Thelma Ritter

Personal Info

Birthday

February 14, 1902

Day of Death

1969-02-05

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Тельма Риттер

Thelma Ritter

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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Rear Window

All About Eve

The Misfits

Birdman of Alcatraz

How the West Was Won

Father Was a Fullback

Miracle on 34th Street

Filmography

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)
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
A New Kind of Love
as Lena O'Connor
For Love or Money
as Chloe Brasher
1962
How the West Was Won
as Agatha Clegg
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Elizabeth Stroud
1961
The Second Time Around
as Aggie Gates
The Misfits
as Isabelle Steers
1959
Pillow Talk
as Alma
A Hole in the Head
as Sophie Manetta
1956
The Proud and Profane
as Kate Connors
1955
Lucy Gallant
as Molly Basserman
Daddy Long Legs
as Alicia Pritchard
1954
Rear Window
as Stella
1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Lucy Cashdollar
Pickup on South Street
as Moe Williams
Titanic
as Maude Young
1952
With a Song in My Heart
as Clancy
1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as Mae Swasey
As Young as You Feel
as Della Hodges
The Mating Season
as Ellen McNulty
1950
All About Eve
as Birdie Coonan
I'll Get By
as Miss Murphy
Perfect Strangers
as Lena Fassler
1949
Father Was a Fullback
as Geraldine
City Across the River
as Mrs. Katie Cusack
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)