
Thelma Ritter
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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
Credits

Rear Window (1954)
as Stella

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)

All About Eve (1950)
as Birdie Coonan

How the West Was Won (1962)
as Agatha Clegg

Daddy Long Legs (1955)
as Alicia Pritchard

Pillow Talk (1959)
as Alma

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
as Elizabeth Stroud

Titanic (1953)
as Maude Young

Pickup on South Street (1953)
as Moe Williams

The Misfits (1961)
as Isabelle Steers

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

Move Over, Darling (1963)
as Grace Arden

The Proud and Profane (1956)
as Kate Connors

The Incident (1967)
as Bertha Beckerman

Call Northside 777 (1948)
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

The Second Time Around (1961)
as Aggie Gates

As Young as You Feel (1951)
as Della Hodges

A Hole in the Head (1959)
as Sophie Manetta

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Geraldine

Boeing, Boeing (1965)
as Bertha

Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
as Self (archive footage)

For Love or Money (1963)
as Chloe Brasher

A New Kind of Love (1963)
as Lena O'Connor

With a Song in My Heart (1952)
as Clancy

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
as Lucy Cashdollar

Perfect Strangers (1950)
as Lena Fassler

Lucy Gallant (1955)
as Molly Basserman

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
as Mae Swasey

Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)
as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)

The Mating Season (1951)
as Ellen McNulty

City Across the River (1949)
as Mrs. Katie Cusack

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
as Moe Williams (archive footage)

Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
as Self (archive footage)

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
as Mrs. Schwartz

I'll Get By (1950)
as Miss Murphy

Marilyn at the Movies (2011)
as Self (archive footage)





