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 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.
Movie Appearances
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Emma Hopper
1939
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
as Self
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Mabel Dawson
1936
Hands Across the Table
as Laura
1935
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sister Michael
1945
Petticoat Politics
as Lil Higgins
1941
Jewel Robbery
as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
1932
A Slight Case of Murder
as Nora Marko
1938
Footlight Parade
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
1933
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Mary Fancher
1951
My Little Chickadee
as Aunt Lou
1940
Autumn Leaves
as Liz Eckhart
1956
A Lawless Street
as Molly Higgins
1955
Blessed Event
as Miss Stevens
1932
This Is the Army
as Mrs. O'Brien
1943
Employees' Entrance
as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
1933
The Snake Pit
as Ruth
1948
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Martha
1950
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Glory White
1951
Private Detective 62
as Amy Moran
1933
