Personal Info
Known Credits
89
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1896-05-17 (129 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
North Trenton - New Jersey - USA
Also Known For
Ruth Donnelly
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957 --
The Way to the Gold
| Mrs. Williams
1956 --
Autumn Leaves
| Liz Eckhart
1955 --
The Spoilers
| Duchess
1955 --
A Lawless Street
| Molly Higgins
1951 --
The Wild Blue Yonder
| Maj. Ida Winton
1951 --
The Secret of Convict Lake
| Mary Fancher
1951 --
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
| Glory White
1950 --
Where the Sidewalk Ends
| Martha
1948 --
The Snake Pit
| Ruth
1948 --
Fighting Father Dunne
| Kate Mulvey
1947 --
The Fabulous Texan
| Utopia Mills
1947 --
The Ghost Goes Wild
| Aunt Susan Beecher
1947 --
Little Miss Broadway
| Minerva Van Dorn
1947 --
Millie's Daughter
| Helen Reilly
1946 --
Cross My Heart
| Eve Harper
1946 --
In Old Sacramento
| Zebby Booker
1946 --
Cinderella Jones
| Cora Elliot
1945 --
The Bells of St. Mary's
| Sister Michael
1945 --
Pillow to Post
| Mrs. Grace Wingate
1944 --
Breakdowns of 1944
| Self
1943 --
Thank Your Lucky Stars
| Nurse Hamilton
1943 --
Sleepy Lagoon
| Sarah Rogers
1943 --
This Is the Army
| Mrs. O'Brien
1942 --
Johnny Doughboy
| Biggy Biggsworth
1941 --
Rise and Shine
| Mame Bacon
1941 --
You Belong to Me
| Emma
1941 --
Sailors on Leave
| Aunt Navy
1941 --
The Gay Vagabond
| Kate Dixon
1941 --
Model Wife
| Mrs. Milo Everett
1941 --
The Roundup
| Polly Hope
1941 --
Petticoat Politics
| Lil Higgins
1940 --
Meet the Missus
| Lil Higgins
1940 --
Scatterbrain
| Miss Stevens
1940 --
My Little Chickadee
| Aunt Lou
1939 --
The Amazing Mr. Williams
| Effie Perkins
1939 --
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
| Emma Hopper
1939 --
The Family Next Door
| Mrs. Rose Pierce
1938 --
Annabel Takes a Tour
| Josephine
1938 --
Meet the Girls
| Daisy Watson
1938 --
Personal Secretary
| Grumpy
1938 --
The Affairs of Annabel
| Josephine
1938 --
Army Girl
| Leila Kennett
1938 --
A Slight Case of Murder
| Nora Marko
1937 --
Portia on Trial
| Jane Wilkins
1937 --
Roaring Timber
| Aunt Mary
1936 --
More Than a Secretary
| Helen Davis
1936 --
Cain and Mabel
| Aunt Mimi
1936 --
Fatal Lady
| Melba York
1936 --
13 Hours by Air
| Vi Johnson
1936 --
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
| Mabel Dawson
1936 --
Song and Dance Man
| Patsy O'Madigan
1936 --
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
| Self
1935 --
Personal Maid's Secret
| Lizzie
1935 --
Hands Across the Table
| Laura
1935 --
Red Salute
| Mrs. Edith Rooney
1935 --
Alibi Ike
| Bess
1935 --
Traveling Saleslady
| Mrs. Twitchell
1935 --
The White Cockatoo
| Mrs. Byng
1935 --
Maybe It's Love
| Florrie Sands
1934 --
Happiness Ahead
| Anna
1934 --
Romance in the Rain
| Miss Sparks
1934 --
Housewife
| Dora Wilson
1934 --
Merry Wives of Reno
| Lois
1934 --
Wonder Bar
| Emma Simpson
1934 --
Heat Lightning
| Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
1934 --
Mandalay
| Mrs. George Peters
1933 --
Convention City
| Mrs. Ellerbe
1933 --
Havana Widows
| Mrs. Emily Jones
1933 --
Female
| Miss Frothingham
1933 --
Ever in My Heart
| Lizzie
1933 --
Footlight Parade
| Mrs. Harriet Gould
1933 --
Bureau of Missing Persons
| Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
1933 --
Goodbye Again
| Richview Hotel Maid
1933 --
Sing, Sinner, Sing
| Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
1933 --
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
| Herself
1933 --
Private Detective 62
| Amy Moran
1933 --
Lilly Turner
| Edna Yokum
1933 --
Employees' Entrance
| Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
1933 --
Ladies They Talk About
| Noonan
1933 --
Hard to Handle
| Lil Waters
1933 --
Just Around the Corner
| Mrs. Sears
1932 --
Blessed Event
| Miss Stevens
1932 --
Jewel Robbery
| Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
1932 --
Make Me a Star
| The Countess
1932 --
The Rainbow Trail
| Widow Abigail
1931 --
Wicked
| Fanny
1931 --
The Spider
| Mrs. Wimbledon
1927 --
Rubber Heels
| Fanny Pratt