Rosalind Russell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-06-04

Day of death

1976-11-28 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

  • Evelyn Prentice

    Evelyn Prentice

  • The Citadel

    The Citadel

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

  • The Girl Rush

    The Girl Rush

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • Auntie Mame

    Auntie Mame

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • China Seas

    China Seas

  • Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

  • The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

  • A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

  • Never Wave at a WAC

    Never Wave at a WAC

  • The Casino Murder Case

    The Casino Murder Case

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Live, Love and Learn

    Live, Love and Learn

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • It Had to Happen

    It Had to Happen

  • Night Must Fall

    Night Must Fall

  • What a Woman

    What a Woman

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Design for Scandal

    Design for Scandal

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

  • A Majority of One

    A Majority of One

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Five Finger Exercise

    Five Finger Exercise

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

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

  • Trouble for Two

    Trouble for Two

  • On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

    On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

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

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

  • The Flood of ‘55

    The Flood of ‘55

  • Life is a Banquet

    Life is a Banquet

  • Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson