Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born February 14, 1902
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.
MovieArthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFootsteps on the Ceiling
2013
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
MovieMarilyn at the Movies
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Moe Williams (archive footage)
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Mrs. Schwartz
MovieThe Incident
1967
as Bertha Beckerman
MovieBoeing, Boeing
1965
as Bertha
MovieMove Over, Darling
1963
as Grace Arden
MovieA New Kind of Love
1963
as Lena O'Connor
MovieFor Love or Money
1963
as Chloe Brasher
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as Agatha Clegg
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieBirdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Elizabeth Stroud
MovieThe Second Time Around
1961
as Aggie Gates
MovieThe Misfits
1961
as Isabelle Steers
MoviePillow Talk
1959
as Alma
TVStartime
1959
as Mrs. Gillis
MovieA Hole in the Head
1959
as Sophie Manetta
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MovieThe Proud and Profane
1956
as Kate Connors
TVTelephone Time
1956
MovieLucy Gallant
1955
as Molly Basserman
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lottie Slocum
MovieDaddy Long Legs
1955
as Alicia Pritchard
MovieRear Window
1954
as Stella
MovieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Lucy Cashdollar
MoviePickup on South Street
1953
as Moe Williams
MovieTitanic
1953
as Maude Young
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Doris Green
MovieWith a Song in My Heart
1952
as Clancy
MovieThe Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as Mae Swasey
TVGoodyear Television Playhouse
1951
MovieAs Young as You Feel
1951
as Della Hodges
MovieThe Mating Season
1951
as Ellen McNulty
MovieAll About Eve
1950
as Birdie Coonan
MovieI'll Get By
1950
as Miss Murphy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MoviePerfect Strangers
1950
as Lena Fassler
MovieFather Was a Fullback
1949
as Geraldine
MovieCity Across the River
1949
as Mrs. Katie Cusack
MovieA Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieMiracle on 34th Street
1947
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
