Little ChickadeeMovie • 1940Autumn Leaves posterAutumn LeavesMovie • 1956Employees' Entrance posterEmployees' EntranceMovie • 1933Private Detective 62 posterPrivate Detective 62Movie • 1933Thank Your Lucky Stars posterThank Your Lucky StarsMovie • 1943Jewel Robbery posterJewel RobberyMovie • 1932Female posterFemaleMovie • 1933