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Thelma Ritter

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

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

Died: 1969-02-05

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	Miracle on 34th Street	Peter's Mother (uncredited)	74
2	1948	Call Northside 777	Captain's Secretary (uncredited)	66
3	1949	A Letter to Three Wives	Sadie Dugan (uncredited)	72
4	1949	City Across the River	Mrs. Katie Cusack	55
5	1949	Father Was a Fullback	Geraldine	60
6	1950	Perfect Strangers	Lena Fassler	62
7	1950	I'll Get By	Miss Murphy	56
8	1950	All About Eve	Birdie Coonan	81
9	1951	The Mating Season	Ellen McNulty	66
10	1951	As Young as You Feel	Della Hodges	68
11	1951	The Model and the Marriage Broker	Mae Swasey	64
12	1952	With a Song in My Heart	Clancy	59
13	1953	Titanic	Maude Young	66
14	1953	Pickup on South Street	Moe Williams	74
15	1953	The Farmer Takes a Wife	Lucy Cashdollar	33
16	1954	Rear Window	Stella	84
17	1955	Daddy Long Legs	Alicia Pritchard	63
18	1955	Lucy Gallant	Molly Basserman	70
19	1956	The Proud and Profane	Kate Connors	60
20	1959	A Hole in the Head	Sophie Manetta	61
21	1959	Pillow Talk	Alma	71
22	1961	The Misfits	Isabelle Steers	69
23	1961	The Second Time Around	Aggie Gates	62
24	1962	Birdman of Alcatraz	Elizabeth Stroud	75
25	1962	How the West Was Won	Agatha Clegg	70
26	1963	For Love or Money	Chloe Brasher	53
27	1963	A New Kind of Love	Lena O'Connor	62
28	1963	Move Over, Darling	Grace Arden	66
29	1965	Boeing, Boeing	Bertha	63
30	1967	The Incident	Bertha Beckerman	73
31	1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?	Mrs. Schwartz	66
32	1997	Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line	Self (archive footage)	70
33	2002	The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller	Moe Williams (archive footage)	58
34	2002	Making 'The Misfits'	Self (archive footage)	0
35	2013	Footsteps on the Ceiling	Birdie Coonan (archive footage)	0
36	2017	Arthur Miller: Writer	Self (archive footage)	71

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self	68
2	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Self	63
3	1951	Goodyear Television Playhouse		53
4	1953	General Electric Theater	Doris Green	63
5	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
6	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Lottie Slocum	77
7	1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour		54
8	1956	Telephone Time		63
9	1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	60
10	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
11	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75