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Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Born: 1902-02-14 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Filmography
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes poster
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
Arthur Miller: Writer poster
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 • Self (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling poster
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013 • Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits' poster
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 • Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 • Moe Williams (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line poster
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • Self (archive footage)
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? poster
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 • Mrs. Schwartz
The Incident poster
The Incident
1967 • Bertha Beckerman
Boeing, Boeing poster
Boeing, Boeing
1965 • Bertha
Move Over, Darling poster
Move Over, Darling
1963 • Grace Arden
A New Kind of Love poster
A New Kind of Love
1963 • Lena O'Connor
For Love or Money poster
For Love or Money
1963 • Chloe Brasher
How the West Was Won poster
How the West Was Won
1962 • Agatha Clegg
Birdman of Alcatraz poster
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 • Elizabeth Stroud
The Second Time Around poster
The Second Time Around
1961 • Aggie Gates
The Misfits poster
The Misfits
1961 • Isabelle Steers
Pillow Talk poster
Pillow Talk
1959 • Alma
A Hole in the Head poster
A Hole in the Head
1959 • Sophie Manetta
The Proud and Profane poster
The Proud and Profane
1956 • Kate Connors
Lucy Gallant poster
Lucy Gallant
1955 • Molly Basserman
Daddy Long Legs poster
Daddy Long Legs
1955 • Alicia Pritchard
Rear Window poster
Rear Window
1954 • Stella
The Farmer Takes a Wife poster
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953 • Lucy Cashdollar
Pickup on South Street poster
Pickup on South Street
1953 • Moe Williams
Titanic poster
Titanic
1953 • Maude Young
With a Song in My Heart poster
With a Song in My Heart
1952 • Clancy
The Model and the Marriage Broker poster
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 • Mae Swasey
As Young as You Feel poster
As Young as You Feel
1951 • Della Hodges
The Mating Season poster
The Mating Season
1951 • Ellen McNulty
All About Eve poster
All About Eve
1950 • Birdie Coonan
I'll Get By poster
I'll Get By
1950 • Miss Murphy
Perfect Strangers poster
Perfect Strangers
1950 • Lena Fassler
Father Was a Fullback poster
Father Was a Fullback
1949 • Geraldine
City Across the River poster
City Across the River
1949 • Mrs. Katie Cusack
A Letter to Three Wives poster
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 • Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
Call Northside 777 poster
Call Northside 777
1948 • Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street poster
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 • Peter's Mother (uncredited)