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Ruth Hussey
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Ruth Hussey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-10-30,Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story. After working as an actress in summer stock, she returned to Providence and worked as a radio fashion commentator on a local station. She wrote the ad copy for a Providence clothing store and read it on the radio each afternoon. She was encouraged by a friend to try out for acting roles at the Providence Playhouse. The theater director there turned her down, saying the roles were cast only out of New York City. Later that week, she journeyed to New York City and on her first day there, she signed with a talent agent who booked her for a role in a play starting the next day back at the Providence Playhouse. In New York City, she also worked for a time as a model. She then landed a number of stage roles with touring companies. Dead End toured the country in 1937 and the last theater on the road trip was at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, where she was spotted on opening night by MGM talent scout Billy Grady. MGM signed her to a players contract and she made her film debut in 1937. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. For a 1940 "A" picture role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as Elizabeth Imbrie, the cynical magazine photographer and almost-girlfriend of James Stewart's character Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story. In 1941, exhibitors voted her the third-most popular new star in Hollywood. Hussey also worked with Robert Taylor in Flight Command (1940), Robert Young in Northwest Passage (1940) and H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Van Heflin in Tennessee Johnson (1942), Ray Milland in The Uninvited (1944), and Alan Ladd in The Great Gatsby (1949). In 1946, she starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play State of the Union. Her 1949 role in Goodbye, My Fancy on Broadway caused a Billboard reviewer to write: "Miss Hussey brings a splendid aliveness and warmth to the lovely congresswoman...." She filled in for Jean Arthur in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater presentation of Shane, playing Miriam Start, alongside original film stars Alan Ladd and Van Heflin. In 1960, she co-starred in The Facts of Life with Bob Hope. Hussey was also active in early television drama.

Filmography

The Philadelphia Story

7.58

The Philadelphia Story
1940-12-05

7.2

The Women
1939-09-01

5

Man-Proof
1938-01-07

6.5

Within the Law
1939-03-17

Another Thin Man

7.134

Another Thin Man
1939-11-17

5.857

Bedside Manner
1945-06-22

Stars and Stripes Forever

7

Stars and Stripes Forever
1952-12-22

Northwest Passage

6.557

Northwest Passage
1940-02-23

6.5

Susan and God
1940-06-07

6.111

Madame X
1937-10-01

6.9

The Uninvited
1944-02-24

6.389

I, Jane Doe
1948-05-25

The Facts of Life

5.259

The Facts of Life
1960-11-14

4.8

Maisie
1939-06-22

Tennessee Johnson

6.389

Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01

The Great Gatsby

5.4

The Great Gatsby
1949-06-06

5.9

That's My Boy
1951-05-31

6.75

Our Wife
1941-08-20

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

7.091

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04

5.917

Flight Command
1940-12-27

5.7

Tender Comrade
1944-05-30

6.778

Blackmail
1939-09-08

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

6.393

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1970-06-11

6.5

Mr. Music
1950-12-08

Fast and Furious

5.182

Fast and Furious
1939-10-06

Rich Man, Poor Girl

6.111

Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938-08-12

6.833

Marine Raiders
1944-07-11

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

7.5

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973-11-07

7

Hold That Kiss
1938-05-13

4.917

Spring Madness
1938-11-11

Judge Hardy's Children

6.813

Judge Hardy's Children
1938-03-26

6.5

Honolulu
1939-02-03

The Lady Wants Mink

8

The Lady Wants Mink
1953-03-29

Married Bachelor

6.375

Married Bachelor
1941-10-16

Pierre of the Plains

4.667

Pierre of the Plains
1942-07-29

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

4.778

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951-03-25

6.8

Free and Easy
1941-02-28

0

Soaring Stars
1942-04-25

6.545

Louisa
1950-05-31

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.857

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24

7.667

Big City
1937-09-03

Woman of the North Country

5

Woman of the North Country
1952-07-23

Time Out for Murder

6.25

Time Out for Murder
1938-09-25

Marie Antoinette

6.554

Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

Playwrights '56

6.25

Playwrights '56
1955-10-04

Vacation Playhouse

8

Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

Producers' Showcase

6.8

Producers' Showcase
1954-10-18

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

The Christophers

0

The Christophers
1953-04-20

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

0

The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960-10-18

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14