Ruth Hussey filmography

Last updated July 14, 2025

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

Date	Title	Role	Notes
1937	Big City	Mayor's Secretary	Uncredited
1937	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 Polignac	Uncredited
	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
1942	Tennessee Johnson	Eliza McCardle Johnson
1943	Tender Comrade	Barbara Thomas
1944	The Uninvited	Pamela Fitzgerald
1944	Marine Raiders	Lieutenant 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 Amberson	Episode:"The Magnificent Ambersons"
	Mr. Music	Lorna Marvis
1950–1957	Lux Video Theatre	Various roles	6 episodes
1951	That's My Boy	Ann Jackson
1951	Celanese Theatre	Cora Simon	Episode: "Counsellor-at-Law"
1951–1952	Family Theater	The Virgin Mary / Mary	Episodes: "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
1952	Stars and Stripes Forever	Jennie Sousa
1953	The Ford Television Theatre	Allison Scott	Episode: "This Is My Heart"
	The Lady Wants Mink	Nora Connors
	Footlights Theater	Allison Scott	Episode: "This Is My Heart"
	The Revlon Mirror Theater		Episode: "Flight from Home"
1953–1954	General Electric Theater	Emma	Episode: "Winners Never Lose" (1953) "To Lift a Feather" (1954)
1954	Studio One in Hollywood	Nancy Edison	Episode: "The Boy Who Changed the World"
1954	The Elgin Hour	Fran Tillman	Episode: "Warm Clay"
1955	Producers' Showcase	Mary Haines	Episode: "The Women"
	Shower of Stars	Agnes Carroll	Episode: "Time Out for Ginger"
	Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre	Nancy	Episode: "Woman at Sea"
1955–1956	Science Fiction Theatre	Various roles	Episode: "One Hundred Years Young" (1955) "The Unguided Missile" (1956)
1955–1957	Climax!	Alice Moore / Martha / Katherine Benson	3 episodes
1955–1960	The Christophers		Episodes: "Washington as a Young Man" (1955) "Parents Lead the Way" (1960)
1956	Playwrights '56	Mrs. Anderson	Episode: "Flight"
1956	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Paula Hudson	Season 1 Episode 36: "Mink"
1956–1957	Studio 57	Nancy / Maxine Smith	Episodes: "The Magic Glass" (1956) "Woman at Sea" (1957)
1956–1958	The Red Skelton Hour	Ruby / Department Store Owner	Episodes: "San Fernando Goes Straight (1956) "San Fernando's Filibuster" (1958)
1960	The Facts of Life	Mary Gilbert
1960	Joyful Hour	Mary	TV movie
1961	Insight		Episode: The Agitator
1963	Vacation Playhouse	Nurse Edie Ramsey	Episode: "Come a-Runnin'"
1965	Valentine's Day	Mrs. Freeman	Episodes: "I'll Cry at My Wedding"
1970	The Resurrection of Broncho Billy	Voice Over	Short
1971	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Laura Benson	Episode: "The Best Is Yet to Be"
1972	The Jimmy Stewart Show	Lydia Harper	Episode: "Aunts in My Plans"
1973	The New Perry Mason	Corinne Warner	Episode: "The Case of the Horoscope Homicide"
1973	My Darling Daughters' Anniversary	Maggie Cartwright	TV movie, (final film role)

References

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

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

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