Although Donnelly made her first film appearance in 1914, her Hollywood career began in 1931 and lasted until 1957. In her films, she often played the wife of Guy Kibbee (Footlight Parade, Wonder Bar, Merry Wives of Reno, Mr.
16. 1. 2010Ruth Donnelly. Actress: Pan Smith přichází. Feisty, ebullient character comedienne who, for three decades, enlivened Hollywood films with her drollery and quick-fire repartee. The daughter of a newspaper editor and music critic, Ruth made…
Dcera redaktora a hudebního kritika Ruth debutovala v roce 1913 ve sboru zájezdového představení The Quaker Girl. O čtyři roky později se dostala na Broadway, kde hrála telefonní operátorku ve hře The Scrap of Paper v Criterion Theatre.