Rosalind Russell
Birthday: 4 June 1907, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Birth Name: Catherine Rosalind Russell
Height: 173 cm
The middle of seven children, she was named after the S.S. Rosalind at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy ...Show More
It's fine to have talent, but talent is the last of it. In an acting career, as in an acting perform Show more
It's fine to have talent, but talent is the last of it. In an acting career, as in an acting performance, you've got to have vitality. The secret of successful acting is identical with a woman's beauty secret: joy in living. Hide
Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.
Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.
Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.
Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.
[on her role in Picnic (1955)] [William Inge] has sisters who were schoolteachers. That helped him i Show more
[on her role in Picnic (1955)] [William Inge] has sisters who were schoolteachers. That helped him in writing Rosemary so perceptively. Hide
Being given good material is like being assigned to bake a cake and having the batter made for you.
Being given good material is like being assigned to bake a cake and having the batter made for you.
People can teach you a lot if you'll let them. I know.
People can teach you a lot if you'll let them. I know.
In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the Show more
In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the seventh reel near the end when I would admit to my best friend on the telephone that what I really wanted was to become a little housewife. Hide
I just get out there and belt a song around. No one would dare give me anything with a range of more Show more
I just get out there and belt a song around. No one would dare give me anything with a range of more than seven notes - and four would be better. Hide
Flops are part of a life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
Flops are part of a life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.
Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.
Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can't send away for it in a catalogue. An Show more
Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can't send away for it in a catalogue. And I'm afraid it's becoming obsolete. Hide
At MGM, there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got diff Show more
At MGM, there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy. Hide
Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a goo Show more
Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a good movie. Hide
[on Joan Crawford] She was very much the star. I think that's a very important thing to remember abo Show more
[on Joan Crawford] She was very much the star. I think that's a very important thing to remember about her, that she was in command of what she did. Now, if she was not that confident herself, she certainly gave a damned good performance of somebody that was! She lived the life of a star. When you walked into her house, it looked as though a star lived there. Hide
[on Frank Sinatra] Ohhhh, he is quite a guy! Frank is a remarkable human being. Very colorful. He is Show more
[on Frank Sinatra] Ohhhh, he is quite a guy! Frank is a remarkable human being. Very colorful. He is several people, all interesting. He is a man with concern for people - not only his friends, but people he doesn't know. I guess there is just reams that could be written about the things he has done for people which no one knows other than the recipients. He likes it that way. Hide
Rosalind Russell's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (34)
Rosalind Russell'S roles
Sylvia Fowler
Mame Dennis
