Rosalind Russell
Acting
Born June 4, 1907 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Startime
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
His Girl Friday
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Women
That's Entertainment! III
Auntie Mame
Gypsy
The Velvet Touch
Picnic
The Trouble with Angels
The Citadel
The Romance of Celluloid
Breakdowns of 1941
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Forsaking All Others
Sister Kenny
Evelyn Prentice
From the Ends of the Earth
Four's a Crowd
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
No Time for Comedy
Under Two Flags
Rosie!
China Seas
This Thing Called Love
Mourning Becomes Electra
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Reckless
Breakdowns of 1944
Never Wave at a WAC
Take a Letter, Darling
Live, Love and Learn