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Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Acting·1907–1976·73 films

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

As Actor

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)Hildy Johnson
The Women
The Women (1939)Sylvia Fowler
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)Mame Dennis
Picnic
Picnic (1955)Rosemary - The School Teacher
Gypsy
Gypsy (1962)Rose Hovick
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels (1966)Mother Superior
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1937)Olivia Grayne
China Seas
China Seas (1935)Sybil Barclay
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)(archive footage)
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)Christine Manson
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch (1948)Valerie Stanton
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice (1934)Mrs. Nancy Harrison
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen (1942)Ruth Sherwood
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)Lavinia Mannon
Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others (1934)Eleanor
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny (1946)Elizabeth Kenny
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay (1941)Anya Von Duren
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1936)Harriet Craig
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)Janet Ames
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd (1938)Jean Christy
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)Mother Simplicia
A Majority of One
A Majority of One (1961)Bertha Jacoby
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)Josephine "Jo" McBain
Reckless
Reckless (1935)Josephine 'Jo' Mercer
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)A.M. MacGregor
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1935)Joel Carter
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy (1940)Linda Paige Esterbrook
The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case (1935)Doris Reed
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)Mrs. Pollifax
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1941)Julie Hathaway
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (1967)Madame Rosepettle
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom (1943)Tonie Carter
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge (1949)Marsha Meredith
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn (1937)Julie Stoddard
Man-Proof
Man-Proof (1938)Elizabeth Kent
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1939)Garda Sloane
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal (1941)Judge Cornelia C. Porter
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)Self (archive)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)Dr. Susan A. Lane
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town (1958)Ruth Sherwood
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking (1945)Louise Randall Pierson
A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction (1950)Susan Manning Middlecott
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love (1940)Ann Winters
The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts (1972)Laurita Dorsey
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes (1934)Sally Voorman
Hired Wife
Hired Wife (1940)Kendal Browning
What a Woman
What a Woman (1943)Carol Ainsley
Trouble for Two
Trouble for Two (1936)Miss Vandeleur
Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1936)Lady Venetia Cunningham
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)Rosalind (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush (1955)Kim Halliday
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise (1962)Louise Harington
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air (1935)Dare Marshall
The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young (1935)Countess Zarika Rafay
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)Self
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blow-Ups of 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)Self
It Had to Happen
It Had to Happen (1936)Beatrice Newnes
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)Self
Breakdowns of 1944
Breakdowns of 1944 (1944)Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)Self (archive footage)
Rosie!
Rosie! (1967)Rosie Lord
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)Self
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)Self
Life is a Banquet
Life is a Banquet (2009)Self (Archive Footage)
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson (2017)Self (archive footage)
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday' (2006)Self (archive footage)

As Writer