Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
As Emma Hopper
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Ruth Donnelly
Born
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 (89)
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950
As Martha
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
As Mabel Dawson
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Bells of St. Mary's1945
As Sister Michael
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Footlight Parade1933
As Mrs. Gould
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Snake Pit1948
As Ruth
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Housewife1934
As Dora Wilson
TMDb 7.2 / 10
A Lawless Street1955
As Molly Higgins
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Wonder Bar1934
As Emma Simpson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Slight Case of Murder1938
As Nora Marko
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
As Nurse Hamilton
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ever in My Heart1933
As Lizzie
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Convention City1933
As Mrs. Ellerbe
TMDb 4.2 / 10
This Is the Army1943
As Mrs. O'Brien
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Secret of Convict Lake1951
As Mary Fancher
TMDb 6.6 / 10
You Belong to Me1941
As Emma
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Spoilers1955
As Duchess
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Army Girl1938
As Leila Kennett
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Autumn Leaves1956
As Liz Eckhart
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hands Across the Table1935
As Laura
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jewel Robbery1932
As Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Fighting Father Dunne1948
As Kate Mulvey
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Wild Blue Yonder1951
As Maj. Ida Winton
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ladies They Talk About1933
As Noonan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Bureau of Missing Persons1933
As Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Petticoat Politics1941
As Lil Higgins
TMDb 9.0 / 10
In Old Sacramento1946
As Zebby Booker
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Amazing Mr. Williams1939
As Effie Perkins
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Johnny Doughboy1942
As Biggy Biggsworth
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Make Me a Star1932
As The Countess
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Fatal Lady1936
As Melba York
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Just Around the Corner1933
As Mrs. Sears
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Personal Maid's Secret1935
As Lizzie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain1951
As Glory White
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Model Wife1941
As Mrs. Milo Everett
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Female1933
As Miss Frothingham
TMDb 6.3 / 10
13 Hours by Air1936
As Vi Johnson
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Spider1931
As Mrs. Wimbledon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Family Next Door1939
As Mrs. Rose Pierce
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Cross My Heart1946
As Eve Harper
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Happiness Ahead1934
As Anna
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Song and Dance Man1936
As Patsy O'Madigan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sleepy Lagoon1943
As Sarah Rogers
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Pillow to Post1945
As Mrs. Grace Wingate
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Breakdowns of 19441944
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Private Detective 621933
As Amy Moran
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Romance in the Rain1934
As Miss Sparks
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Affairs of Annabel1938
As Josephine
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Annabel Takes a Tour1938
As Josephine
TMDb 5.7 / 10
My Little Chickadee1940
As Aunt Lou
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Ghost Goes Wild1947
As Aunt Susan Beecher
TMDb 6.0 / 10
More Than a Secretary1936
As Helen Davis
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Blessed Event1932
As Miss Stevens
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Scatterbrain1940
As Miss Stevens
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Roundup1941
As Polly Hope
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Havana Widows1933
As Mrs. Emily Jones
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Gay Vagabond1941
As Kate Dixon
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Alibi Ike1935
As Bess
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mandalay1934
As Mrs. George Peters
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Way to the Gold1957
As Mrs. Williams
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Maybe It's Love1935
As Florrie Sands
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Cinderella Jones1946
As Cora Elliot
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Heat Lightning1934
As Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Red Salute1935
As Mrs. Edith Rooney
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lilly Turner1933
As Edna Yokum
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Cain and Mabel1936
As Aunt Mimi
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Millie's Daughter1947
As Helen Reilly
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Hard to Handle1933
As Lil Waters
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Rise and Shine1941
As Mame Bacon
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Meet the Girls1938
As Daisy Watson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Portia on Trial1937
As Jane Wilkins
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sailors on Leave1941
As Aunt Navy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel1936
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Traveling Saleslady1935
As Mrs. Twitchell
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The White Cockatoo1935
As Mrs. Byng
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Little Miss Broadway1947
As Minerva Van Dorn
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Employees' Entrance1933
As Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Merry Wives of Reno1934
As Lois
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Wicked1931
As Fanny
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Fabulous Texan1947
As Utopia Mills
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing1933
As Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Roaring Timber1937
As Aunt Mary
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Rubber Heels1927
As Fanny Pratt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Rainbow Trail1932
As Widow Abigail
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Goodbye Again1933
As Richview Hotel Maid
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Meet the Missus1940
As Lil Higgins
TMDb 7.0 / 10
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points1933
As Herself
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Personal Secretary1938
As Grumpy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb