This is the complete filmography of actress Ruth Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005). 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.
Film and television appearances DateTitleRoleNotes1937 Big City Mayor's Secretary UncreditedMadame 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 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 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)
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