Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

​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 roles were cast only out of New York City. Later that week, she journeyed to New York City and on her first day there, she signed with a talent agent who booked her for a role in a play starting the next day back at the Providence Playhouse. In New York City, she also worked for a time as a model. She then landed a number of stage roles with touring companies. Dead End toured the country in 1937 and the last theater on the road trip was at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, where she was spotted on opening night by MGM talent scout Billy Grady. MGM signed her to a players contract and she made her film debut in 1937. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. For a 1940 "A" picture role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as Elizabeth Imbrie, the cynical magazine photographer and almost-girlfriend of James Stewart's character Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story. In 1941, exhibitors voted her the third-most popular new star in Hollywood. Hussey also worked with Robert Taylor in Flight Command (1940), Robert Young in Northwest Passage (1940) and H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Van Heflin in Tennessee Johnson (1942), Ray Milland in The Uninvited (1944), and Alan Ladd in The Great Gatsby (1949). In 1946, she starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play State of the Union. Her 1949 role in Goodbye, My Fancy on Broadway caused a Billboard reviewer to write: "Miss Hussey brings a splendid aliveness and warmth to the lovely congresswoman...." She filled in for Jean Arthur in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater presentation of Shane, playing Miriam Start, alongside original film stars Alan Ladd and Van Heflin. In 1960, she co-starred in The Facts of Life with Bob Hope. Hussey was also active in early television drama.

  • Popularitate : 3.323
  • Cunoscut pentru : Acting
  • Zi de nastere : 1911-10-30
  • Locul nasterii : Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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  • 1940
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    Poveste din Philadelphia

    Poveste din Philadelphia

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    Povestea, împletită cu ironie, ghidează telespectatorii în tărâmul aristocrației financiare americane. Fiica răsfățată a...

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  • 1939
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    The Women

    The Women

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  • 1938
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    Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

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  • 1939
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    Within the Law

    Within the Law

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  • 1939
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    Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

    7.116 1939 HD

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  • 1945
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    Bedside Manner

    Bedside Manner

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1952
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    Stars and Stripes Forever

    Stars and Stripes Forever

    6.8 1952 HD

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  • 1940
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    Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Susan and God

    Susan and God

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Madame X

    Madame X

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

    6.9 1944 HD

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  • 1948
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    I, Jane Doe

    I, Jane Doe

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1939
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    Maisie

    Maisie

    4.7 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    5.5 1949 HD

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  • 1951
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    That's My Boy

    That's My Boy

    5.8 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Our Wife

    Our Wife

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    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

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    Flight Command

    Flight Command

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  • 1944
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    Tender Comrade

    Tender Comrade

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  • 1939
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    Blackmail

    Blackmail

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  • 1970
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    The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

    The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

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  • 1950
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    Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

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  • 1939
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    Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

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  • 1938
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    Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

    5.9 1938 HD

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  • 1944
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    Marine Raiders

    Marine Raiders

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  • 1973
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    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

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  • 1938
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    Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

    3.9 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Judge Hardy's Children

    Judge Hardy's Children

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Honolulu

    Honolulu

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  • 1953
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    The Lady Wants Mink

    The Lady Wants Mink

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  • 1941
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    Married Bachelor

    Married Bachelor

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  • 1942
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    Pierre of the Plains

    Pierre of the Plains

    4.2 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

    Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

    4.4 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Soaring Stars

    Soaring Stars

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  • 1950
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    Louisa

    Louisa

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    6.7 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Big City

    Big City

    7.4 1937 HD

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  • 1952
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    Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

    4.5 1952 HD

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  • 1938
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    Time Out for Murder

    Time Out for Murder

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock prezintă

    Alfred Hitchcock prezintă

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

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  • 1963
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    Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1959
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    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1954
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    Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

    6.333 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Christophers

    The Christophers

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Case of the Dangerous Robin

    The Case of the Dangerous Robin

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