Acting

Thelma Ritter

Born 1902-02-14 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died 1969-02-05

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.

Credits

Newest first

Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Footsteps on the Ceiling
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2013
Marilyn at the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Moe Williams (archive footage)
2002
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Mrs. Schwartz
1968
The Incident
as Bertha Beckerman
1967
Boeing, Boeing
as Bertha
1965
Move Over, Darling
as Grace Arden
1963
A New Kind of Love
as Lena O'Connor
1963
For Love or Money
as Chloe Brasher
1963
How the West Was Won
as Agatha Clegg
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Elizabeth Stroud
1962
The Second Time Around
as Aggie Gates
1961
The Misfits
as Isabelle Steers
1961
Pillow Talk
as Alma
1959
Startime
as Mrs. Gillis
1959
A Hole in the Head
as Sophie Manetta
1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
The Proud and Profane
as Kate Connors
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Lucy Gallant
as Molly Basserman
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lottie Slocum
1955
Daddy Long Legs
as Alicia Pritchard
1955
Rear Window
as Stella
1954
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Lucy Cashdollar
1953
Pickup on South Street
as Moe Williams
1953
Titanic
as Maude Young
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
General Electric Theater
as Doris Green
1953
With a Song in My Heart
as Clancy
1952
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as Mae Swasey
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
As Young as You Feel
as Della Hodges
1951
The Mating Season
as Ellen McNulty
1951
All About Eve
as Birdie Coonan
1950
I'll Get By
as Miss Murphy
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Self
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Perfect Strangers
as Lena Fassler
1950
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)
1949
Call Northside 777
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
1948
Miracle on 34th Street
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
1947