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Ruth Hussey‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-10-30

Popularity

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Ruth Hussey

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Ruth Hussey

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-10-30

Popularity

star3.6

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 for acting roles at the Providence Playhouse. The theater director there turned her down, saying the roles were cast only out of New York City. Later that week, she journeyed to New York City and on her first day there, she signed with a talent agent who booked her for a role in a play starting the next day back at the Providence Playhouse. In New York City, she also worked for a time as a model. She then landed a number of stage roles with touring companies. Dead End toured the country in 1937 and the last theater on the road trip was at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, where she was spotted on opening night by MGM talent scout Billy Grady. MGM signed her to a players contract and she made her film debut in 1937. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. For a 1940 "A" picture role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as Elizabeth Imbrie, the cynical magazine photographer and almost-girlfriend of James Stewart's character Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story. In 1941, exhibitors voted her the third-most popular new star in Hollywood. Hussey also worked with Robert Taylor in Flight Command (1940), Robert Young in Northwest Passage (1940) and H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Van Heflin in Tennessee Johnson (1942), Ray Milland in The Uninvited (1944), and Alan Ladd in The Great Gatsby (1949). In 1946, she starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play State of the Union. Her 1949 role in Goodbye, My Fancy on Broadway caused a Billboard reviewer to write: "Miss Hussey brings a splendid aliveness and warmth to the lovely congresswoman...." She filled in for Jean Arthur in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater presentation of Shane, playing Miriam Start, alongside original film stars Alan Ladd and Van Heflin. In 1960, she co-starred in The Facts of Life with Bob Hope. Hussey was also active in early television drama.

Movie Credits

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story‌
star7.6
calendar 1940

The Women

The Women‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

Man-Proof

Man-Proof‌
star4.8
calendar 1938

Within the Law

Within the Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Her Favorite Patient

Her Favorite Patient‌
star5.8
calendar 1945

Stars and Stripes Forever

Stars and Stripes Forever‌
star6.8
calendar 1952

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Susan and God

Susan and God‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Madame X

Madame X‌
star6.2
calendar 1937

The Uninvited

The Uninvited‌
star6.9
calendar 1944

I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe‌
star5.9
calendar 1948

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life‌
star5.2
calendar 1960

Maisie

Maisie‌
star4.7
calendar 1939

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby‌
star5.5
calendar 1949

That's My Boy

That's My Boy‌
star5.8
calendar 1951

Our Wife

Our Wife‌
star5.7
calendar 1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

Flight Command

Flight Command‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

Blackmail

Blackmail‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Mr. Music

Mr. Music‌
star4.0
calendar 1950

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious‌
star5.1
calendar 1939

Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl‌
star5.9
calendar 1938

Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Spring Madness

Spring Madness‌
star3.9
calendar 1938

Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children‌
star6.1
calendar 1938

Honolulu

Honolulu‌
star6.1
calendar 1939

The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

Married Bachelor

Married Bachelor‌
star5.8
calendar 1941

Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains‌
star4.2
calendar 1942

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration‌
star4.4
calendar 1951

Free and Easy

Free and Easy‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Soaring Stars

Soaring Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Louisa

Louisa‌
star6.1
calendar 1950

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

Big City

Big City‌
star7.4
calendar 1937

Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country‌
star4.5
calendar 1952

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette‌
star6.2
calendar 1938

Tv Credits

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

The Christophers

The Christophers‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin‌
star0.0
calendar 1960