Acting

Alice Drummond

Born 1928-05-21 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Died 2016-11-30

Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy Ghostbusters.

Credits

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Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020
Furry Vengeance
as Mrs. Martin
2010
After.Life
as Mrs. Hutton
2009
Motherhood
as Edith
2009
Doubt
as Sister Veronica
2008
Synecdoche, New York
as Actress Playing Frances
2008
Chronic Town
as Elizabeth
2008
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
as Rose
2007
The Honeymooners
as Miss Benvenuti
2005
Boston Legal
as Lydia Tuffalo
2004
The Jury
2004
House of D
as Mrs. Brevoort
2004
Pieces of April
as Grandma Dottie
2003
The Rising Place
as Aunt Millie
2001
Ed
as Mrs. Shroeder
2000
Joe Gould's Secret
as Helen
2000
Earthly Possessions
as Old Woman in Jalopy
1999
I'll Take You There
as Stella
1999
The Love Letter
as Postal Clerk
1999
Advice From a Caterpillar
as Diner Grandmother
1999
Just the Ticket
as Lady with Cash
1998
Office Killer
as Carlotta Douglas
1997
In & Out
as Aunt Susan
1997
'Til There Was You
as Harriet
1997
Commandments
as Mrs. Mann
1997
Spin City
as Sondra Spencer
1996
Walking and Talking
as Betsy
1996
New York News
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Clara
1995
Jeffrey
as Grandma Rose
1995
I.Q.
as Dinner Guest
1994
Nobody's Fool
as Hattie
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Mrs. Finkle
1994
Money for Nothing
as Mrs. Breen
1993
Daybreak
as Anna
1993
Frannie's Turn
as Rosa Escobar
1992
Awakenings
as Lucy Fishman
1990
Law & Order
as Zelda
1990
Lenny
1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
Money, Power, Murder.
as Helen
1989
Animal Behavior
as Site Committee
1989
Nikki and Alexander
as Mrs Klein
1989
Running on Empty
as Mrs. Powell
1988
Funny Farm
as Mrs. Ethel Dinges
1988
The Suicide Club
1988
The House on Carroll Street
as Woman at Hearing
1988
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Juror
1987
The Equalizer
as Kind Woman
1985
You Can't Take it With You
as Gay Wellington
1984
Ghostbusters
as Librarian
1984
Kate & Allie
1984
Night Court
as Alice Beeker
1984
Night Court
as Mavis Tuttle
1984
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor's Secretary
1982
Park Place
1981
Eyewitness
as Mrs. Eunice Deever
1981
Hide in Plain Sight
as Mrs. Novack
1980
Sanctuary of Fear
as Grace Barringer
1979
King of the Gypsies
as Zharko's Nurse
1978
Thieves
as Mrs. Ramsey
1977
Secret Service
as Mrs. Varney
1977
Man on a Swing
as Mrs. Dawson
1974
Particular Men
as Mrs. Ewing
1972
Great Performances
as Mrs. Varney
1971
Where’s Poppa?
as Woman in Elevator
1970
Where the Heart Is
1969
The Dog Lover
1962