Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Acting

Birthday

1896/05/17

Day of death

1982/11/17 (86 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

Also know as

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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...Read more

Acting
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Emma Hopper

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
6.0

(1936) Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

as Self

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Mabel Dawson

Hands Across the Table
6.8

(1935) Hands Across the Table

as Laura

The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8

(1945) The Bells of St. Mary's

as Sister Michael

Petticoat Politics
0.0

(1941) Petticoat Politics

as Lil Higgins

Jewel Robbery
6.5

(1932) Jewel Robbery

as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder
6.1

(1938) A Slight Case of Murder

as Nora Marko

Footlight Parade
6.9

(1933) Footlight Parade

as Mrs. Harriet Gould

The Secret of Convict Lake
6.5

(1951) The Secret of Convict Lake

as Mary Fancher

My Little Chickadee
6.5

(1940) My Little Chickadee

as Aunt Lou

Autumn Leaves
7.0

(1956) Autumn Leaves

as Liz Eckhart

A Lawless Street
5.4

(1955) A Lawless Street

as Molly Higgins

Blessed Event
6.5

(1932) Blessed Event

as Miss Stevens

This Is the Army
5.7

(1943) This Is the Army

as Mrs. O'Brien

Employees' Entrance
6.3

(1933) Employees' Entrance

as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary

The Snake Pit
7.1

(1948) The Snake Pit

as Ruth

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.1

(1950) Where the Sidewalk Ends

as Martha

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
6.6

(1951) I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

as Glory White

Private Detective 62
6.0

(1933) Private Detective 62

as Amy Moran

The Ghost Goes Wild
5.0

(1947) The Ghost Goes Wild

as Aunt Susan Beecher

Female
6.3

(1933) Female

as Miss Frothingham

Lilly Turner
5.6

(1933) Lilly Turner

as Edna Yokum

Merry Wives of Reno
4.8

(1934) Merry Wives of Reno

as Lois

You Belong to Me
5.8

(1941) You Belong to Me

as Emma

The Affairs of Annabel
4.0

(1938) The Affairs of Annabel

as Josephine

Pillow to Post
5.5

(1945) Pillow to Post

as Mrs. Grace Wingate

Alibi Ike
5.8

(1935) Alibi Ike

as Bess

Wonder Bar
6.2

(1934) Wonder Bar

as Emma Simpson

Personal Maid's Secret
5.5

(1935) Personal Maid's Secret

as Lizzie

Ever in My Heart
5.3

(1933) Ever in My Heart

as Lizzie

4.0

(1933) Sing, Sinner, Sing

as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan

The Amazing Mr. Williams
5.8

(1939) The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Effie Perkins

The Wild Blue Yonder
6.0

(1951) The Wild Blue Yonder

as Maj. Ida Winton

Cain and Mabel
6.2

(1936) Cain and Mabel

as Aunt Mimi

Housewife
7.6

(1934) Housewife

as Dora Wilson

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

More Than a Secretary
6.4

(1936) More Than a Secretary

as Helen Davis

Maybe It's Love
6.0

(1935) Maybe It's Love

as Florrie Sands

Army Girl
6.0

(1938) Army Girl

as Leila Kennett

The Fabulous Texan
4.0

(1947) The Fabulous Texan

as Utopia Mills

The White Cockatoo
5.3

(1935) The White Cockatoo

as Mrs. Byng

The Way to the Gold
0.0

(1957) The Way to the Gold

as Mrs. Williams

Just Around the Corner
6.0

(1933) Just Around the Corner

as Mrs. Sears

Goodbye Again
5.0

(1933) Goodbye Again

as Richview Hotel Maid

Havana Widows
5.8

(1933) Havana Widows

as Mrs. Emily Jones

13 Hours by Air
4.3

(1936) 13 Hours by Air

as Vi Johnson

Convention City
3.5

(1933) Convention City

as Mrs. Ellerbe

Personal Secretary
0.0

(1938) Personal Secretary

as Grumpy

Mandalay
5.9

(1934) Mandalay

as Mrs. George Peters

Hard to Handle
6.6

(1933) Hard to Handle

as Lil Waters

Scatterbrain
0.0

(1940) Scatterbrain

as Miss Stevens

Annabel Takes a Tour
5.0

(1938) Annabel Takes a Tour

as Josephine

Cross My Heart
0.0

(1946) Cross My Heart

as Eve Harper

Fighting Father Dunne
6.0

(1948) Fighting Father Dunne

as Kate Mulvey

The Spider
6.0

(1931) The Spider

as Mrs. Wimbledon

Fatal Lady
0.0

(1936) Fatal Lady

as Melba York

Happiness Ahead
6.0

(1934) Happiness Ahead

as Anna

The Family Next Door
5.2

(1939) The Family Next Door

as Mrs. Rose Pierce

Heat Lightning
6.8

(1934) Heat Lightning

as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

Cinderella Jones
3.3

(1946) Cinderella Jones

as Cora Elliot

Ladies They Talk About
6.1

(1933) Ladies They Talk About

as Noonan

Portia on Trial
5.3

(1937) Portia on Trial

as Jane Wilkins

The Gay Vagabond
0.0

(1941) The Gay Vagabond

as Kate Dixon

Sailors on Leave
0.0

(1941) Sailors on Leave

as Aunt Navy

Traveling Saleslady
5.9

(1935) Traveling Saleslady

as Mrs. Twitchell

Song and Dance Man
0.0

(1936) Song and Dance Man

as Patsy O'Madigan

The Roundup
8.0

(1941) The Roundup

as Polly Hope

Make Me a Star
5.5

(1932) Make Me a Star

as The Countess

Bureau of Missing Persons
5.6

(1933) Bureau of Missing Persons

as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris

Red Salute
5.8

(1935) Red Salute

as Mrs. Edith Rooney

Meet the Girls
4.5

(1938) Meet the Girls

as Daisy Watson

In Old Sacramento
6.0

(1946) In Old Sacramento

as Zebby Booker

The Spoilers
4.8

(1955) The Spoilers

as Duchess

Model Wife
0.0

(1941) Model Wife

as Mrs. Milo Everett

Little Miss Broadway
0.0

(1947) Little Miss Broadway

as Minerva Van Dorn

Meet the Missus
0.0

(1940) Meet the Missus

as Lil Higgins

Breakdowns of 1944
6.5

(1944) Breakdowns of 1944

as Self

Roaring Timber
5.0

(1937) Roaring Timber

as Aunt Mary

Johnny Doughboy
5.5

(1942) Johnny Doughboy

as Biggy Biggsworth

0.0

(1933) How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

as Herself

Wicked
1.0

(1931) Wicked

as Fanny

Rise and Shine
6.0

(1941) Rise and Shine

as Mame Bacon

Romance in the Rain
0.0

(1934) Romance in the Rain

as Miss Sparks

Sleepy Lagoon
4.5

(1943) Sleepy Lagoon

as Sarah Rogers

The Rainbow Trail
0.0

(1932) The Rainbow Trail

as Widow Abigail

Millie's Daughter
1.0

(1947) Millie's Daughter

as Helen Reilly

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Nurse Hamilton

Rubber Heels
0.0

(1927) Rubber Heels

as Fanny Pratt

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Ma Dolan