Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

1911-10-30 Providence, Rhode Island, USA 44 Credits

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...

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My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973

as Maggie Cartwright

6.0
Acting

In this sequel, the daughters' anniversary present is the news that their widowed father is about to get remarried.

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

1970

as Voice Over

6.3
Acting

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

The Facts of Life

1960

as Mary Gilbert

5.2
Acting

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

The Lady Wants Mink

1953

as Nora Connors

6.0
Acting

A woman raises mink to get the coat she's always wanted.

Stars and Stripes Forever

Stars and Stripes Forever

1952

as Jennie Sousa

6.9
Acting

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

Woman of the North Country

1952

as Christine Powell

4.5
Acting

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

That's My Boy

1951

as Ann Jackson

5.8
Acting

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

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951

as Mary

4.0
Acting

The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.

Mr. Music

Mr. Music

1950

as Lorna Marvis

4.0
Acting

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

Louisa

1950

as Meg Norton

6.1
Acting

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

The Great Gatsby

1949

as Jordan Baker

5.5
Acting

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

I, Jane Doe

1948

as Eve Meredith Curtis

6.1
Acting

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

Her Favorite Patient

1945

as Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD

5.7
Acting

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

Marine Raiders

1944

as Lt. Ellen Foster

6.8
Acting

A Marine major (Pat O'Brien) looks out for his captain (Robert Ryan) on Guadalcanal and in Australia.

Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

1944

as Barbara Thomas

6.3
Acting

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

The Uninvited

1944

as Pamela Fitzgerald

6.9
Acting

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

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Eliza McCardle Johnson

6.1
Acting

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

Pierre of the Plains

1942

as Daisy Denton

4.2
Acting

A French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.

Soaring Stars

1942

as Herself

Acting

Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Cordelia 'Kay' Motford Pulham

6.9
Acting

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

Married Bachelor

1941

as Norma Haven

5.8
Acting

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

Our Wife

1941

as Professor Susan Drake

5.7
Acting

A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1941

as Martha Gray

5.5
Acting

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

Flight Command

1940

as Lorna Gray

5.6
Acting

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

The Philadelphia Story

1940

as Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie

7.6
Acting

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

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

6.7
Acting

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

Susan and God

1940

as Charlotte

6.5
Acting

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

1940

as Elizabeth Browne

6.4
Acting

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

Another Thin Man

1939

as Dorothy Waters

7.1
Acting

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

Fast and Furious

1939

as Lily Cole

5.1
Acting

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

Blackmail

1939

as Helen Ingram

6.4
Acting

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

The Women

The Women

1939

as Miss Wattson

7.1
Acting

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

Maisie

Maisie

1939

as Sybil Ames

4.7
Acting

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

Within the Law

1939

as Mary Turner

6.0
Acting

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

Honolulu

1939

as Eve

6.1
Acting

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

Spring Madness

1938

as Kate McKim

3.9
Acting

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

Time Out for Murder

1938

as Peggy Norton, victim

6.0
Acting

A bank runner is accused of killing a woman for whom he deposited a large amount. Reporter and bank official investigate.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

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

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

as Joan Thayer

5.9
Acting

A millionaire courts a working-class woman.

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Nadine Piermont

6.5
Acting

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.

Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children

1938

as Margaret Lee

6.5
Acting

Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.

Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Jane (dialogue scenes deleted)

4.8
Acting

A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.

Madame X

Madame X

1937

as Annette

6.2
Acting

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

Big City

1937

as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

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...