Alice Drummond

Known for: Acting

Born: 1928-05-21 – 2016-11-30 (aged 88)

From: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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.

Filmography (67)

MOVIE★ 6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Furry Vengeance
2010
as Mrs. Martin
MOVIE★ 6.3
After.Life
2009
as Mrs. Hutton
MOVIE★ 5.0
Motherhood
2009
as Edith
MOVIE★ 7.2
Doubt
2008
as Sister Veronica
MOVIE★ 7.5
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Actress Playing Frances
MOVIE★ 6.0
Chronic Town
2008
as Elizabeth
MOVIE★ 3.0
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
2007
as Rose
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Honeymooners
2005
as Miss Benvenuti
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Lydia Tuffalo
TV★ 9.0
The Jury
2004
MOVIE★ 6.3
House of D
2004
as Mrs. Brevoort
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pieces of April
2003
as Grandma Dottie
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Rising Place
2001
as Aunt Millie
TV★ 7.7
Ed
2000
as Mrs. Shroeder
MOVIE★ 6.0
Joe Gould's Secret
2000
as Helen
MOVIE★ 6.0
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Old Woman in Jalopy
MOVIE★ 7.0
I'll Take You There
1999
as Stella
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Love Letter
1999
as Postal Clerk
MOVIE★ 4.2
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Diner Grandmother
MOVIE★ 5.5
Just the Ticket
1998
as Lady with Cash
MOVIE★ 5.2
Office Killer
1997
as Carlotta Douglas
MOVIE★ 6.5
In & Out
1997
as Aunt Susan
MOVIE★ 4.0
'Til There Was You
1997
as Harriet
MOVIE★ 5.0
Commandments
1997
as Mrs. Mann
TV★ 7.0
Spin City
1996
as Sondra Spencer
MOVIE★ 6.1
Walking and Talking
1996
as Betsy
TV★ 7.0
New York News
1995
MOVIE★ 7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Clara
MOVIE★ 6.3
Jeffrey
1995
as Grandma Rose
MOVIE★ 6.0
I.Q.
1994
as Dinner Guest
MOVIE★ 6.9
Nobody's Fool
1994
as Hattie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Mrs. Finkle
MOVIE★ 5.6
Money for Nothing
1993
as Mrs. Breen
MOVIE★ 5.3
Daybreak
1993
as Anna
TV★ 7.5
Frannie's Turn
1992
as Rosa Escobar
MOVIE★ 7.8
Awakenings
1990
as Lucy Fishman
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Zelda
TV★ 7.5
Lenny
1990
MOVIE★ 6.2
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Money, Power, Murder.
1989
as Helen
MOVIE★ 3.6
Animal Behavior
1989
as Site Committee
MOVIE★ 10.0
Nikki and Alexander
1989
as Mrs Klein
MOVIE★ 7.5
Running on Empty
1988
as Mrs. Powell
MOVIE★ 6.2
Funny Farm
1988
as Mrs. Ethel Dinges
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Suicide Club
1988
MOVIE★ 5.9
The House on Carroll Street
1988
as Woman at Hearing
TV★ 7.0
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Juror
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Kind Woman
MOVIE
You Can't Take it With You
1984
as Gay Wellington
MOVIE★ 7.5
Ghostbusters
1984
as Librarian
TV★ 6.0
Kate & Allie
1984
TV★ 7.3
Night Court
1984
as Alice Beeker
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Governor's Secretary
TV★ 6.5
Park Place
1981
MOVIE★ 5.6
Eyewitness
1981
as Mrs. Eunice Deever
MOVIE★ 5.7
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Mrs. Novack
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Grace Barringer
MOVIE★ 5.9
King of the Gypsies
1978
as Zharko's Nurse
MOVIE★ 4.4
Thieves
1977
as Mrs. Ramsey
MOVIE★ 9.0
Secret Service
1977
as Mrs. Varney
MOVIE★ 5.9
Man on a Swing
1974
as Mrs. Dawson
MOVIE★ 8.0
Particular Men
1972
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Mrs. Varney
MOVIE★ 6.1
Where’s Poppa?
1970
as Woman in Elevator
TV★ 4.7
Where the Heart Is
1969
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Dog Lover
1962