Rosalind Russell
Catherine Rosalind Russell 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 Award. Russell has been honored with a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1973 and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1975.
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- Waterbury
- Educated at
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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- 🏆 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award🏆 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama🏆 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy🏆 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical🏆 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
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1907
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Birth1976
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