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Overview
Date of Death:
28 November 1976, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (metastasized breast cancer) moreMini Biography:
The middle of seven children, she was named after the S.S. Rosalind at... moreAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 5 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Rosalind Russell Brisson | C.A. McKnightFilmography
Actress:
- The Crooked Hearts (1972) (TV) .... Laurita Dorsey
- Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) .... Mrs. Pollifax
- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) .... Mother Superior (Rev. Mother)
- Rosie! (1967) .... Rosie Lord
- Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (1967) .... Madame Rosepettle
- The Trouble with Angels (1966) .... Mother Superior (Rev. Mother)
- Gypsy (1962) .... Rose Hovick
- Five Finger Exercise (1962) .... Louise Harington
- A Majority of One (1961) .... Mrs. Jacoby
- Auntie Mame (1958) .... Mame Dennis
- Wonderful Town (1958) (TV) .... Ruth Sherwood
- "Summer Theatre" .... Cynthia (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Interlude
- The Night Goes On (1958) TV episode .... Cynthia - "General Electric Theater" .... Cynthia (1 episode, 1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Night Goes On (1956) TV episode .... Cynthia - Picnic (1955) .... Rosemary (schoolteacher)
- The Girl Rush (1955) .... Kim Halliday
- "Letter to Loretta" .... Guest Hostess (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- Week-End in Winnetka (1955) TV episode .... Guest Hostess
- Fear Me Not (1955) TV episode .... Guest Hostess - Christmas with the Stars (1953) (TV)
- Never Wave at a WAC (1952) .... Jo McBain
... aka The Private Wore Skirts (UK) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Never Wave at a WAC (1951) TV episode - A Woman of Distinction (1950) .... Susan Manning Middlecott
- Tell It to the Judge (1949) .... Marsha Meredith
- The Velvet Touch (1948) .... Valerie Stanton
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) .... Lavinia Mannon
- The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947) .... Janet Ames
- Sister Kenny (1946) .... Sister Elizabeth Kenny
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) .... Susan Lane
- Roughly Speaking (1945) .... Louise Randall Pierson
- What a Woman! (1943) .... Carol Ainsley
... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK) - Flight for Freedom (1943) .... Tonie Carter
- My Sister Eileen (1942) .... Ruth Sherwood
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) .... A.M. MacGregor
... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK) - Design for Scandal (1941) .... Judge Cornelia C. Porter
- The Feminine Touch (1941) .... Julie Hathaway
- They Met in Bombay (1941) .... Anya Von Duren
- This Thing Called Love (1940) .... Ann Winters
... aka Married But Single (UK) - No Time for Comedy (1940) .... Linda Paige Esterbrook
... aka A Guy with a Grin (USA: reissue title) - Hired Wife (1940) .... Kendal Browning
- His Girl Friday (1940) .... Hildegaard 'Hildy' Johnson
... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title) - The Women (1939) .... Mrs. Howard Fowler (Sylvia)
- Fast and Loose (1939) .... Garda Sloane
- The Citadel (1938) .... Christine
- Four's a Crowd (1938) .... Jean Christy
- Man-Proof (1938) .... Elizabeth Kent Wythe
- Live, Love and Learn (1937) .... Julie Stoddard Graham
- Night Must Fall (1937) .... Olivia Grayne
- Craig's Wife (1936) .... Harriet Craig
- Trouble for Two (1936) .... Miss Vandeleur
... aka The Suicide Club - Under Two Flags (1936) .... Lady Venetia Cunningham
- It Had to Happen (1936) .... Beatrice Newnes
- Rendezvous (1935) .... Joel Carter
- China Seas (1935) .... Sybil Barclay
- Reckless (1935) .... Josephine 'Jo' Mercer
- West Point of the Air (1935) .... Mrs. Dare Marshall
- The Casino Murder Case (1935) .... Doris Reed
- The Night Is Young (1935) .... Countess Zarika Rafay
- Forsaking All Others (1934) .... Eleanor
- The President Vanishes (1934) .... Sally Voorman
... aka Strange Conspiracy (UK) - Evelyn Prentice (1934) .... Mrs. Nancy Harrison
Soundtrack:
- Rosie! (1967) (performer: "Everybody Loves My Baby")
- Gypsy (1962) (performer: "Some People", "Small World", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Rose's Turn", "Mr. Goldstone, I Love You", "Together, Wherever We Go")
- Wonderful Town (1958) (TV) (performer: "Ohio", "One Hundred Easy Ways", "Conversation Piece", "Conga!", "Swing!", "Wrong Note Rag", "Finale: It's Love (reprise)")
- Design for Scandal (1941) (performer: "Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built For Two)") ("Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built For Two)")
- The Feminine Touch (1941) ("Jealous")
- The Women (1939) ("Old Chisholm Trail (Come a Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Yay)")
- Under Two Flags (1936) ("The Blue Danube Waltz" (1867))
- West Point of the Air (1935) ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933))
Writer:
- Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) (writer) (as C.A. McKnight)
- The Unguarded Moment (1956) (story)
... aka The Gentle Web (USA)
Self:
- The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- At Long Last Cole (1975) (TV) .... Herself
... aka At Long Last Cole: What a Swell Party It Was! (USA: alternative title) - The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) .... Herself
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) (as Rosalind Russell Brisson) .... Herself - Hersholt Award Recipient
- The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Herself - accepting Best Supporting Actress Award for Helen Hayes
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 23 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score, Best Sound & Writing Awards
- The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Hersholt Award
- The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Director
- The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Honorary Makeup Award
- The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Director
- "Startime" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Herself - The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Honorary Award to Maurice Chevalier
- The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - Co-host
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.50 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #8.49 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - "What's My Line?" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 4 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers (1947) .... Herself
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) .... Herself
- You Can't Fool a Camera (1941) .... Herself
... aka A New Romance of Celluloid: You Can't Fool a Camera (USA: series title) - Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (1940) .... Herself
... aka Chinese Garden Festival (USA: short title) - Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Herself, Golf Fan
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (1939) .... Herself
- The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (1936) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- Crawford at Warners (2008) (V) .... Herself
- Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) .... Mrs. Howard Fowler
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Herself
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself (at 1950s event with Pickford, Rogers)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clip from "The Women")
- Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself (at Oscar dinner, 1942, with Cary)
- The Movies March On (1939) .... Herself (costume test for The Women)
Additional Details
Other Works:
She wrote the screenplay for Esther Williams' The Unguarded Moment (1956) - she rarely acknowledged her scripting efforts. morePublicity Listings:
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