Thelma Ritter

Known for: Acting

Born: 1902-02-14 – 1969-02-05 (aged 66)

From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (49)

MOVIE★ 7.1
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
MOVIE
Marilyn at the Movies
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Moe Williams (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Mrs. Schwartz
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Incident
1967
as Bertha Beckerman
MOVIE★ 6.3
Boeing, Boeing
1965
as Bertha
MOVIE★ 6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Grace Arden
MOVIE★ 6.2
A New Kind of Love
1963
as Lena O'Connor
MOVIE★ 6.1
For Love or Money
1963
as Chloe Brasher
MOVIE★ 7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
as Agatha Clegg
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Elizabeth Stroud
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Second Time Around
1961
as Aggie Gates
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Misfits
1961
as Isabelle Steers
MOVIE★ 7.1
Pillow Talk
1959
as Alma
TV★ 6.8
Startime
1959
as Mrs. Gillis
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Hole in the Head
1959
as Sophie Manetta
TV★ 6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Proud and Profane
1956
as Kate Connors
TV★ 6.5
Telephone Time
1956
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lucy Gallant
1955
as Molly Basserman
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lottie Slocum
MOVIE★ 6.4
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Alicia Pritchard
MOVIE★ 8.3
Rear Window
1954
as Stella
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Lucy Cashdollar
MOVIE★ 7.4
Pickup on South Street
1953
as Moe Williams
MOVIE★ 6.6
Titanic
1953
as Maude Young
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Doris Green
MOVIE★ 6.1
With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Clancy
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as Mae Swasey
TV★ 6.0
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
MOVIE★ 6.4
As Young as You Feel
1951
as Della Hodges
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Mating Season
1951
as Ellen McNulty
MOVIE★ 8.1
All About Eve
1950
as Birdie Coonan
MOVIE★ 5.9
I'll Get By
1950
as Miss Murphy
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Perfect Strangers
1950
as Lena Fassler
MOVIE★ 6.3
Father Was a Fullback
1949
as Geraldine
MOVIE★ 6.0
City Across the River
1949
as Mrs. Katie Cusack
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Call Northside 777
1948
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)