Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress of
stage and
screen, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the
Howard Hawks screwball comedy
His Girl Friday (1940), as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in
Auntie Mame (1958) and
Rose in
Gypsy (1962). A noted comedian, she won all five
Golden Globes for which she was nominated and was tied with
Meryl Streep for most wins until Streep won her sixth award in 2007. Russell won a
Tony Award in 1953 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show
Wonderful Town (a musical based on the film
My Sister Eileen, in which she also starred). She was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress four times throughout her career.