Thelma Ritter
- Acting
- February 14, 1902 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- February 5, 1969
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Arthur Miller: Writer · Self
- Footsteps on the Ceiling · Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
- Marilyn at the Movies · Self
- Making 'The Misfits' · Self
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller · Moe Williams (archive footage)
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line · Self
- What's So Bad About Feeling Good? · Mrs. Schwartz
- The Incident · Bertha Beckerman
- Boeing, Boeing · Bertha
- Move Over, Darling · Grace Arden
- A New Kind of Love · Lena O'Connor
- For Love or Money · Chloe Brasher
- How the West Was Won · Agatha Clegg
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- Birdman of Alcatraz · Elizabeth Stroud
- The Second Time Around · Aggie Gates
- The Misfits · Isabelle Steers
- Pillow Talk · Alma
- Startime · Mrs. Gillis
- A Hole in the Head · Sophie Manetta
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- The Proud and Profane · Kate Connors
- Telephone Time
- Lucy Gallant · Molly Basserman
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Lottie Slocum
- Daddy Long Legs · Alicia Pritchard
- Rear Window · Stella
- The Farmer Takes a Wife · Lucy Cashdollar
- Pickup on South Street · Moe Williams
- Titanic · Maude Young
- The Oscars · Self
- General Electric Theater · Doris Green
- With a Song in My Heart · Clancy
- The Model and the Marriage Broker · Mae Swasey
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
- As Young as You Feel · Della Hodges
- The Mating Season · Ellen McNulty
- All About Eve · Birdie Coonan
- I'll Get By · Miss Murphy
- Lux Video Theatre · Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Self
- Perfect Strangers · Lena Fassler
- Father Was a Fullback · Geraldine
- City Across the River · Mrs. Katie Cusack
- A Letter to Three Wives · Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
- Call Northside 777 · Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
- Miracle on 34th Street · Peter's Mother (uncredited)