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