- Acting films
- 52
- Acting avg
- 6.58
- Peak run
- 1933’39
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Ruth by the numbers
Average
6.58
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
25y
1932 to 1956
Total votes
3.06K
across every film
Best
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Worst
5.6
A Lawless Street
Newest first
Filmography
| 1956 |  Autumn Leaves | Liz Eckhart | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1955 |  The Spoilers | Duchess | · | 8 |
| 1955 |  A Lawless Street | Molly Higgins | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1951 |  The Secret of Convict Lake | Mary Fancher | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1951 |  I'd Climb the Highest Mountain | Glory White | · | 10 |
| 1950 |  Where the Sidewalk Ends | Martha | 7.2 | 213 |
| 1948 |  The Snake Pit | Ruth | 7.1 | 118 |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | Kate Mulvey | · | 4 |
| 1946 |  Cinderella Jones | Cora Elliot | · | 5 |
| 1945 |  The Bells of St. Mary's | Sister Michael | 6.8 | 155 |
| 1945 |  Pillow to Post | Mrs. Grace Wingate | · | 14 |
| 1943 |  Thank Your Lucky Stars | Nurse Hamilton | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1943 |  This Is the Army | Mrs. O'Brien | 5.7 | 25 |
| 1942 |  Johnny Doughboy | Biggy Biggsworth | · | 8 |
| 1941 |  You Belong to Me | Emma | · | 17 |
| 1940 |  My Little Chickadee | Aunt Lou | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1939 |  The Amazing Mr. Williams | Effie Perkins | · | 11 |
| 1939 |  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Emma Hopper | 7.8 | 1,239 |
| 1938 |  Annabel Takes a Tour | Josephine | · | 3 |
| 1938 |  The Affairs of Annabel | Josephine | · | 5 |
Better together?
Ruth Donnelly's regulars
- Barbara StanwyckCo-star · 3 films
- Allen JenkinsCo-star · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.25
- George BrentCo-star · 3 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.26
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.36
- Roy Del RuthDirector and actor · 2 films
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector and actor · 2 films
- Alfred E. GreenDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Barbara Stanwyck and Ruth Donnelly movies · Ruth Donnelly and Allen Jenkins movies · George Brent and Ruth Donnelly movies · Michael Curtiz and Ruth Donnelly movies
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