Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1907-06-04
Day of Death
1976-11-28
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Rosalind Russell
Biography
Catherine 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.
Filmography (72)
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
2017
Life is a Banquet
2009
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
2006The Flood of ‘55
1995
That's Entertainment! III
1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
The Crooked Hearts
1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
Rosie!
1967
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
1967
The Trouble with Angels
1966
