Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Thelma Ritter
Acting
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Movies: 37Series: 11
TMDB ID: 7684
IMDb ID: nm0728812
Known for: Acting
Born: February 14, 1902
Died: February 5, 1969
Age: 66
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 2017
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 7.04
Wikidata: Q229266
Also known as
Тельма Риттер
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Thelma Ritter.
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 • Movie
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies
2011 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 • Movie
as Moe Williams (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • Movie
as Mrs. Schwartz
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 • Movie
as Bertha Beckerman
The Incident
1967 • Movie
as Bertha
Boeing, Boeing
1965 • Movie
as Grace Arden
Move Over, Darling
1963 • Movie
as Lena O'Connor
A New Kind of Love
1963 • Movie
as Chloe Brasher
For Love or Money
1963 • Movie
as Agatha Clegg
How the West Was Won
1962 • Movie
as Elizabeth Stroud
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 • Movie
as Aggie Gates
The Second Time Around
1961 • Movie
as Isabelle Steers
The Misfits
1961 • Movie
as Alma
Pillow Talk
1959 • Movie
as Sophie Manetta
A Hole in the Head
1959 • Movie
as Kate Connors
The Proud and Profane
1956 • Movie
as Molly Basserman
Lucy Gallant
1955 • Movie
as Alicia Pritchard
Daddy Long Legs
1955 • Movie
as Stella
Rear Window
1954 • Movie
as Lucy Cashdollar
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953 • Movie
as Moe Williams
Pickup on South Street
1953 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Thelma Ritter.
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Mrs. Gillis • 1 eps
Startime
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 • Series
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956 • Series
1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 • Series
as Lottie Slocum • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Doris Green • 1 eps
General Electric Theater
1953 • Series
1 eps
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 • Series