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Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey
Ruth Hussey
Born: Oct 30, 1911 in Providence, Rhode Island
Died: Apr 19, 2005 in Newbury Park, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '30s-'50s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Philadelphia Story, Maisie, The Uninvited
First Major Screen Credit: Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
4 Videos for Ruth Hussey
The Uninvited (1944) Another Thin Man (1939) The Women (1939)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
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Biography:

After training at the University of Michigan School of Drama, Ruth Hussey worked as a fashion commmentator on a local radio station, then moved to New York, becoming a Powers model. In the mid '30s she performed in several plays with touring companies, and shortly thereafter was signed to a film contract with MGM.

She debuted onscreen in 1937, and for the remainder of the decade she appeared in minor films. In 1940 she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in The Philadelphia Story, after which she became a leading lady; she was often cast as a graceful, sophisticated, intelligent woman.

Her greatest success came on the stage, starring opposite Ralph Bellamy in the 1945 Broadway production {~State of the Union}, after which she concentrated on the stage and made only sporadic film appearances, lastly in 1960. She is the mother of Oscar-winning filmmaker John William Longenecker.

~ All Movie Guide.