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Thelma Ritter

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedFeb 14, 1902 (Died at 67)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Career Span1947 – 1969
Known Credits49 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Thelma Ritter

Also known as:Тельма Риттер
Total Works

49

37 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Rear Window
8.3
Rear Window
1954•movie
as Stella
All About Eve
8.1
All About Eve
1950•movie
as Birdie Coonan
Miracle on 34th Street
7.4
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
7.0
as Agatha Clegg

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 49 titles featuring Thelma Ritter

Rear Window
8.3
Rear Window
1954•movie

as Stella

All About Eve
8.1
All About Eve
1950•movie

as Birdie Coonan

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

as Peter's Mother (uncredited)

How the West Was Won
7.0

as Agatha Clegg

The Misfits
7.0
The Misfits
1961•movie

as Isabelle Steers

Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

as Elizabeth Stroud

Pillow Talk
7.1
Pillow Talk
1959•movie

as Alma

Pickup on South Street
7.4

as Moe Williams

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Lottie Slocum

Call Northside 777
6.7
Call Northside 777
1948•movie

as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

A Letter to Three Wives
7.2

as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

Titanic
6.6
Titanic
1953•movie

as Maude Young

Move Over, Darling
6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963•movie

as Grace Arden

Boeing, Boeing
6.4
Boeing, Boeing
1965•movie

as Bertha

Daddy Long Legs
6.4
Daddy Long Legs
1955•movie

as Alicia Pritchard

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
2 eps

as Self

The Incident
7.4
The Incident
1967•movie

as Bertha Beckerman

The Oscars
7.1
1 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

A Hole in the Head
6.2
A Hole in the Head
1959•movie

as Sophie Manetta

A New Kind of Love
6.2
A New Kind of Love
1963•movie

as Lena O'Connor

The Mating Season
6.6
The Mating Season
1951•movie

as Ellen McNulty

As Young as You Feel
6.4

as Della Hodges

Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1

as Self (archive footage)

The Model and the Marriage Broker
6.5

as Mae Swasey

With a Song in My Heart
6.1

as Clancy

The Proud and Profane
6.5

as Kate Connors

The Second Time Around
6.2

as Aggie Gates

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps
City Across the River
6.0

as Mrs. Katie Cusack

Perfect Strangers
6.0
Perfect Strangers
1950•movie

as Lena Fassler

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
6.7

as Mrs. Schwartz

I'll Get By
5.9
I'll Get By
1950•movie

as Miss Murphy

For Love or Money
6.1
For Love or Money
1963•movie

as Chloe Brasher

Lucy Gallant
7.0
Lucy Gallant
1955•movie

as Molly Basserman

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Doris Green

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
6.2

as Moe Williams (archive footage)

Goodyear Television Playhouse
6.0
1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
1 eps

as Self

The Farmer Takes a Wife
4.2

as Lucy Cashdollar

Telephone Time
6.5
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
Startime
6.8
1 eps
Startime
1959•series

as Mrs. Gillis

Father Was a Fullback
6.3

as Geraldine

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Making 'The Misfits'
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)

Marilyn at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)