Ruth Donnelly

Actor 1927–1983 (56 year career)

5.6 avg rating

Highest Rated

The Roundup

1941 · as Polly Hope

8.0

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · as Emma Hopper

7.8

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · as Mabel Dawson

7.5

Known For

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Emma Hopper

Film

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mabel Dawson

Film

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Martha

Film

The Bells of St. Mary's

Sister Michael

Film

The Snake Pit

Ruth

Film

Footlight Parade

Mrs. Harriet Gould

Film

Autumn Leaves

Liz Eckhart

Film

Jewel Robbery

Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (90)

Movies (89)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

The Way to the Gold

1957

as Mrs. Williams

Autumn Leaves

as Liz Eckhart

A Lawless Street

as Molly Higgins

The Spoilers

as Duchess

The Secret of Convict Lake

as Mary Fancher

The Wild Blue Yonder

as Maj. Ida Winton

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

1951

as Glory White

6.6

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Martha

7.2

Fighting Father Dunne

as Kate Mulvey

The Snake Pit

as Ruth

The Fabulous Texan

as Utopia Mills

Little Miss Broadway

as Minerva Van Dorn

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

as Aunt Susan Beecher

Millie's Daughter

as Helen Reilly

Cinderella Jones

as Cora Elliot

In Old Sacramento

as Zebby Booker

Cross My Heart

as Eve Harper

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

as Sister Michael

6.8

Pillow to Post

1945

as Mrs. Grace Wingate

Breakdowns of 1944

as Self

This Is the Army

as Mrs. O'Brien

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Nurse Hamilton

Sleepy Lagoon

as Sarah Rogers

Johnny Doughboy

as Biggy Biggsworth

Rise and Shine

as Mame Bacon

Model Wife

as Mrs. Milo Everett

Petticoat Politics

as Lil Higgins

You Belong to Me

1941

as Emma

5.8

Sailors on Leave

1941

as Aunt Navy

The Roundup

1941

as Polly Hope

8.0

The Gay Vagabond

1941

as Kate Dixon

Scatterbrain

as Miss Stevens

My Little Chickadee

as Aunt Lou

Meet the Missus

as Lil Higgins

The Family Next Door

1939

as Mrs. Rose Pierce

5.2

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Emma Hopper

7.8

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Effie Perkins

Army Girl

as Leila Kennett

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Nora Marko

6.3

Personal Secretary

1938

as Grumpy

Meet the Girls

1938

as Daisy Watson

4.0

The Affairs of Annabel

as Josephine

Annabel Takes a Tour

as Josephine

Portia on Trial

as Jane Wilkins

Roaring Timber

as Aunt Mary

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

1936

as Self

6.0

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

as Mabel Dawson

7.5

Song and Dance Man

1936

as Patsy O'Madigan

Cain and Mabel

as Aunt Mimi

13 Hours by Air

as Vi Johnson

Fatal Lady

as Melba York

More Than a Secretary

as Helen Davis

Maybe It's Love

as Florrie Sands

Personal Maid's Secret

as Lizzie

Traveling Saleslady

as Mrs. Twitchell

Hands Across the Table

as Laura

Red Salute

as Mrs. Edith Rooney

The White Cockatoo

as Mrs. Byng

Alibi Ike

as Bess

Wonder Bar

as Emma Simpson

Heat Lightning

as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

6.8

Romance in the Rain

1934

as Miss Sparks

Housewife

1934

as Dora Wilson

7.1

Mandalay

1934

as Mrs. George Peters

Merry Wives of Reno

as Lois

Happiness Ahead

as Anna

Ever in My Heart

as Lizzie

Footlight Parade

as Mrs. Harriet Gould

Female

as Miss Frothingham

Convention City

as Mrs. Ellerbe

Private Detective 62

as Amy Moran

Employees' Entrance

as Miss Hall, Anderson's secretary

6.1

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris

5.6

Sing, Sinner, Sing

1933

as Margaret 'Maggie' Flannigan

4.0

Goodbye Again

1933

as Richview Hotel Maid

4.6

Hard to Handle

1933

as Lil Waters

6.8

Ladies They Talk About

1933

as Noonan

6.1

Just Around the Corner

as Mrs. Sears

Havana Widows

as Mrs. Emily Jones

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933

as Herself

Lilly Turner

as Edna Yokum

Blessed Event

as Miss Stevens

Jewel Robbery

as Berta, Teri's Maid (uncredited)

6.5

The Rainbow Trail

1932

as Widow Abigail

Make Me a Star

as The Countess

Wicked

as Fanny

The Spider

as Mrs. Wimbledon

Rubber Heels

as Fanny Pratt

Television (1)

Cavalcade of America

1952

as Ma Dolan

3.5