Thelma Ritter
Born: 1902-02-14 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1969-02-05
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2017
- Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Footsteps on the Ceiling as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2002
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Moe Williams (archive footage)
- Making 'The Misfits' as Self (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
- A New Kind of Love as Lena O'Connor
- For Love or Money as Chloe Brasher
- Move Over, Darling as Grace Arden
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- How the West Was Won as Agatha Clegg
- Birdman of Alcatraz as Elizabeth Stroud
1961
- The Misfits as Isabelle Steers
- The Second Time Around as Aggie Gates
1959
- Pillow Talk as Alma
- A Hole in the Head as Sophie Manetta
1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Telephone Time
- The Proud and Profane as Kate Connors
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lottie Slocum
- Lucy Gallant as Molly Basserman
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Daddy Long Legs as Alicia Pritchard
1954
- Rear Window as Stella
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Titanic as Maude Young
- Pickup on South Street as Moe Williams
- The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Cashdollar
- General Electric Theater as Doris Green
1952
- With a Song in My Heart as Clancy
1951
- The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mae Swasey
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
- The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty
- As Young as You Feel as Della Hodges
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Perfect Strangers as Lena Fassler
- Lux Video Theatre as Self
- All About Eve as Birdie Coonan
- I'll Get By as Miss Murphy
1949
- Father Was a Fullback as Geraldine
- City Across the River as Mrs. Katie Cusack
- 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)