Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1902-02-14

Deathday

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

8.4%

Rear Window

Aug 1, 1954

8.1%

All About Eve

Nov 9, 1950

7.4%

Miracle on 34th Street

Jun 4, 1947

7.0%

How the West Was Won

Nov 2, 1962

6.9%

The Misfits

Feb 1, 1961

7.5%

Birdman of Alcatraz

Jul 4, 1962

7.4%

Pickup on South Street

May 27, 1953

7.1%

Pillow Talk

Oct 7, 1959

7.7%

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 2, 1955

6.6%

Call Northside 777

Feb 13, 1948

7.2%

A Letter to Three Wives

Jan 20, 1949

6.6%

Titanic

Apr 11, 1953

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Acting

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)
2002		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
1963		A New Kind of Love as Lena O'Connor
1963		For Love or Money as Chloe Brasher

1962		How the West Was Won as Agatha Clegg
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962		Birdman of Alcatraz as Elizabeth Stroud

1961		The Second Time Around as Aggie Gates
1961		The Misfits as Isabelle Steers

1959		Pillow Talk as Alma
1959		A Hole in the Head as Sophie Manetta

1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		The Proud and Profane as Kate Connors
1956		Telephone Time

1955		Lucy Gallant as Molly Basserman
1955		The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lottie Slocum
1955		Daddy Long Legs as Alicia Pritchard

1954

Rear Window as Stella

1953		The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Cashdollar
1953		Pickup on South Street as Moe Williams
1953		Titanic as Maude Young
1953		The Oscars as Self
1953		General Electric Theater as Doris Green

1952

With a Song in My Heart as Clancy

1951		The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mae Swasey
1951		Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951		As Young as You Feel as Della Hodges
1951		The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty

1950		All About Eve as Birdie Coonan
1950		I'll Get By as Miss Murphy
1950		Lux Video Theatre as Self
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		Perfect Strangers as Lena Fassler

1949		Father Was a Fullback as Geraldine
1949		City Across the River as Mrs. Katie Cusack
1949		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)