Thelma Ritter

Feb 14, 1902 - Feb 05, 1969 (66 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

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

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The Incident

Bertha Beckerman

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What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

Mrs. Schwartz

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lottie Slocum

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The Oscars

Self

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Pillow Talk

Alma

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The Misfits

Isabelle Steers

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All About Eve

Birdie Coonan

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As Young as You Feel

Della Hodges

Credits

Arthur Miller: Writer 2017

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.1
Footsteps on the Ceiling 2013

Birdie Coonan (archive footage)

★ NR
Making 'The Misfits' 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002

Moe Williams (archive footage)

★ 5.8
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.5
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? 1968

Mrs. Schwartz

★ 6.6
The Incident 1967

Bertha Beckerman

★ 7.4
Boeing, Boeing 1965

Bertha

★ 6.3
Move Over, Darling 1963

Grace Arden

★ 6.6
A New Kind of Love 1963

Lena O'Connor

★ 6.2
For Love or Money 1963

Chloe Brasher

★ 5.7
How the West Was Won 1962

Agatha Clegg

★ 7
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962

Elizabeth Stroud

★ 7.5
The Second Time Around 1961

Aggie Gates

★ 6.2
The Misfits 1961

Isabelle Steers

★ 6.9
Pillow Talk 1959

Alma

★ 7.1
A Hole in the Head 1959

Sophie Manetta

★ 6.1
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956

Self

★ 6
The Proud and Profane 1956

Kate Connors

★ 6.2
Telephone Time 1956

★ 6.3
Lucy Gallant 1955

Molly Basserman

★ 7
The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955

★ 5.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Lottie Slocum

★ 7.8
Daddy Long Legs 1955

Alicia Pritchard

★ 6.4
Rear Window 1954

Stella

★ 8.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1953

Lucy Cashdollar

★ 3.3
Pickup on South Street 1953

Moe Williams

★ 7.3
Titanic 1953

Maude Young

★ 6.6
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7
General Electric Theater 1953

Doris Green

★ 6.4
With a Song in My Heart 1952

Clancy

★ 5.9
The Model and the Marriage Broker 1951

Mae Swasey

★ 6
Goodyear Television Playhouse 1951

★ 5.2
As Young as You Feel 1951

Della Hodges

★ 6.8
The Mating Season 1951

Ellen McNulty

★ 6.6
All About Eve 1950

Birdie Coonan

★ 8.1
I'll Get By 1950

Miss Murphy

★ 5.6
Lux Video Theatre 1950

Self

★ 6.3
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
Perfect Strangers 1950

Lena Fassler

★ 5.4
Father Was a Fullback 1949

Geraldine

★ 6
City Across the River 1949

Mrs. Katie Cusack

★ 5.5
A Letter to Three Wives 1949

Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Call Northside 777 1948

Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Miracle on 34th Street 1947

Peter's Mother (uncredited)

★ 7.4

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