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Home/People/Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter profile photo
Born
Feb 14, 1902Died: Feb 5, 1969
Lived 66 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

37
Movies
11
TV Shows
Also Known As
Тельма Риттер
IMDb Profile

Thelma Ritter

Acting

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.
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes poster

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

Cast
2022
Arthur Miller: Writer poster

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)
2017
Footsteps on the Ceiling poster

Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)
2013
Making 'The Misfits' poster

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Moe Williams (archive footage)
2002
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line poster

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)
1997
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? poster

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

as Mrs. Schwartz
1968
The Incident poster

The Incident

as Bertha Beckerman
1967
Boeing, Boeing poster

Boeing, Boeing

as Bertha
1965
Move Over, Darling poster

Move Over, Darling

as Grace Arden
1963
A New Kind of Love poster

A New Kind of Love

as Lena O'Connor
1963
For Love or Money poster

For Love or Money

as Chloe Brasher
1963
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

as Agatha Clegg
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz poster

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Elizabeth Stroud
1962
The Second Time Around poster

The Second Time Around

as Aggie Gates
1961
The Misfits poster

The Misfits

as Isabelle Steers
1961
Pillow Talk poster

Pillow Talk

as Alma
1959
A Hole in the Head poster

A Hole in the Head

as Sophie Manetta
1959
The Proud and Profane poster

The Proud and Profane

as Kate Connors
1956
Lucy Gallant poster

Lucy Gallant

as Molly Basserman
1955