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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

  • A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • Live, Love and Learn

    Live, Love and Learn

  • The Women

    The Women

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

  • Night Must Fall

    Night Must Fall

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

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

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • Never Wave at a WAC

    Never Wave at a WAC

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

  • Trouble for Two

    Trouble for Two

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

    On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

  • China Seas

    China Seas

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • What a Woman

    What a Woman

  • Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • Design for Scandal

    Design for Scandal

  • Auntie Mame

    Auntie Mame

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • Five Finger Exercise

    Five Finger Exercise

  • Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • A Majority of One

    A Majority of One

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

  • The Citadel

    The Citadel

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

  • Evelyn Prentice

    Evelyn Prentice

  • The Girl Rush

    The Girl Rush

  • It Had to Happen

    It Had to Happen

  • The Casino Murder Case

    The Casino Murder Case

  • The Flood of ‘55

    The Flood of ‘55

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • 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

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

  • Life is a Banquet

    Life is a Banquet