Ruth Donnelly
Biography
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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
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Mrs. Williams
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Liz Eckhart
The Spoilers
1955
as Duchess
A Lawless Street
1955
as Molly Higgins
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Maj. Ida Winton
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Mary Fancher
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
as Glory White
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Martha
The Snake Pit
1948
as Ruth
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Kate Mulvey
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Utopia Mills
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Aunt Susan Beecher
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Minerva Van Dorn
Millie's Daughter
1947
as Helen Reilly
Cross My Heart
1946
as Eve Harper
In Old Sacramento
1946
as Zebby Booker
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Cora Elliot
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sister Michael
Pillow to Post
1945
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Nurse Hamilton
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Sarah Rogers
This Is the Army
1943
as Mrs. O'Brien