Ruth Hussey
Acting
Born October 30, 1911 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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 r…
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Studio One
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
MGM Parade
Lux Video Theatre
Vacation Playhouse
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
Producers' Showcase
Playwrights '56
The Philadelphia Story
General Electric Theater
The Women
The Uninvited
Our Wife
Marie Antoinette
Another Thin Man
The Great Gatsby
Tender Comrade
Madame X
Pierre of the Plains
Louisa
Northwest Passage
That's My Boy
Soaring Stars
Mr. Music
Tennessee Johnson
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
The Facts of Life
Marine Raiders
The Christophers
I, Jane Doe
Susan and God
The Lady Wants Mink
Stars and Stripes Forever
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Honolulu
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Judge Hardy's Children
Woman of the North Country