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Thelma Ritter

Actor
Died February 5, 1969 (66 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Pickup on South Street
  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Known For
  • Rear Window
  • All About Eve
  • Birdman of Alcatraz
  • Pickup on South Street
  • Pillow Talk
  • The Misfits
  • Move Over, Darling
  • Titanic
  • Boeing, Boeing
  • Daddy Long Legs
  • The Model and the Marriage Broker
  • The Mating Season
  • As Young as You Feel
  • A Hole in the Head
  • The Incident
  • A New Kind of Love
  • With a Song in My Heart
  • Perfect Strangers
  • The Second Time Around

Filmography

2022
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller · as Moe Williams (archive Footage)
1990
1982
1968
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
Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Bertha Marie Beecher
1961
The Misfits · as Isabelle Steers
1959
Pillow Talk · as Alma
1959
Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gillis
1959
A Hole in the Head · as Sophie Manetta
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Madame Delphine Sagittarius
1956
The Proud and Profane · as Kate Connors
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series)
1955
Lucy Gallant · as Molly Basserman
1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Lottie Slocum
1955
Daddy Long Legs · as Alicia Pritchard
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Mrs. Fisher
1954
Rear Window · as Stella
1953
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Ma Garfield
1953
Titanic · as Maude Young
1953
1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Lucy Cashdollar
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Doris Green
1952
1951
1951
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
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Muriel
1948
Call Northside 777 · as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
1947
Miracle on 34th Street · as Peter's Mother (uncredited)

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