Ruth Carol Hussey was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.
Hussey in 1940
Hussey in The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Hussey and husband Bob Longenecker
The Philadelphia Story (film)
The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey. Directed by George Cukor, the film is based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist. The socialite, played by Hepburn in both productions, was inspired by Helen Hope Montgomery Scott (1904–1995), a Philadelphia heiress who had married Barry's friend.
Theatrical poster
Mike carries Tracy into the house after a midnight dip.
Hepburn as Tracy Lord and Stewart as Mike Connor
Grant as C.K. Dexter Haven, and John Howard as George Kittredge