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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
- Footlight Parade (1933) as Mrs. Gould
- Housewife (1934) as Dora Wilson
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Mabel Dawson
- The Snake Pit (1948) as Ruth
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Sister Michael
- Lilly Turner (1933) as Edna Yokum
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) as Martha
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Emma Simpson
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
- Convention City (1933) as Mrs. Ellerbe
- Army Girl (1938) as Leila Kennett
- Model Wife (1941) as Mrs. Milo Everett
- The Spoilers (1955) as Duchess
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Liz Eckhart
- A Lawless Street (1955) as Molly Higgins
- Scatterbrain (1940) as Miss Stevens
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) as Noonan
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Nurse Hamilton
- Fatal Lady (1936) as Melba York
- Red Salute (1935) as Mrs. Edith Rooney
- Petticoat Politics (1941) as Lil Higgins
- Ever in My Heart (1933) as Lizzie
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as Mrs. Twitchell
- Private Detective 62 (1933) as Amy Moran
- My Little Chickadee (1940) as Aunt Lou
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Mary Fancher
- Cinderella Jones (1946) as Cora Elliot
- The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) as Effie Perkins
- Hard to Handle (1933) as Lil Waters
- Female (1933) as Miss Frothingham
- Hands Across the Table (1935) as Laura
- Cross My Heart (1946) as Eve Harper
- You Belong to Me (1941) as Emma
- Sleepy Lagoon (1943) as Sarah Rogers
- This Is the Army (1943) as Mrs. O'Brien
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Nora Marko
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) as Maj. Ida Winton
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Most-watched Ruth Donnelly films currently: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Footlight Parade (1933), Housewife (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Snake Pit (1948).
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Selected TV credits: Cavalcade of America (1952).
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