Actor
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
Acting
2017 -- Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage)
2013 -- Footsteps on the Ceiling | Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2002 -- Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage)
2002 -- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Moe Williams (archive footage)
1997 -- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage)
1968 -- What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Mrs. Schwartz
1967 -- The Incident | Bertha Beckerman
1965 -- Boeing, Boeing | Bertha
1963 -- Move Over, Darling | Grace Arden
1963 -- A New Kind of Love | Lena O'Connor
1963 -- For Love or Money | Chloe Brasher
1962 -- How the West Was Won | Agatha Clegg
1962 -- Birdman of Alcatraz | Elizabeth Stroud
1961 -- The Second Time Around | Aggie Gates
1961 -- The Misfits | Isabelle Steers
1959 -- Pillow Talk | Alma
1959 -- A Hole in the Head | Sophie Manetta
1956 -- The Proud and Profane | Kate Connors
1955 -- Lucy Gallant | Molly Basserman
1955 -- Daddy Long Legs | Alicia Pritchard
1954 -- Rear Window | Stella
1953 -- The Farmer Takes a Wife | Lucy Cashdollar
1953 -- Pickup on South Street | Moe Williams
1953 -- Titanic | Maude Young
1952 -- With a Song in My Heart | Clancy
1951 -- The Model and the Marriage Broker | Mae Swasey
1951 -- As Young as You Feel | Della Hodges
1951 -- The Mating Season | Ellen McNulty
1950 -- All About Eve | Birdie Coonan
1950 -- I'll Get By | Miss Murphy
1950 -- Perfect Strangers | Lena Fassler
1949 -- Father Was a Fullback | Geraldine
1949 -- City Across the River | Mrs. Katie Cusack
1949 -- A Letter to Three Wives | Sadie Dugan
1948 -- Call Northside 777 | Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
1947 -- Miracle on 34th Street | Peter's Mother (uncredited)
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