Ruth Donnelly [30214] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.4729 Birthplace: North Trenton - New Jersey - USA Birthday: 1896-05-17 Deathday: 1982-11-17 Age: 86 years Movies: 88 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. The Way to the G1957-05-10 Autumn Leaves1956-08-01 The Spoilers1955-12-23 A Lawless Street1955-11-15 The Wild Blue Yo1951-12-05 The Secret of Co1951-07-29 I'd Climb the Hi1951-02-17 Where the Sidewa1950-07-07 The Snake Pit1948-11-04 Fighting Father 1948-05-12 The Fabulous Tex1947-11-09 The Ghost Goes W1947-08-08 Little Miss Broa1947-06-19 Millie's Daughte1947-03-20 Cross My Heart1946-12-18 In Old Sacrament1946-05-31 Cinderella Jones1946-03-09 The Bells of St.1945-12-27 Pillow to Post1945-06-09 Breakdowns of 191944-12-31 Thank Your Lucky1943-09-25 Sleepy Lagoon1943-09-05 This Is the Army1943-08-14 Johnny Doughboy1942-12-31 Rise and Shine1941-11-21 You Belong to Me1941-10-22 Sailors on Leave1941-09-30 The Gay Vagabond1941-05-12 Model Wife1941-04-17 The Roundup1941-04-03 Petticoat Politi1941-01-31 Meet the Missus1940-11-29 Scatterbrain1940-07-20 My Little Chicka1940-02-09 The Amazing Mr. 1939-11-22 Mr. Smith Goes t1939-10-19 The Family Next 1939-03-30 Annabel Takes a 1938-11-10 Meet the Girls1938-10-06 Personal Secreta1938-09-09 The Affairs of A1938-09-09 Army Girl1938-08-11 A Slight Case of1938-02-26 Portia on Trial1937-11-08 Roaring Timber1937-07-03 More Than a Secr1936-12-10 Cain and Mabel1936-09-26 Fatal Lady1936-05-15 13 Hours by Air1936-04-30 Mr. Deeds Goes t1936-04-09 Song and Dance M1936-03-11 Behind the Scene1936-01-01 Personal Maid's 1935-10-26 Hands Across the1935-10-18 Red Salute1935-09-12 Alibi Ike1935-06-15 Traveling Salesl1935-03-28 The White Cockat1935-01-29 Maybe It's Love1935-01-12 Happiness Ahead1934-10-27 Romance in the R1934-08-13 Housewife1934-08-11 Merry Wives of R1934-04-18 Wonder Bar1934-03-31 Heat Lightning1934-03-01 Mandalay1934-02-10 Convention City1933-12-14 Havana Widows1933-11-18 Female1933-11-11 Ever in My Heart1933-10-28 Footlight Parade1933-10-21 Bureau of Missin1933-09-16 Goodbye Again1933-09-09 Sing, Sinner, Si1933-08-16 How to Break 90 1933-08-04 Private Detectiv1933-06-10 Lilly Turner1933-05-13 Ladies They Talk1933-02-04 Hard to Handle1933-01-28 Employees' Entra1933-02-11 Just Around the 1933-01-17 Blessed Event1932-09-10 Jewel Robbery1932-07-08 Make Me a Star1932-07-01 The Rainbow Trai1932-01-03 Wicked1931-10-04 The Spider1931-09-23 Rubber Heels1927-06-11