Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Known for: Acting

Born: June 4, 1907

Died: November 28, 1976

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…

Known for

My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
1942
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948
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
1967
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
1958
Gypsy
Gypsy
1962
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal
1941
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife
1936
A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction
1950
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
1945
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom
1943
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush
1955
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
The Flood of ‘55
1995
Rosie!
Rosie!
1967
What a Woman
What a Woman
1943
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
1940
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge
1949
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise
1962
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
1958
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
2017
The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts
1972
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
1935
The Citadel
The Citadel
1938
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
1937
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay
1941
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Trouble for Two
Trouble for Two
1936
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
1939
It Had to Happen
It Had to Happen
1936
Life is a Banquet
Life is a Banquet
2009
The Women
The Women
1939
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels
1966
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938
Picnic
Picnic
1955
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'
2006
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934
Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags
1936
The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case
1935
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
China Seas
China Seas
1935
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air
1935
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
1934
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
Reckless
Reckless
1935
Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others
1934
The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young
1935
Blow-Ups of 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Breakdowns of 1944
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
Startime
Startime
1959
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017