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Rosalind Russell

ActorBorn 1907, died 1976On stage 1931 to 19563 productions on this page

Rosalind Russell
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Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her role of catty Sylvia Fowler in George Cukor's The Women (1939), opposite Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, and for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in Gypsy (1962). A noted comedienne, she received various accolades, including five Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and a BAFTA Awa…

On stage

3 productions, 25 years
1931
Company's ComingBroadway Lyceum Theatre. Original. Directed by Zeke Colvan
8 performances
1953
Wonderful TownBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott (Jerome Robbins uncredited)
559 performances
1956
Auntie MameBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Morton Da Costa
639 performances

Worked with more than once

1 names

Also credited on

3 works

Gypsy
West Side Story
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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