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Rosalind Russell (1907–1976)

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The middle of seven children, she was named after the S.S. Rosalind at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York, having convinced her mother that she intended to teach acting. In 1934... See full bio »

Born:

in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rosalind Russell and Director Michael Curtiz on the set of Still of Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell and Norma Shearer in The Women Rosalind Russell publicity photo for Rosalind Russell 1955 © 1978 Paul Hesse
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Hide HideActress (58 titles)
1972 The Crooked Hearts (TV movie)
Laurita Dorsey
 
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
Mrs. Pollifax
 
1968 Where Angels Go Trouble Follows!
Mother Simplicia
 
1967 Rosie!
Rosie Lord
 
1967 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Madame Rosepettle
 
1966 The Trouble with Angels
Mother Superior
 
1962 Gypsy
Rose Hovick
 
1962 Five Finger Exercise
Louise Harington
 
1961 A Majority of One
Mrs. Bertha Jacoby
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Host
– The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) … Host
 
1958 Auntie Mame
Mame Dennis
 
1958 Wonderful Town (TV movie)
Ruth Sherwood
 
1958 Summer Theatre (TV series)
Cynthia
– The Night Goes On (1958) … Cynthia
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Cynthia
– The Night Goes On (1956) … Cynthia
 
1955 Picnic
Rosemary - The School Teacher
 
1955 The Girl Rush
Kim Halliday
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Guest Hostess
– Week-End in Winnetka (1955) … Guest Hostess
– Fear Me Not (1955) … Guest Hostess
 
1953 Never Wave at a WAC
Jo McBain
 
1951 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Never Wave at a WAC (1951)
 
1950 A Woman of Distinction
Susan Manning Middlecott
 
1949 Tell It to the Judge
Marsha Meredith
 
1948 The Velvet Touch
Valerie Stanton
 
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
Lavinia Mannon
 
1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
Janet Ames
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Elizabeth Kenny
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Dr. Susan A. Lane
 
1945 Roughly Speaking
Louise Randall Pierson
 
1943 What a Woman!
Carol Ainsley
 
1943 Flight for Freedom
Tonie Carter
 
1942 My Sister Eileen
Ruth Sherwood
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
A.M. MacGregor
 
1941 Design for Scandal
Judge Cornelia C. Porter
 
1941 The Feminine Touch
Julie Hathaway
 
1941 They Met in Bombay
Anya Von Duren
 
1940 This Thing Called Love
Ann Winters
 
1940 No Time for Comedy
Linda Paige Esterbrook
 
1940 Hired Wife
Kendal Browning
 
1940 His Girl Friday
Hildy Johnson
 
1939 The Women
Mrs. Howard Fowler (Sylvia)
 
1939 Fast and Loose
Garda Sloane
 
1938 The Citadel
Christine
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Jean Christy
 
1938 Man-Proof
Elizabeth Kent Wythe
 
1937 Live, Love and Learn
Julie Stoddard
 
1937 Night Must Fall
Olivia Grayne
 
1936 Craig's Wife
Harriet Craig
 
1936 Trouble for Two
Miss Vandeleur
 
1936 Under Two Flags
Lady Venetia Cunningham
 
1936 It Had to Happen
Beatrice Newnes
 
1935 Rendezvous
Joel Carter
 
1935 China Seas
Sybil
 
1935 Reckless
Josephine 'Jo' Mercer
 
1935 West Point of the Air
Mrs. Dare Marshall
 
1935 The Casino Murder Case
Doris Reed
 
1935 The Night Is Young
Countess Zarika Rafay
 
1934 Forsaking All Others
Eleanor
 
1934 The President Vanishes
Sally Voorman
 
1934 Evelyn Prentice
Mrs. Nancy Harrison
 
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1967 Rosie! (performer: "Everybody Loves My Baby")
 
1962 Gypsy (performer: "Small World" 1959 - uncredited, "Some People" 1959 - uncredited, "Mr. Goldstone, I Love You" 1959 - uncredited, "You'll Never Get Away from Me" 1959 - uncredited, "Everything's Coming Up Roses" 1959 - uncredited, "Rose's Turn" 1959 - uncredited, "Together, Wherever We Go" 1959 - uncredited)
 
1958 Wonderful Town (TV movie) (performer: "Ohio", "One Hundred Easy Ways", "Conversation Piece", "Conga!", "Swing!", "Wrong Note Rag", "Finale: It's Love reprise")
 
1946 Sister Kenny (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1945 Roughly Speaking (performer: "Bull Dog" - uncredited)
 
1941 Design for Scandal (performer: "Daisy Bell A Bicycle Built For Two" / "Daisy Bell A Bicycle Built For Two")
 
1941 The Feminine Touch ("Jealous" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Women ("Old Chisholm Trail Come a Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Yay")
 
1937 Live, Love and Learn (performer: "Kaiser-Walzer Emperor Waltz op. 437" 1889 - uncredited)
 
1936 Under Two Flags ("The Blue Danube Waltz" 1867)
 
1935 West Point of the Air ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (screenplay / as C.A. McKnight)
 
1956 The Unguarded Moment (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
1975 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
– The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special (1975) … Herself
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1975 At Long Last Cole (TV movie)
Herself
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Hersholt Award Recipient (as Rosalind Russell Brisson)
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.148 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Best Supporting Actress Award for Helen Hayes
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 March 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score, Best Sound & Writing Awards
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Hersholt Award
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Honorary Makeup Award
 
1964 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Honorary Award to Maurice Chevalier
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– The Girl Rush Show (1955) … Herself
– Episode #8.49 (1955) … Herself
 
1953 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1953 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 January 1953 (1953) … Herself
 
1948 The 20th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in Leading Role
 
1947 Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers (documentary short)
Herself
 
1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (documentary short)
Herself
 
1944 The 16th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1941 You Can't Fool a Camera (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself, Golf Fan
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Herself (Four's a Crowd outtakes) (uncredited)
 
1937 The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Life Is a Banquet (documentary)
 
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Gable and Crawford (video documentary short)
Mrs. Howard Fowler
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (documentary)
Herself - 1950s Event with Pickford and Rogers (uncredited)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'The Women' (uncredited)
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Herself - Oscar Dinner, 1942, with Cary (uncredited)
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1962 Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Herself (costume test for The Women)
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) Magazine ad: 1847 Rogers Bros. (silver cutlery). See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Rosalind Russell Brisson | C.A. McKnight

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic. See more »

Trivia:

In 1970, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" on behalf of Helen Hayes, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony. See more »

Nickname:

Roz See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini