Thelma Ritter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 February 1902 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- 5 February 1969
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 39
- 2022The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
- 2017Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Footsteps on the Ceiling as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
- 2011Marilyn at the Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2002Making 'The Misfits' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Moe Williams (archive footage)
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line as Self (archive footage)
- 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Mrs. Schwartz
- 1967The Incident as Bertha Beckerman
- 1965Boeing, Boeing as Bertha
- 1963Move Over, Darling as Grace Arden
- 1963A New Kind of Love as Lena O'Connor
- 1963For Love or Money as Chloe Brasher
- 1962How the West Was Won as Agatha Clegg
- 1962Birdman of Alcatraz as Elizabeth Stroud
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 2 episodes
- 1961The Second Time Around as Aggie Gates
- 1961The Misfits as Isabelle Steers
- 1959Pillow Talk as Alma
- 1959A Hole in the Head as Sophie Manetta
- 1956The Proud and Profane as Kate Connors
- 1955Lucy Gallant as Molly Basserman
- 1955Daddy Long Legs as Alicia Pritchard
- 1954Rear Window as Stella
- 1953The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Cashdollar
- 1953Pickup on South Street as Moe Williams
- 1953Titanic as Maude Young
- 1952With a Song in My Heart as Clancy
- 1951The Model and the Marriage Broker as Mae Swasey
- 1951As Young as You Feel as Della Hodges
- 1951The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty
- 1950All About Eve as Birdie Coonan
- 1950I'll Get By as Miss Murphy
- 1950Perfect Strangers as Lena Fassler
- 1949Father Was a Fullback as Geraldine
- 1949City Across the River as Mrs. Katie Cusack
- 1949A Letter to Three Wives as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
- 1948Call Northside 777 as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1947Miracle on 34th Street as Peter's Mother (uncredited)