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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
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Sister Michael
- Female (1933) as Miss Frothingham
- Lilly Turner (1933) as Edna Yokum
- A Lawless Street (1955) as Molly Higgins
- Cinderella Jones (1946) as Cora Elliot
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Emma Simpson
- Make Me a Star (1932) as The Countess
- Employees' Entrance (1933) as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary
- Happiness Ahead (1934) as Anna
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Nora Marko
- The Spoilers (1955) as Duchess
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Liz Eckhart
- Footlight Parade (1933) as Mrs. Harriet Gould
- Fatal Lady (1936) as Melba York
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Nurse Hamilton
- This Is the Army (1943) as Mrs. O'Brien
- Hands Across the Table (1935) as Laura
- 13 Hours by Air (1936) as Vi Johnson
- The Affairs of Annabel (1938) as Josephine
- Havana Widows (1933) as Mrs. Emily Jones
- Wicked (1931) as Fanny
- Sleepy Lagoon (1943) as Sarah Rogers
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Kate Mulvey
- Army Girl (1938) as Leila Kennett
- The White Cockatoo (1935) as Mrs. Byng
- The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) as Effie Perkins
- Johnny Doughboy (1942) as Biggy Biggsworth
- Goodbye Again (1933) as Richview Hotel Maid
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Mary Fancher
- The Way to the Gold (1957) as Mrs. Williams
- Housewife (1934) as Dora Wilson
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- My Little Chickadee (1940) as Aunt Lou
- Red Salute (1935) as Mrs. Edith Rooney
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) as Glory White
- Blessed Event (1932) as Miss Stevens
- Heat Lightning (1934) as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
- Mandalay (1934) as Mrs. George Peters
- Cain and Mabel (1936) as Aunt Mimi
- Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) as Josephine
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as Mrs. Twitchell
- The Fabulous Texan (1947) as Utopia Mills
- Breakdowns of 1944 (1944) as Self
- Sailors on Leave (1941) as Aunt Navy
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935) as Lizzie
- Personal Secretary (1938) as Grumpy
- Pillow to Post (1945) as Mrs. Grace Wingate
- Romance in the Rain (1934) as Miss Sparks
- Ever in My Heart (1933) as Lizzie
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) as Noonan
- More Than a Secretary (1936) as Helen Davis
- Convention City (1933) as Mrs. Ellerbe
- Hard to Handle (1933) as Lil Waters
- Merry Wives of Reno (1934) as Lois
- Model Wife (1941) as Mrs. Milo Everett
- Private Detective 62 (1933) as Amy Moran
- Song and Dance Man (1936) as Patsy O'Madigan
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) as Maj. Ida Winton
- Rise and Shine (1941) as Mame Bacon
- Maybe It's Love (1935) as Florrie Sands
- The Spider (1931) as Mrs. Wimbledon
- The Family Next Door (1939) as Mrs. Rose Pierce
- How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points (1933) as Herself
- Portia on Trial (1937) as Jane Wilkins
- In Old Sacramento (1946) as Zebby Booker
- Roaring Timber (1937) as Aunt Mary
- Just Around the Corner (1933) as Mrs. Sears
- You Belong to Me (1941) as Emma
- The Roundup (1941) as Polly Hope
- Petticoat Politics (1941) as Lil Higgins
- Little Miss Broadway (1947) as Minerva Van Dorn
- Cross My Heart (1946) as Eve Harper
- 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), Jewel Robbery (1932).
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Selected TV credits: Cavalcade of America (1952).
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