Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-06-04

Day of Death

1976-11-28 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Rosalind Russell

罗莎琳德·拉塞尔

Rosalind Russell

Biography

Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when Streep was awarded a sixth. Russell won a Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosalind Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

The Women

The Women

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Acting

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Hildy Johnson

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

2017

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

as

Self (archive footage)

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

2006

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Women

1939

The Women

as

Sylvia Fowler

The Crooked Hearts

1972

The Crooked Hearts

as

Laurita Dorsey

My Sister Eileen

1942

My Sister Eileen

as

Ruth Sherwood

The Velvet Touch

1948

The Velvet Touch

as

Valerie Stanton

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

1967

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

as

Madame Rosepettle

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames

as

Janet Ames

Auntie Mame

1958

Auntie Mame

as

Mame Dennis

The Trouble with Angels

1966

The Trouble with Angels

as

Mother Superior

Four's a Crowd

1938

Four's a Crowd

as

Jean Christy

Gypsy

1962

Gypsy

as

Rose Hovick

Picnic

1955

Picnic

as

Rosemary - The School Teacher

Sister Kenny

1946

Sister Kenny

as

Elizabeth Kenny

Reckless

1935

Reckless

as

Josephine 'Jo' Mercer

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

as

Mother Simplicia

China Seas

1935

China Seas

as

Sybil Barclay

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

as

Lavinia Mannon

Rendezvous

1935

Rendezvous

as

Joel Carter

Evelyn Prentice

1934

Evelyn Prentice

as

Mrs. Nancy Harrison

The Citadel

1938

The Citadel

as

Christine Manson

Under Two Flags

1936

Under Two Flags

as

Lady Venetia Cunningham

Night Must Fall

1937

Night Must Fall

as

Olivia Grayne

The Feminine Touch

1941

The Feminine Touch

as

Julie Hathaway

Design for Scandal

1941

Design for Scandal

as

Judge Cornelia C. Porter

They Met in Bombay

1941

They Met in Bombay

as

Anya Von Duren

The Casino Murder Case

1935

The Casino Murder Case

as

Doris

Hired Wife

1940

Hired Wife

as

Kendal Browning

Take a Letter, Darling

1942

Take a Letter, Darling

as

A.M. MacGregor

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

as

Dr. Susan A. Lane

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Never Wave at a WAC

as

Josephine "Jo" McBain

Craig's Wife

1936

Craig's Wife

as

Harriet Craig

West Point of the Air

1935

West Point of the Air

as

Dare Marshall

Forsaking All Others

1934

Forsaking All Others

as

Eleanor

A Woman of Distinction

1950

A Woman of Distinction

as

Susan Manning Middlecott

No Time for Comedy

1940

No Time for Comedy

as

Linda Paige Esterbrook

Roughly Speaking

1945

Roughly Speaking

as

Louise Randall Pierson

Flight for Freedom

1943

Flight for Freedom

as

Tonie Carter

A Majority of One

1961

A Majority of One

as

Bertha Jacoby

The Girl Rush

1955

The Girl Rush

as

Kim Halliday

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Live, Love and Learn

as

Julie Stoddard

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

as

Mrs. Pollifax

Trouble for Two

1936

Trouble for Two

as

Miss Vandeleur

The Flood of ‘55

1995

The Flood of ‘55

as

Herself (archive footage)

Fast and Loose

1939

Fast and Loose

as

Garda Sloane

The Night Is Young

1935

The Night Is Young

as

Countess Zarika Rafay

Man-Proof

1938

Man-Proof

as

Elizabeth Kent

Rosie!

1967

Rosie!

as

Rosie Lord

What a Woman

1943

What a Woman

as

Carol Ainsley

This Thing Called Love

1940

This Thing Called Love

as

Ann Winters

Tell It to the Judge

1949

Tell It to the Judge

as

Marsha Meredith

Five Finger Exercise

1962

Five Finger Exercise

as

Louise Harington

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

1945

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

as

Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self

It Had to Happen

1936

It Had to Happen

as

Beatrice Newnes

Wonderful Town

1958

Wonderful Town

as

Ruth Sherwood

The President Vanishes

1934

The President Vanishes

as

Sally Voorman

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as

Self (archive footage)

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

as

Self

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as

Self

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as

Rosalind (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1944

1944

Breakdowns of 1944

as

Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as

Self

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as

Self

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as

Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

as

Hildy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Cynthia

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Self - Guest Host

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing