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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 Pa…
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- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Ma Dolan
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Emma Hopper
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Mabel Dawson
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) as Martha
- The Snake Pit (1948) as Ruth
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Sister Michael
- Lilly Turner (1933) as Edna Yokum
- Make Me a Star (1932) as The Countess
- A Lawless Street (1955) as Molly Higgins
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Nurse Hamilton
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Emma Simpson
- The Spoilers (1955) as Duchess
- Female (1933) as Miss Frothingham
- Cinderella Jones (1946) as Cora Elliot
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Liz Eckhart
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Nora Marko
- This Is the Army (1943) as Mrs. O'Brien
- Employees' Entrance (1933) as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
- Fatal Lady (1936) as Melba York
- Havana Widows (1933) as Mrs. Emily Jones
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade (1933) as Mrs. Harriet Gould
- Rise and Shine (1941) as Mame Bacon
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Kate Mulvey
- Cain and Mabel (1936) as Aunt Mimi
- Sleepy Lagoon (1943) as Sarah Rogers
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) as Noonan
- My Little Chickadee (1940) as Aunt Lou
- Breakdowns of 1944 (1944) as Self
- Hands Across the Table (1935) as Laura
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Mary Fancher
- Hard to Handle (1933) as Lil Waters
- Wicked (1931) as Fanny
- Happiness Ahead (1934) as Anna
- Johnny Doughboy (1942) as Biggy Biggsworth
- In Old Sacramento (1946) as Zebby Booker
- The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) as Effie Perkins
- The Way to the Gold (1957) as Mrs. Williams
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) as Glory White
- Romance in the Rain (1934) as Miss Sparks
- The White Cockatoo (1935) as Mrs. Byng
- Army Girl (1938) as Leila Kennett
- Personal Secretary (1938) as Grumpy
- Red Salute (1935) as Mrs. Edith Rooney
- The Affairs of Annabel (1938) as Josephine
- More Than a Secretary (1936) as Helen Davis
- Housewife (1934) as Dora Wilson
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
- Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) as Josephine
- Little Miss Broadway (1947) as Minerva Van Dorn
- Blessed Event (1932) as Miss Stevens
- Private Detective 62 (1933) as Amy Moran
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as Mrs. Twitchell
- 13 Hours by Air (1936) as Vi Johnson
- You Belong to Me (1941) as Emma
- Goodbye Again (1933) as Richview Hotel Maid
- Pillow to Post (1945) as Mrs. Grace Wingate
- The Gay Vagabond (1941) as Kate Dixon
- The Fabulous Texan (1947) as Utopia Mills
- Cross My Heart (1946) as Eve Harper
- Heat Lightning (1934) as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
- The Spider (1931) as Mrs. Wimbledon
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) as Maj. Ida Winton
- Mandalay (1934) as Mrs. George Peters
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935) as Lizzie
- Ever in My Heart (1933) as Lizzie
- The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) as Aunt Susan Beecher
- Sailors on Leave (1941) as Aunt Navy
- The Roundup (1941) as Polly Hope
- Merry Wives of Reno (1934) as Lois
- Portia on Trial (1937) as Jane Wilkins
- Convention City (1933) as Mrs. Ellerbe
- Maybe It's Love (1935) as Florrie Sands
- The Family Next Door (1939) as Mrs. Rose Pierce
- Model Wife (1941) as Mrs. Milo Everett
- Alibi Ike (1935) as Bess
- Roaring Timber (1937) as Aunt Mary
- Petticoat Politics (1941) as Lil Higgins
- Millie's Daughter (1947) as Helen Reilly
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Most-watched Ruth Donnelly films currently: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), The Snake Pit (1948), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).
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Selected TV credits: Cavalcade of America (1952).
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