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Rosalind Russell (Catherine Rosalind Russell) was born on 4 June, 1907 in Waterbury, CT, is an American actress. Discover Rosalind Russell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of Rosalind Russell networth?

Popular As Catherine Rosalind Russell
Occupation actress,soundtrack,writer
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 4 June, 1907
Birthday 4 June
Birthplace Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death November 28, 1976
Died Place Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Rosalind Russell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Rosalind Russell height is 5′ 8″ .

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Height 5′ 8″
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Who Is Rosalind Russell's Husband?

Her husband is Frederick Brisson (m. 1941)

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Husband Frederick Brisson (m. 1941)
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Rosalind Russell Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Rosalind Russell worth at the age of 69 years old? Rosalind Russell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Rosalind Russell's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Hired Wife (1940)$40 .000

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2005

Inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 2005.

1999

Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman (1999).

1984

Rosalind Russell was also the name used for the final female bailiff on the 1984-1992 sitcom, Night Court. Marsha Warfield played the character of Rosalind "Roz" Russell from the fourth season, following the death of Florence Halop, until the series ended.

1975

Her son married actress Patricia Morrow on March 15, 1975. They later divorced in the 1980s.

1971

In 1971, she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role on behalf of Helen Hayes, who was not present at the awards ceremony. Hayes won the award for her tour-de-force role as Mrs. Ada Quonsett in Airport (1970).

1962

In Gypsy (1962), Russell portrayed the mother of famed stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. In The Trouble with Angels (1966), Russell appeared with the real life Gypsy Rose Lee.

1961

Is one of 20 actresses who did not receive an Oscar nomination for their Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Golden Globe-winning performance; hers being for A Majority of One (1961) and Gypsy (1962). The others, in chronological order, are: June Allyson for Too Young to Kiss (1951), Ethel Merman for Call Me Madam (1953), Jean Simmons for Guys and Dolls (1955), Taina Elg and Kay Kendall for Les Girls (1957), Marilyn Monroe for Some Like It Hot (1959), Patty Duke for Me, Natalie (1969), Twiggy for The Boy Friend (1971), Raquel Welch for The Three Musketeers (1973), Barbra Streisand for A Star is Born (1976), Bernadette Peters for Pennies from Heaven (1981), Kathleen Turner for Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985), Miranda Richardson for Enchanted April (1991), Jamie Lee Curtis for True Lies (1994), Nicole Kidman for To Die For (1995), Madonna for Evita (1996), Renée Zellweger for Nurse Betty (2000), Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), and Amy Adams for Big Eyes (2014).

1960

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

1958

Died about three weeks after Patrick Dennis, the author of Auntie Mame (1958), one of her most famous roles.

1955

Columbia, worried the public would think she had the female lead in Picnic (1955), billed her "co-starring Rosalind Russell as Rosemary.

" She refused to be placed in the Best Supporting Actress category when Columbia Pictures wanted to promote her for an Academy Award nomination for her role in Picnic (1955). Many felt she would have won had she cooperated. "Auntie Mame" kept her on Broadway for two years followed by the movie version.

1953

Won Broadway's 1953 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Wonderful Town", a musical based on the same source as her film My Sister Eileen (1942), for which she received an Oscar nomination playing the same character. She also received a 1957 Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Dramatic for "Auntie Mame", a role she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version Auntie Mame (1958)).

1951

In her forties, she returned to the stage, touring "Bell, Book and Candle" in 1951 and winning a Tony Award for "Wonderful Town" in 1953.

1950

Helped Van Johnson overcome his fear of live audiences after goading him into performing in nightclubs. He made his Las Vegas debut in the 1950s.

1948

At the 1948 Oscar awards ceremonies, just prior to the announcement of the name for the Best Actress Award, she started to get up (she assumed she would win for "Mourning Becomes Electra"), and had her balloon burst when Loretta Young's name was announced.

1945

She was considered for the title role in Mildred Pierce (1945), which went to Joan Crawford.

1943

Russell gave birth to her only child at age 35. She and husband Frederick Brisson welcomed a son, Lance Brisson, on May 7, 1943.

1942

Oscar nominations: My Sister Eileen (1942), Sister Kenny (1946), Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), and Auntie Mame (1958).

1940

Her "boss lady" roles began with the part of reporter Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday (1940), through whose male lead, Cary Grant, she met her future husband, Grant's house-guest at the time.

1939

Knowing she was right for comedy, she tested five times for the role of Sylvia Fowler in The Women (1939). George Cukor told her to "play her as a freak". She did and got the part.

1935

Had appeared with Binnie Barnes in four films: Rendezvous (1935), This Thing Called Love (1940), The Trouble with Angels (1966) and Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968).

1934

The middle of seven children, she was named, not for the heroine of "As You Like It" but for the S. S. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York, having convinced her mother that she intended to teach acting. In 1934, with some stock company work and a little Broadway experience, she was tested and signed by Universal. Simultaneously, MGM tested her and made her a better offer. When she plead ignorance of Hollywood (while wearing her worst-fitting clothes), Universal released her and she signed with MGM for seven years. For some time she was used in secondary roles and as a replacement threat to limit Myrna Loy's salary demands.

1929

Alumna of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1929.

1860

Daughter of James (1860-1926) and Clara (née McKnight) Russell (1874-1958). Both were born and raised in the state of Connecticut.

1852

Maternal granddaughter of James (1852-1923) and Katherine (née Geary) McKnight (1855-1896). Both were born and raised in the state of Connecticut.

1808

Maternal great granddaughter of Thomas (1808-1873) and Bridget McKnight (1816-1893). Both were born and raised in Ireland, and died in the state of Connecticut.