Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday4 June 1907
Died28 November 1976 (age 69)
Place of birthWaterbury, Connecticut, USA
Known credits84

Biography

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…

The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Life is a Banquet
Life is a Banquet
2009 · Self (Archive Footage)
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
2006 · Self (archive footage)
The Flood of ‘55
1995 · Herself (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 · Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 · Self (archive footage)
The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts
1972 · Laurita Dorsey
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Mrs. Pollifax
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Screenplay
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968 · Mother Simplicia
Rosie!
Rosie!
1967 · Rosie Lord
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
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels
1966 · Mother Superior
Gypsy
Gypsy
1962 · Rose Hovick
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise
1962 · Louise Harington
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961 · Bertha Jacoby
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Startime
Startime
1959 · Self – Host
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
1958 · Mame Dennis
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
1958 · Ruth Sherwood
The Unguarded Moment
The Unguarded Moment
1956 · Story
Picnic
Picnic
1955 · Rosemary - The School Teacher
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush
1955 · Kim Halliday
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Self - Guest Host
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Cynthia
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Josephine McBain
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction
1950 · Susan Manning Middlecott
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge
1949 · Marsha Meredith
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948 · Valerie Stanton
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947 · Self
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Lavinia Mannon
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · Janet Ames
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 · Elizabeth Kenny
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 · Dr. Susan A. Lane
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Self
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
1945 · Louise Randall Pierson
Breakdowns of 1944
Breakdowns of 1944
1944 · Self
What a Woman
What a Woman
1943 · Carol Ainsley
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom
1943 · Tonie Carter
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