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Rosalind Russell
Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when Streep was awarded a sixth. Russell won a Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred).
Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks.
As actor
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Life is a Banquet
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
The Flood of ‘55
That's Entertainment! III
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Crooked Hearts
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Rosie!
The Trouble with Angels
Gypsy
Five Finger Exercise
A Majority of One
Auntie Mame
Wonderful Town
Picnic
The Girl Rush
Never Wave at a WAC
A Woman of Distinction
Tell It to the Judge
The Velvet Touch
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Mourning Becomes Electra
Blow-Ups of 1947
Sister Kenny