Ruth Donnelly
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Emma Hopper
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Nora Marko
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Mabel Dawson
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Martha
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Mary Fancher
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Aunt Lou
The Snake Pit
1948
as Ruth
Female
1933
as Miss Frothingham
A Lawless Street
1955
as Molly Higgins
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Belong to Me
1941
as Emma
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sister Michael
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Nurse Hamilton
Footlight Parade
1933
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
This Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. O'Brien
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Liz Eckhart
Make Me a Star
1932
as The Countess
Rise and Shine
1941
as Mame Bacon
The Spoilers
1955
as Duchess
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Laura