Catherine Rosalind Russell was an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday , as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame and Rose in Gypsy . A noted comedian, she won all five Golden Globes for which she was nominated. Russell won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1953 for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show Wonderful Town . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress four times throughout her career.
In addition to her success as a comedic lead, Russell was known for playing dramatic characters as well, especially wealthy, dignified, ladylike women, being one of the few actresses of her time who regularly played professional women, such as judges, reporters, and psychiatrists. 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. Wikipedia
“Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.”
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Rosalind Russell p. 383
“Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.”
Rosalind Russell, Life is a Banquet
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Rosalind Russell p. 383
