Hussey in 1945
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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| 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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