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Ruth Donnelly
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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.
As actor
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
The Way to the Gold
Autumn Leaves
A Lawless Street
The Spoilers
The Secret of Convict Lake
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
The Wild Blue Yonder
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Snake Pit
Fighting Father Dunne
The Ghost Goes Wild
The Fabulous Texan
Little Miss Broadway
Millie's Daughter
Cross My Heart
Cinderella Jones
In Old Sacramento
The Bells of St. Mary's
Pillow to Post
Breakdowns of 1944
This Is the Army
Sleepy Lagoon
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Johnny Doughboy
Petticoat Politics
You Belong to Me
The Gay Vagabond
Sailors on Leave
The Roundup