
Né(e) 4 juin 1907 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied with Meryl Streep for wins until 2007 when Streep was awarded a sixth. Russell won a Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town (a musical based the film My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). Russell was known for playing character roles, exceptionally wealthy, dignified ladylike women. She had a wide career span from the 1930s to the 1970s and attributed her long career to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a sex symbol, not being famous for her looks.

That's Entertainment! III
1994

La Quatrième Dimension : L'Ultime Voyage
1994

The Crooked Hearts
1972

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968

Rosie!
1967

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
1967

Le dortoir des anges
1966

Gypsy, vénus de Broadway
1962

Five Finger Exercise
1962

Une majorité d'une
1961

Ma tante
1958

Wonderful Town
1958

Picnic
1955

The Girl Rush
1955

General Electric Theater
1953

Never Wave at a WAC
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

A Woman of Distinction
1950

Tell It to the Judge
1949

The Velvet Touch
1948

Le deuil sied à Électre
1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947

Sister Kenny
1946

Roughly Speaking
1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945

What a Woman
1943

Flight for Freedom
1943

My Sister Eileen
1942

Take a Letter, Darling
1942

L'aventure commence à Bombay
1941

The Feminine Touch
1941

Design for Scandal
1941

La Dame du vendredi
1940

This Thing Called Love
1940

Hired Wife
1940

Finie la comédie
1940

Femmes
1939

Fast and Loose
1939

La Citadelle
1938

Breakdowns of 1938
1938

Quatre au Paradis
1938

Man-Proof
1938

La Force des ténèbres
1937

Live, Love and Learn
1937

Under Two Flags
1936

Craig's Wife
1936

Trouble for Two
1936

It Had to Happen
1936

La malle de Singapour
1935

Code secret
1935

Imprudente jeunesse
1935

Tel père tel fils
1935

The Night Is Young
1935

The Casino Murder Case
1935

Le Témoin imprévu
1934

Souvent femme varie
1934

The President Vanishes
1934