Ruth Hussey filmography

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This is the complete filmography of actress Ruth Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005). [1] Originally a native of Providence, Rhode Island, Hussey began her career in summer stock and modeling before entering films in the late 1930s through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. In a career that lasted over 40 years, and totaled 69 credits all together, she made a name for herself as a notable actress earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress along the way for her portrayal of the cynical magazine photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story . [1]

Film and television appearances

DateTitleRoleNotes
1937 Big City Mayor's SecretaryUncredited
Madame X Annette
1938 Man-Proof Jane(scenes deleted)
Judge Hardy's Children Margaret 'Maggie' Lee
Hold That Kiss Nadine Piermont
Marie Antoinette Duchess de PolignacUncredited
Rich Man, Poor Girl Joan Thayer
Time Out for Murder Peggy Norton
Spring Madness Kate McKim
1939 Honolulu Eve
Within the Law Mary Turner
Maisie Sybil Ames
The Women Miss Watts
Blackmail Helen Ingram
Fast and Furious Lily Cole
Another Thin Man Dorothy Waters
1940 Northwest Passage Elizabeth Browne
Susan and God Charlotte
The Philadelphia Story Elizabeth Imbrie
Flight Command Lorna Gary
1941 Free and Easy Martha Gray
Our Wife Professor Susan Drake
Married Bachelor Norma Haven
H.M. Pulham, Esq. Kay Motford
1942 Pierre of the Plains Daisy Denton
Tennessee Johnson Eliza McCardle Johnson
1943 Tender Comrade Barbara Thomas
1944 The Uninvited Pamela Fitzgerald
Marine Raiders Lt. Ellen Foster
1945 Bedside Manner Dr. Hedy Fredericks, MD
1948 I, Jane Doe Eve Meredith Curtis
1949 The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker
1950 Louisa Meg Norton
The Nash Airflyte Theater Episode: "Borrowed Memory"
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Isabel AmbersonEpisode:"The Magnificent Ambersons"
Mr. Music Lorna Marvis
1950–1957 Lux Video Theatre Various roles6 episodes
1951 That's My Boy Ann Jackson
Celanese Theatre Cora SimonEpisode: "Counsellor-at-Law"
1951–1952 Family Theater The Virgin Mary / MaryEpisodes: "Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration" (1951)
"That I May See" (1951)
"The World's Greatest Mother" (1952)
1952 Woman of the North Country Christine Powell, later Christine Ramlo
Stars and Stripes Forever Jennie Sousa
1953 The Ford Television Theatre Allison ScottEpisode: "This Is My Heart"
The Lady Wants Mink Nora Connors
Footlights Theater Allison ScottEpisode: "This Is My Heart"
The Revlon Mirror Theater Episode: "Flight from Home"
1953–1954 General Electric Theater EmmaEpisode: "Winners Never Lose" (1953)
"To Lift a Feather" (1954)
1954 Studio One in Hollywood Nancy EdisonEpisode: "The Boy Who Changed the World"
The Elgin Hour Fran TillmanEpisode: "Warm Clay"
1955 Producers' Showcase Mary HainesEpisode: "The Women"
Shower of Stars Agnes CarrollEpisode: "Time Out for Ginger"
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre NancyEpisode: "Woman at Sea"
1955–1956 Science Fiction Theatre Various rolesEpisode: "One Hundred Years Young" (1955)
"The Unguided Missile" (1956)
1955–1957 Climax! Alice Moore / Martha / Katherine Benson3 episodes
1955–1960 The Christophers Episodes: "Washington as a Young Man" (1955)
"Parents Lead the Way" (1960)
1956 Playwrights '56 Mrs. AndersonEpisode: "Flight"
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Paula HudsonSeason 1 Episode 36: "Mink"
1956–1957 Studio 57 Nancy / Maxine SmithEpisodes: "The Magic Glass" (1956)
"Woman at Sea" (1957)
1956–1958 The Red Skelton Hour Ruby / Department Store OwnerEpisodes: "San Fernando Goes Straight (1956)
"San Fernando's Filibuster" (1958)
1960 The Facts of Life Mary Gilbert
1960 Joyful Hour MaryTV movie
1961 Insight Episode: The Agitator
1963 Vacation Playhouse Nurse Edie RamseyEpisode: "Come a-Runnin'"
1965 Valentine's Day Mrs. FreemanEpisodes: "I'll Cry at My Wedding"
1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy Voice OverShort
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. Laura BensonEpisode: "The Best Is Yet to Be"
1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show Lydia HarperEpisode: "Aunts in My Plans"
1973 The New Perry Mason Corinne WarnerEpisode: "The Case of the Horoscope Homicide"
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary Maggie CartwrightTV movie, (final film role)

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References

  1. 1 2 Bernstein, Adam (April 21, 2005). "'Philadelphia Story' Screen Actress Ruth Hussey Dies". The Washington Post . p. B06. Retrieved July 3, 2022.