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Thelma Ritter

Feb 14, 1902 (122 years old) in 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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Merv Griffin Show

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Miracle on 34th Street

The Oscars

Credits

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