- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRuth Carol Hussey
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Drama, Ruth Hussey's first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station. She journeyed to New York City, where she was signed as a model by the world-famous Powers agency. She obtained some stage roles with touring companies and was noticed by MGM, which signed her and with whom she made her film debut in 1937. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as a cynical photographer in The Philadelphia Story (1940). She soon focused her main energies on the stage, however, and returned to the screen only occasionally.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseCharles Robert Longenecker(August 9, 1942 - December 10, 2002) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenGeorge Robert LongneckerMary Elizabeth Longenecker (Hendrix)John William Longnecker
- ParentsGeorge R. HusseyJulia Corbett
- Her ancestor, Christopher Hussey, was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
- At the time of her death, she was the last surviving cast member of The Philadelphia Story (1940).
- She appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Women (1939) and The Philadelphia Story (1940).
- Appeared two times (both in minor roles) in Norma Shearer films: the uncredited role of the Duchess De Polignac in Marie Antoinette (1938), and as Miss Watts (Mr. Haines' secretary) in The Women (1939).
- Graduated from Pembroke College in Brown University in 1933.
- I stayed out of sight I guess. I probably didn't seek work but then producers didn't seek me out either.
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