Rosalind Russell
Acting
Born: 1907-06-04 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1976-11-28
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
2017
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
Life is a Banquet
2009
Self (Archive Footage)
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
2006
Self (archive footage)
The Flood of ‘55
1995
Herself (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
Self (archive footage)
The Crooked Hearts
1972
Laurita Dorsey
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Mrs. Pollifax
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
Mother Simplicia
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
1967
Madame Rosepettle
Rosie!
1967
Rosie Lord
The Trouble with Angels
1966
Mother Superior
Gypsy
1962
Rose Hovick
Five Finger Exercise
1962
Louise Harington
A Majority of One
1961
Bertha Jacoby
Auntie Mame
1958
Mame Dennis
Wonderful Town
1958
Ruth Sherwood
The Unguarded Moment
1956
Story
Picnic
1955
Rosemary - The School Teacher
The Girl Rush
1955
Kim Halliday
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
Josephine "Jo" McBain
A Woman of Distinction
1950
Susan Manning Middlecott
Tell It to the Judge
1949
Marsha Meredith
The Velvet Touch
1948
Valerie Stanton
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
Janet Ames
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
Lavinia Mannon
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
Self
📺 TV Shows (10)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Startime
1959
Self – Host
General Electric Theater
1953
Cynthia
The Oscars
1953
Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
Self - Guest Host
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
What's My Line?
1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self