Thelma Ritter
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 actress in the category.
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Acting History
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage)
2013Footsteps on the Ceiling as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2002Making 'The Misfits' as Self (archive footage)
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Moe Williams (archive footage)
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage)
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Mrs. Schwartz
1967The Incident as Bertha Beckerman
1965Boeing, Boeing as Bertha
1963Move Over, Darling as Grace Arden
1963A New Kind of Love as Lena O'Connor
1963For Love or Money as Chloe Brasher
1962How the West Was Won as Agatha Clegg
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962Birdman of Alcatraz as Elizabeth Stroud
1961The Second Time Around as Aggie Gates
1961The Misfits as Isabelle Steers
1959Pillow Talk as Alma
1959A Hole in the Head as Sophie Manetta
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956The Proud and Profane as Kate Connors
1956Telephone Time
1955Lucy Gallant as Molly Basserman
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lottie Slocum
1955Daddy Long Legs as Alicia Pritchard
1954Rear Window as Stella
1953The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Cashdollar
1953Pickup on South Street as Moe Williams
1953Titanic as Maude Young
1953The Oscars as Self
1953General Electric Theater as Doris Green
1952With a Song in My Heart as Clancy
1951The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mae Swasey
1951Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951As Young as You Feel as Della Hodges
1951The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty
1950All About Eve as Birdie Coonan
1950Lux Video Theatre as Self
1950I'll Get By as Miss Murphy
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950Perfect Strangers as Lena Fassler
1949Father Was a Fullback as Geraldine
1949City Across the River as Mrs. Katie Cusack
1949A Letter to Three Wives as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
1948Call Northside 777 as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
1947Miracle on 34th Street as Peter's Mother (uncredited)