Ruth Donnelly
Birthday: 1896-05-17 | Place of Birth: North Trenton - New Jersey - USAFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Liz Eckhart
as Molly Higgins
as Glory White
as Maj. Ida Winton
as Martha
as Aunt Susan Beecher
as Utopia Mills
as Cora Elliot
as Sister Michael
as Mrs. O'Brien
as Biggy Biggsworth
as Aunt Navy
as Emma
as Mame Bacon
as Aunt Lou
as Miss Stevens
as Effie Perkins
as Daisy Watson
as Leila Kennett
as Nora Marko
as Aunt Mimi
as Helen Davis
as Mabel Dawson
as Melba York
as Patsy O'Madigan
as Bess
as Florrie Sands
as Mrs. Byng
as Mrs. Edith Rooney
as Mrs. Twitchell
