Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story. After working as an actress in summer stock, she returned to Providence and worked as a radio fashion commentator on a local station. She wrote the ad copy for a Providence clothing store and read it on the radio each afternoon. She was encouraged by a friend to try out fo...
Known For
Complete Filmography
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
as Maggie Cartwright
In this sequel, the daughters' anniversary present is the news that their widowed father is about to get remarried.
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1970
as Voice Over
The story of a young man, a self-styled cowboy; His dreams of the Old West and its film heroes frequently crushed by the rhythms of modern, urban life...
The Facts of Life
1960
as Mary Gilbert
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating,...
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Nora Connors
A woman raises mink to get the coat she's always wanted.
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952
as Jennie Sousa
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Christine Powell
In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are ...
That's My Boy
1951
as Ann Jackson
Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden...
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
as Mary
The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.
Mr. Music
1950
as Lorna Marvis
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary consp...
Louisa
1950
as Meg Norton
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically invol...
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Jordan Baker
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, th...
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Eve Meredith Curtis
While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but leaves her behind when he returns to the U.S. The F...
Her Favorite Patient
1945
as Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD
A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle, who is the town's doctor, wants her to stay and ...
Marine Raiders
1944
as Lt. Ellen Foster
A Marine major (Pat O'Brien) looks out for his captain (Robert Ryan) on Guadalcanal and in Australia.
Tender Comrade
1944
as Barbara Thomas
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situati...
The Uninvited
1944
as Pamela Fitzgerald
A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is hau...
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Eliza McCardle Johnson
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early ...
Pierre of the Plains
1942
as Daisy Denton
A French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.
Soaring Stars
1942
as Herself
Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Cordelia 'Kay' Motford Pulham
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman...
Married Bachelor
1941
as Norma Haven
A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentri...
Our Wife
1941
as Professor Susan Drake
A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.
Free and Easy
1941
as Martha Gray
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max rom...
Flight Command
1940
as Lorna Gray
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression ...
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a tal...
Susan and God
1940
as Charlotte
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Northwest Passage
1940
as Elizabeth Browne
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force e...
Another Thin Man
1939
as Dorothy Waters
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Fast and Furious
1939
as Lily Cole
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, ...
Blackmail
1939
as Helen Ingram
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
The Women
1939
as Miss Wattson
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Maisie
1939
as Sybil Ames
Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch foreman...
Within the Law
1939
as Mary Turner
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful wa...
Honolulu
1939
as Eve
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Spring Madness
1938
as Kate McKim
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kep...
Time Out for Murder
1938
as Peggy Norton, victim
A bank runner is accused of killing a woman for whom he deposited a large amount. Reporter and bank official investigate.
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the riv...
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Joan Thayer
A millionaire courts a working-class woman.
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Nadine Piermont
Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
as Margaret Lee
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.
Man-Proof
1938
as Jane (dialogue scenes deleted)
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.
Madame X
1937
as Annette
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her i...
Big City
1937
as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob contr...