Rosalind Russell was an American actress.
Biography[]
Born Catherine Russell in Waterbury, Connecticut, she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and initially worked as a model before receiving several small roles on Broadway. She soon made her screen debut in Evelyn Prentice and gained a reputation as both a convincing comic and dramatic actress, with roles in such films as West Point of the Air and His Girl Friday. She also received four Academy Award nominations for My Sister Eileen, Sister Kenny, Mourning Becomes Electra, and Auntie Mame (which she had played onstage to great success) respectively.
Russell also received two Tony Award nominations (winning for her performance in Wonderful Town) and wrote the story for the film The Unguarded Moment. In later years she appeared in such films as Gypsy and The Trouble With Angels.
Russell passed away in 1976.
Singing[]
Russell sang briefly in some of her early films, including Design for Scandal and Roughly Speaking, but would have larger singing roles in the stage musical Wonderful Town (later reprising her role for the television broadcast) and Gypsy, though much of her singing in the latter was dubbed by Lisa Kirk.
Film[]
The Women (1939)[]
- Old Chisholm Trail (Come a Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Yay)(reprise)(solo)
The Feminine Touch (1941)[]
- Jealous (solo)
Design for Scandal (1941)[]
- Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)(duet)
Roughly Speaking (1945)[]
- Bull Dog (duet)
The Girl Rush (1955)[]
- If You'll Only Take a Chance (contains solo lines)
- Homesick Hillbilly (contains solo lines)
Gypsy (1962)[]
- Mr. Goldstone, I Love You (solo)
- Rose's Turn (solo)
- Together, Wherever We Go (cut)(contains solo lines)
Rosie! (1967)[]
- Everybody Loves My Baby (solo)
Stage[]
Wonderful Town (1953)(originated the role)[]
- Ohio (duet)
- Conquering New York (contains solo lines)
- One Hundred Easy Ways (solo)
- Conversation Piece (contains solo lines)
- Conga (solo)
- Swing (contains solo lines)
- Ohio (Reprise)(duet)
- Wrong Note Rag (contains solo lines)
- It's Love (Reprise)
Gallery[]
