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What was one of Rosalind Russell's most well-known roles?

  • Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday

  • Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady

  • Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire

  • Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind

Answer

One of Rosalind Russell's most well-known roles was Hildy Johnson in the 1940 film His Girl Friday. Hildy is a reporter who is forced to choose between her career and her love for Walter Burns, the editor of the newspaper she works for. Russell's performance as Hildy was praised by critics, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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