Acting
Rosalind Russell
Born Jun 4, 1907 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA · Died Nov 28, 1976
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 My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred).
Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks.
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Acting
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Documentary
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
2017
Documentary
Life is a Banquet
2009
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
2006
Documentary
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Documentary · Music
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Fantasy · Thriller · Mystery
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Documentary
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
Documentary
The Crooked Hearts
1972
Crime · Comedy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Adventure · Comedy
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
Comedy
Rosie!
1967
Comedy
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
1967
Comedy
The Trouble with Angels
1966
Comedy
Gypsy
1962
Comedy · Drama · Music
Five Finger Exercise
1962
Drama
A Majority of One
1961
Comedy · Drama
Auntie Mame
1958
Comedy · Drama
Wonderful Town
1958
Music · Comedy · Romance
Picnic
1955
Drama · Romance
The Girl Rush
1955
Comedy · Music
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
Comedy · Adventure · Romance
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
A Woman of Distinction
1950
Comedy
Tell It to the Judge
1949
Comedy · Romance
The Velvet Touch
1948
Drama · Thriller
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
Documentary · Comedy
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
Drama
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
Drama
Sister Kenny
1946
Drama
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Comedy · Romance
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Documentary
Roughly Speaking
1945
Comedy · Drama
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
Documentary · Comedy
What a Woman
1943
Comedy · Romance
Flight for Freedom
1943
Drama
My Sister Eileen
1942
Comedy
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Comedy · Romance
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Documentary
Design for Scandal
1941
Comedy · Romance
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Comedy · Documentary
The Feminine Touch
1941
Comedy · Romance
They Met in Bombay
1941
Adventure · Romance · Drama
This Thing Called Love
1940
Romance · Comedy
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Documentary
No Time for Comedy
1940
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Hired Wife
1940
Comedy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Documentary
His Girl Friday
1940
Comedy · Romance · Crime
The Women
1939
Comedy · Drama
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
Documentary
Fast and Loose
1939
Mystery · Comedy
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
Documentary · Comedy
The Citadel
1938
Drama · Romance
Four's a Crowd
1938
Comedy · Romance
Man-Proof
1938
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Comedy · Romance
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
Documentary
Night Must Fall
1937
Mystery · Thriller
Craig's Wife
1936
Drama
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Documentary
Trouble for Two
1936
Drama · Adventure
Under Two Flags
1936
Adventure · Romance
It Had to Happen
1936
Drama
Rendezvous
1935
Comedy · War
China Seas
1935
Adventure · Action · Drama
Reckless
1935
Music · Drama · Comedy
West Point of the Air
1935
Drama
The Casino Murder Case
1935
Action · Mystery · Comedy
The Night Is Young
1935
Romance · Drama
Forsaking All Others
1934
Comedy · Romance
The President Vanishes
1934
Mystery · Crime
Evelyn Prentice
1934
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Written
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Adventure · Comedy
The Unguarded Moment
1956
Crime · Drama · Thriller