← Home
Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Acting

Born: June 4, 1907Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

Self (archive footage)

2017
Life is a Banquet

Life is a Banquet

Self (Archive Footage)

2009
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

Self (archive footage)

2006

The Flood of ‘55

Herself (archive footage)

1995
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

1973
The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

Laurita Dorsey

1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax

1971
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Mother Simplicia

1968
Rosie!

Rosie!

Rosie Lord

1967
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

Madame Rosepettle

1967
The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

Mother Superior

1966
Gypsy

Gypsy

Rose Hovick

1962
Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

Louise Harington

1962
A Majority of One

A Majority of One

Bertha Jacoby

1961
Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

Mame Dennis

1958
Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town

Ruth Sherwood

1958
Picnic

Picnic

Rosemary - The School Teacher

1955
The Girl Rush

The Girl Rush

Kim Halliday

1955
Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

Josephine "Jo" McBain

1953
A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

Susan Manning Middlecott

1950
Tell It to the Judge

Tell It to the Judge

Marsha Meredith

1949
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Valerie Stanton

1948
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Lavinia Mannon

1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Janet Ames

1947
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

Elizabeth Kenny

1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Dr. Susan A. Lane

1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Self

1945
Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

Louise Randall Pierson

1945
Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

Self

1944
What a Woman

What a Woman

Carol Ainsley

1943
Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

Tonie Carter

1943
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

Ruth Sherwood

1942
Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

A.M. MacGregor

1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self

1942
Design for Scandal

Design for Scandal

Judge Cornelia C. Porter

1941
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Julie Hathaway

1941
They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

Anya Von Duren

1941
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Ann Winters

1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1940
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

Linda Paige Esterbrook

1940
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

Kendal Browning

1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Hildy Johnson

1940
The Women

The Women

Sylvia Fowler

1939
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

Garda Sloane

1939
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Rosalind (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
The Citadel

The Citadel

Christine Manson

1938
Four's a Crowd

Four's a Crowd

Jean Christy

1938
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

Elizabeth Kent

1938
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

Julie Stoddard

1937
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

Self

1937
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

Olivia Grayne

1937
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

Harriet Craig

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

Miss Vandeleur

1936
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

Lady Venetia Cunningham

1936
It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen

Beatrice Newnes

1936
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

Joel Carter

1935
China Seas

China Seas

Sybil Barclay

1935
Reckless

Reckless

Josephine 'Jo' Mercer

1935
West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

Dare Marshall

1935
The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

Doris Reed

1935
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

Countess Zarika Rafay

1935
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

Eleanor

1934
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

Sally Voorman

1934
Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

Mrs. Nancy Harrison

1934