Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Deceased · Born: Feb 14, 1902 · Died: Feb 5, 1969

Known For

Rear Window Rear Window
All About Eve All About Eve
The Mating Season The Mating Season
Pickup on South Street Pickup on South Street

Personal Details

Born Feb 14, 1902 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Parents
  • Charles Vaname Ritter
  • Lucy B. Hale

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.

Career

2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Moe Williams (archive footage)
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1967
The Incident
The Incident as Bertha Beckerman
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1965
Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing as Bertha
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1963
A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love as Lena O'Connor
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For Love or Money
For Love or Money as Chloe Brasher
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Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling as Grace Arden
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1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz as Elizabeth Stroud
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1961
The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around as Aggie Gates
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The Misfits
The Misfits as Isabelle Steers
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1959
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head as Sophie Manetta
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Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk as Alma
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1956
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane as Kate Connors
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1955
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant as Molly Basserman
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Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs as Alicia Pritchard
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1954
Rear Window
Rear Window as Stella
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1953
Titanic
Titanic as Maude Young
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Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street as Moe Williams
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Cashdollar
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1952
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart as Clancy
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1951
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel as Della Hodges
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The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mae Swasey
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The Mating Season
The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty
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1950
I'll Get By
I'll Get By as Miss Murphy
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All About Eve
All About Eve as Birdie Coonan
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Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers as Lena Fassler
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1949
Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback as Geraldine
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City Across the River
City Across the River as Mrs. Katie Cusack
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