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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 14, 1902
Died
February 5, 1969
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Тельма Риттер
Thelma Ritter
1.1 Popularity
Biography
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
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
0.0
Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
5.8
Moe Williams (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
6.6
Mrs. Schwartz
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
7.4
Bertha Beckerman
The Incident
1967
6.3
Bertha
Boeing, Boeing
1965
6.7
Grace Arden
Move Over, Darling
1963
6.2
Lena O'Connor
A New Kind of Love
1963
Credits
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
7.1
Footsteps on the Ceiling
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2013
0.0
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
0.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Moe Williams (archive footage)
2002
5.8
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
7.5
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Mrs. Schwartz
1968
6.6
The Incident
as Bertha Beckerman
1967
7.4
Boeing, Boeing
as Bertha
1965
6.3
Move Over, Darling
as Grace Arden
1963
6.7
A New Kind of Love
as Lena O'Connor
1963
6.2
For Love or Money
as Chloe Brasher
1963
5.7
How the West Was Won
as Agatha Clegg
1962
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Elizabeth Stroud
1962
7.5
The Second Time Around
as Aggie Gates
1961
6.2
The Misfits
as Isabelle Steers
1961
6.9
Pillow Talk
as Alma
1959
7.1
A Hole in the Head
as Sophie Manetta
1959
6.1
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
The Proud and Profane
as Kate Connors
1956
6.2
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
Lucy Gallant
as Molly Basserman
1955
7.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
5.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lottie Slocum
1955
7.8
Daddy Long Legs
as Alicia Pritchard
1955
6.4
Rear Window
as Stella
1954
8.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Lucy Cashdollar
1953
3.3
Pickup on South Street
as Moe Williams
1953
7.3
Titanic
as Maude Young
1953
6.6
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
General Electric Theater
as Doris Green
1953
6.4
With a Song in My Heart
as Clancy
1952
5.9
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as Mae Swasey
1951
6.0
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
5.2
As Young as You Feel
as Della Hodges
1951
6.3
The Mating Season
as Ellen McNulty
1951
6.6
All About Eve
as Birdie Coonan
1950
8.1
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Self
1950
6.3
I'll Get By
as Miss Murphy
1950
5.6
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
Perfect Strangers
as Lena Fassler
1950
5.4
Father Was a Fullback
as Geraldine
1949
6.0
City Across the River
as Mrs. Katie Cusack
1949
5.5
A Letter to Three Wives
as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
1949
7.2
Call Northside 777
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Miracle on 34th Street
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
1947
7.4