Ruth Donnelly
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.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(Emma Hopper)
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
(Self)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(Mabel Dawson)
Hands Across the Table
(Laura)
The Bells of St. Mary's
(Sister Michael)
Petticoat Politics
(Lil Higgins)
Jewel Robbery
(Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited))
A Slight Case of Murder
(Nora Marko)
Footlight Parade
(Mrs. Harriet Gould)
The Secret of Convict Lake
(Mary Fancher)
My Little Chickadee
(Aunt Lou)
Autumn Leaves
(Liz Eckhart)
A Lawless Street
(Molly Higgins)
Blessed Event
(Miss Stevens)
This Is the Army
(Mrs. O'Brien)
Employees' Entrance
(Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary)
The Snake Pit
(Ruth)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(Martha)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
(Glory White)
Private Detective 62
(Amy Moran)
The Ghost Goes Wild
(Aunt Susan Beecher)
Female
(Miss Frothingham)
Lilly Turner
(Edna Yokum)
Merry Wives of Reno
(Lois)
You Belong to Me
(Emma)
The Affairs of Annabel
(Josephine)
Pillow to Post
(Mrs. Grace Wingate)
Alibi Ike
(Bess)
Wonder Bar
(Emma Simpson)
Personal Maid's Secret
(Lizzie)
Ever in My Heart
(Lizzie)
Sing, Sinner, Sing
(Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
(Effie Perkins)
The Wild Blue Yonder
(Maj. Ida Winton)
Cain and Mabel
(Aunt Mimi)
Housewife
(Dora Wilson)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
More Than a Secretary
(Helen Davis)
Maybe It's Love
(Florrie Sands)
Army Girl
(Leila Kennett)
The White Cockatoo
(Mrs. Byng)
The Fabulous Texan
(Utopia Mills)
The Way to the Gold
(Mrs. Williams)
Just Around the Corner
(Mrs. Sears)
Goodbye Again
(Richview Hotel Maid)
Havana Widows
(Mrs. Emily Jones)
13 Hours by Air
(Vi Johnson)
Convention City
(Mrs. Ellerbe)
Personal Secretary
(Grumpy)
Mandalay
(Mrs. George Peters)
Hard to Handle
(Lil Waters)
Scatterbrain
(Miss Stevens)
Annabel Takes a Tour
(Josephine)
Cross My Heart
(Eve Harper)
Fighting Father Dunne
(Kate Mulvey)
The Spider
(Mrs. Wimbledon)
Fatal Lady
(Melba York)
Happiness Ahead
(Anna)
The Family Next Door
(Mrs. Rose Pierce)
Heat Lightning
(Mrs. Ashton-Ashley)
Cinderella Jones
(Cora Elliot)
Ladies They Talk About
(Noonan)
Portia on Trial
(Jane Wilkins)
The Gay Vagabond
(Kate Dixon)
Sailors on Leave
(Aunt Navy)
Traveling Saleslady
(Mrs. Twitchell)
Song and Dance Man
(Patsy O'Madigan)
The Roundup
(Polly Hope)
Make Me a Star
(The Countess)
Bureau of Missing Persons
(Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris)
Red Salute
(Mrs. Edith Rooney)
Meet the Girls
(Daisy Watson)
In Old Sacramento
(Zebby Booker)
The Spoilers
(Duchess)
Model Wife
(Mrs. Milo Everett)
Little Miss Broadway
(Minerva Van Dorn)
Meet the Missus
(Lil Higgins)
Breakdowns of 1944
(Self)
Roaring Timber
(Aunt Mary)
Johnny Doughboy
(Biggy Biggsworth)
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
(Herself)
Wicked
(Fanny)
Rise and Shine
(Mame Bacon)
Romance in the Rain
(Miss Sparks)
Sleepy Lagoon
(Sarah Rogers)
The Rainbow Trail
(Widow Abigail)
Millie's Daughter
(Helen Reilly)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(Nurse Hamilton)
Rubber Heels
(Fanny Pratt)
Cavalcade of America
(Ma Dolan)