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Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Acting

June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976 (died at 69)
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Female
75 Movies
10 TV Shows

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.

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940 7.4

as Hildy Johnson

Age 32 (now 69)
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

1958 7.0

as Mame Dennis

Age 51 (now 69)
The Women
The Women

The Women

1939 7.2

as Sylvia Fowler

Age 32 (now 69)
Gypsy
Gypsy

Gypsy

1962 6.3

as Rose Hovick

Age 55 (now 69)
Picnic
Picnic

Picnic

1955 6.4

as Rosemary - The School Teacher

Age 48 (now 69)
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

1966 6.7

as Mother Superior

Age 58 (now 69)
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1937 7.0

as Olivia Grayne

Age 29 (now 69)
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948 6.3

as Valerie Stanton

Age 41 (now 69)
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1942 6.8

as Ruth Sherwood

Age 35 (now 69)
The Citadel
The Citadel

The Citadel

1938 6.5

as Christine Manson

Age 31 (now 69)
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946 6.9

as Elizabeth Kenny

Age 39 (now 69)
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947 6.1

as Lavinia Mannon

Age 40 (now 69)
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936 6.5

as Harriet Craig

Age 29 (now 69)
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

1941 7.3

as Anya Von Duren

Age 34 (now 69)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968 6.1

as Mother Simplicia

Age 60 (now 69)
A Majority of One
A Majority of One

A Majority of One

1961 5.9

as Bertha Jacoby

Age 54 (now 69)