Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Acting

Birthday

1907/06/04

Day of death

1976/11/28 (69 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Also know as

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Biography

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 Musica...Read more

Acting
His Girl Friday
7.4

(1940) His Girl Friday

as Hildy Johnson

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
0.0

(2006) On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

as Self (archive footage)

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
0.0

(2017) Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

The Women
7.1

(1939) The Women

as Sylvia Fowler

The Crooked Hearts
7.8

(1972) The Crooked Hearts

as Laurita Dorsey

My Sister Eileen
6.7

(1942) My Sister Eileen

as Ruth Sherwood

The Velvet Touch
6.1

(1948) The Velvet Touch

as Valerie Stanton

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
4.7

(1967) Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

as Madame Rosepettle

The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.6

(1947) The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Janet Ames

Auntie Mame
7.0

(1958) Auntie Mame

as Mame Dennis

The Trouble with Angels
6.8

(1966) The Trouble with Angels

as Mother Superior

Four's a Crowd
5.1

(1938) Four's a Crowd

as Jean Christy

Gypsy
6.4

(1962) Gypsy

as Rose Hovick

Picnic
6.3

(1955) Picnic

as Rosemary - The School Teacher

Reckless
5.3

(1935) Reckless

as Josephine 'Jo' Mercer

Sister Kenny
6.5

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Elizabeth Kenny

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
6.2

(1968) Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

as Mother Simplicia

China Seas
6.3

(1935) China Seas

as Sybil Barclay

Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3

(1947) Mourning Becomes Electra

as Lavinia Mannon

Rendezvous
4.8

(1935) Rendezvous

as Joel Carter

Evelyn Prentice
6.6

(1934) Evelyn Prentice

as Mrs. Nancy Harrison

The Citadel
6.3

(1938) The Citadel

as Christine Manson

Under Two Flags
6.0

(1936) Under Two Flags

as Lady Venetia Cunningham

Night Must Fall
7.1

(1937) Night Must Fall

as Olivia Grayne

The Feminine Touch
5.1

(1941) The Feminine Touch

as Julie Hathaway

Design for Scandal
5.2

(1941) Design for Scandal

as Judge Cornelia C. Porter

They Met in Bombay
7.3

(1941) They Met in Bombay

as Anya Von Duren

The Casino Murder Case
6.5

(1935) The Casino Murder Case

as Doris

Hired Wife
6.8

(1940) Hired Wife

as Kendal Browning

Take a Letter, Darling
6.5

(1942) Take a Letter, Darling

as A.M. MacGregor

She Wouldn't Say Yes
5.9

(1945) She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Dr. Susan A. Lane

Never Wave at a WAC
4.9

(1953) Never Wave at a WAC

as Josephine "Jo" McBain

Craig's Wife
6.3

(1936) Craig's Wife

as Harriet Craig

West Point of the Air
6.0

(1935) West Point of the Air

as Dare Marshall

Forsaking All Others
6.4

(1934) Forsaking All Others

as Eleanor

A Woman of Distinction
6.2

(1950) A Woman of Distinction

as Susan Manning Middlecott

No Time for Comedy
5.4

(1940) No Time for Comedy

as Linda Paige Esterbrook

Roughly Speaking
6.8

(1945) Roughly Speaking

as Louise Randall Pierson

Flight for Freedom
5.2

(1943) Flight for Freedom

as Tonie Carter

A Majority of One
5.7

(1961) A Majority of One

as Bertha Jacoby

The Girl Rush
3.7

(1955) The Girl Rush

as Kim Halliday

Live, Love and Learn
5.8

(1937) Live, Love and Learn

as Julie Stoddard

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
6.1

(1971) Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

as Mrs. Pollifax

Trouble for Two
6.0

(1936) Trouble for Two

as Miss Vandeleur

0.0

(1995) The Flood of ‘55

as Herself (archive footage)

Fast and Loose
5.6

(1939) Fast and Loose

as Garda Sloane

The Night Is Young
5.0

(1935) The Night Is Young

as Countess Zarika Rafay

Man-Proof
4.8

(1938) Man-Proof

as Elizabeth Kent

Rosie!
0.0

(1967) Rosie!

as Rosie Lord

What a Woman
5.6

(1943) What a Woman

as Carol Ainsley

This Thing Called Love
8.0

(1940) This Thing Called Love

as Ann Winters

Tell It to the Judge
6.3

(1949) Tell It to the Judge

as Marsha Meredith

Five Finger Exercise
4.8

(1962) Five Finger Exercise

as Louise Harington

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
0.0

(1945) Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

as Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
0.0

(1942) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self

It Had to Happen
5.5

(1936) It Had to Happen

as Beatrice Newnes

Wonderful Town
6.6

(1958) Wonderful Town

as Ruth Sherwood

The President Vanishes
7.0

(1934) The President Vanishes

as Sally Voorman

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0

(1941) Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.0

(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

Blow-Ups of 1947
6.3

(1947) Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

The Romance of Celluloid
7.0

(1937) The Romance of Celluloid

as Self

Breakdowns of 1938
5.0

(1938) Breakdowns of 1938

as Rosalind (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1944
6.5

(1944) Breakdowns of 1944

as Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5

(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

0.0

(1939) From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7

(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

6.0

(1936) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
6.5

(1994) The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

as Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Cynthia

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Self - Guest Host

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self