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Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

14/02/1902

Day of Death

05/02/1969
(67) years old

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working-class characters and her strong New York accent. She was the recipient of a Tony Award and six nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actr... Read More

Known For

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

Rear Window

Rear Window

All About Eve

All About Eve

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

The Misfits

The Misfits

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Filmography

Cast

2017

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)

2002

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Full...

as Moe Williams (archive footage)

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)

1968

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

as Mrs. Schwartz

1967

The Incident

as Bertha Beckerman

1965

Boeing, Boeing

as Bertha

1963

Move Over, Darling

as Grace Arden

1963

A New Kind of Love

as Lena O'Connor

1963

For Love or Money

as Chloe Brasher

1962

How the West Was Won

as Agatha Clegg

1962

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Elizabeth Stroud

1961

The Second Time Around

as Aggie Gates

1961

The Misfits

as Isabelle Steers

1959

Pillow Talk

as Alma

1959

A Hole in the Head

as Sophie Manetta

1956

The Proud and Profane

as Kate Connors

1955

Lucy Gallant

as Molly Basserman

1955

Daddy Long Legs

as Alicia Pritchard

1954

Rear Window

as Stella

1953

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Lucy Cashdollar

1953

Pickup on South Street

as Moe Williams

1953

Titanic

as Maude Young

1952

With a Song in My Heart

as Clancy

1951

The Model and the Marriage Broker

as Mae Swasey

1951

As Young as You Feel

as Della Hodges

1951

The Mating Season

as Ellen McNulty

1950

All About Eve

as Birdie Coonan

1950

I'll Get By

as Miss Murphy

1950

Perfect Strangers

as Lena Fassler

1949

Father Was a Fullback

as Geraldine

1949

City Across the River

as Mrs. Katie Cusack

1949

A Letter to Three Wives

as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

1948

Call Northside 777

as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as Peter's Mother (uncredited)