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Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Actor Oct 30 (died age 93) Providence, Rhode Island, USA 1937–1973 (36 year career)
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story. After working as an actress in summer stock, she returned to Providence and worked as a radio fashion commentator on a local station. She wrote the ad copy for a Providence clothing store and read it on the radio each afternoon. She was encouraged by a friend to try out fo…

Known For

The Philadelphia Story
Film

The Philadelphia Story

Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
The Uninvited
Film

The Uninvited

Pamela Fitzgerald
The Women
Film

The Women

Miss Wattson
Another Thin Man
Film

Another Thin Man

Dorothy Waters
Northwest Passage
Film

Northwest Passage

Elizabeth Browne
Marie Antoinette
Film

Marie Antoinette

Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
That's My Boy
Film

That's My Boy

Ann Jackson
Susan and God
Film

Susan and God

Charlotte

Filmography

Acting (56)

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Movies (44)

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973

as Maggie Cartwright

6.0
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

1970

as Voice Over

6.3
The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960

as Mary Gilbert

5.1
The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink

1953

as Nora Connors

6.0
Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country

1952

as Christine Powell

4.0
Stars and Stripes Forever

Stars and Stripes Forever

1952

as Jennie Sousa

6.9
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

1951

as Ann Jackson

5.8
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951

as Mary

4.0
Mr. Music

Mr. Music

1950

as Lorna Marvis

4.0
Louisa

Louisa

1950

as Meg Norton

6.5
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

as Jordan Baker

5.4
I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe

1948

as Eve Meredith Curtis

6.1
Bedside Manner

Bedside Manner

1945

as Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD

5.7
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1944

as Pamela Fitzgerald

6.9
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

1944

as Barbara Thomas

5.6
Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

1944

as Lt. Ellen Foster

6.8
Soaring Stars

Soaring Stars

1942

as Herself

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Eliza McCardle Johnson

6.1
Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains

1942

as Daisy Denton

4.0
Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

as Professor Susan Drake

5.7
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Cordelia 'Kay' Motford Pulham

7.1
Married Bachelor

Married Bachelor

1941

as Norma Haven

5.8
Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1941

as Martha Gray

5.5
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

as Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie

7.6
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

1940

as Elizabeth Browne

6.5
Susan and God

Susan and God

1940

as Charlotte

6.5
Flight Command

Flight Command

1940

as Lorna Gray

5.6
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

6.7
Maisie

Maisie

1939

as Sybil Ames

4.4
The Women

The Women

1939

as Miss Wattson

7.1
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939

as Dorothy Waters

7.1
Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

as Eve

6.1
Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1939

as Lily Cole

4.7
Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

as Mary Turner

6.0
Blackmail

Blackmail

1939

as Helen Ingram

6.4
Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

as Joan Thayer

5.9
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Jane (dialogue scenes deleted)

4.3
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)

6.5
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Nadine Piermont

6.5
Spring Madness

Spring Madness

1938

as Kate McKim

3.9
Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children

1938

as Margaret Lee

6.5
Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

as Peggy Norton, victim

5.7
Madame X

Madame X

1937

as Annette

5.8
Big City

Big City

1937

as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

7.4