Acting
Rosalind Russell
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.
Filmography
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Film · 2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Film · 2017
Life is a Banquet
Film · 2009
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
Film · 2006
The Flood of ‘55
Film · 1995
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Film · 1994
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Film · 1987
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Crooked Hearts
Film · 1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Film · 1971
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Film · 1968
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Film · 1967
Rosie!
Film · 1967
The Trouble with Angels
Film · 1966
Gypsy
Film · 1962
Five Finger Exercise
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
A Majority of One
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Startime
Series · 1959
Auntie Mame
Film · 1958
Wonderful Town
Film · 1958
Picnic
Film · 1955
The Girl Rush
Film · 1955
Never Wave at a WAC
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
A Woman of Distinction
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
Tell It to the Judge
Film · 1949
The Velvet Touch
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Film · 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film · 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
Film · 1947
Sister Kenny
Film · 1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Film · 1945
Roughly Speaking
Film · 1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Film · 1945
Breakdowns of 1944
Film · 1944
Flight for Freedom
Film · 1943
What a Woman
Film · 1943
My Sister Eileen
Film · 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
Film · 1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Film · 1942
The Feminine Touch
Film · 1941
Design for Scandal
Film · 1941
They Met in Bombay
Film · 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Film · 1941
His Girl Friday
Film · 1940
Hired Wife
Film · 1940
No Time for Comedy
Film · 1940
This Thing Called Love
Film · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Film · 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Film · 1940
The Women
Film · 1939
Fast and Loose
Film · 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1939
Four's a Crowd
Film · 1938
The Citadel
Film · 1938
Man-Proof
Film · 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Film · 1938
Night Must Fall
Film · 1937
Live, Love and Learn
Film · 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1937
Under Two Flags
Film · 1936
Craig's Wife
Film · 1936
Trouble for Two
Film · 1936
It Had to Happen
Film · 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Film · 1936
Reckless
Film · 1935
China Seas
Film · 1935
Rendezvous
Film · 1935
The Casino Murder Case
Film · 1935
West Point of the Air
Film · 1935
The Night Is Young
Film · 1935
Evelyn Prentice
Film · 1934
Forsaking All Others
Film · 1934
The President Vanishes
Film · 1934