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Ruth Donnelly

May 17, 1896 - Nov 17, 1982 (86 years old) in North Trenton - New Jersey - USA

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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.

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Cavalcade of America
Ma Dolan
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Emma Hopper
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This Is the Army
Mrs. O'Brien
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Ladies They Talk About
Noonan
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mabel Dawson
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The Bells of St. Mary's
Sister Michael
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Martha
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The Snake Pit
Ruth
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
Nurse Hamilton
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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