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Thelma Ritter
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Thelma Ritter

February 14, 1902 (age 66)
February 5, 1969
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Female
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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.

Movies

37 credits
The Second Time Around Movie
★ 6.2
Comedy, Western
1961 Comedy, Western
All About Eve
★ 8.1
+
All About Eve
1950 as Birdie Coonan
Rear Window
★ 8.3
+
Rear Window
1954 as Stella
How the West Was Won
★ 7.0
+
How the West Was Won
1962 as Agatha Clegg
Pillow Talk
★ 7.1
+
Pillow Talk
1959 as Alma
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
★ 6.3
+
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
The Misfits
★ 6.9
+
The Misfits
1961 as Isabelle Steers
Boeing, Boeing
★ 6.3
+
Boeing, Boeing
1965 as Bertha
A Letter to Three Wives
★ 7.2
+
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers
★ 5.9
+
Perfect Strangers
1950 as Lena Fassler
City Across the River
★ 5.5
+
City Across the River
1949 as Mrs. Katie Cusack
Miracle on 34th Street
★ 7.4
+
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
A New Kind of Love
★ 6.2
+
A New Kind of Love
1963 as Lena O'Connor
Father Was a Fullback
★ 6.0
+
Father Was a Fullback
1949 as Geraldine
Arthur Miller: Writer
★ 7.1
+
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 as Self (archive footage)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
★ 3.3
+
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953 as Lucy Cashdollar
Birdman of Alcatraz
★ 7.5
+
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 as Elizabeth Stroud
Making 'The Misfits'
+
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
★ 5.8
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 as Moe Williams (archive footage)
As Young as You Feel
★ 6.2
+
As Young as You Feel
1951 as Della Hodges
The Incident
★ 7.3
+
The Incident
1967 as Bertha Beckerman
Titanic
★ 6.6
+
Titanic
1953 as Maude Young
Lucy Gallant
★ 7.0
+
Lucy Gallant
1955 as Molly Basserman
Move Over, Darling
★ 6.7
+
Move Over, Darling
1963 as Grace Arden
Pickup on South Street
★ 7.4
+
Pickup on South Street
1953 as Moe Williams
Call Northside 777
★ 6.7
+
Call Northside 777
1948 as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
For Love or Money
★ 5.7
+
For Love or Money
1963 as Chloe Brasher
Daddy Long Legs
★ 6.4
+
Daddy Long Legs
1955 as Alicia Pritchard
A Hole in the Head
★ 6.1
+
A Hole in the Head
1959 as Sophie Manetta
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
★ 7.5
+
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 as Self (archive footage)

TV Shows

11 credits
The Merv Griffin Show TV
★ 6.2
Talk
The Oscars TV
★ 7.1
1953
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV
★ 6.0
Reality
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV
★ 6.8
Comedy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 as Lottie Slocum
Telephone Time TV
+
Telephone Time
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
+
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Lux Video Theatre TV
+
Lux Video Theatre
1950 as Self
Goodyear Television Playhouse TV
+
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
General Electric Theater TV
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General Electric Theater
1953 as Doris Green