
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

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

Titanic (1953)
as Maude Young

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
as Elizabeth Stroud

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

Pickup on South Street (1953)
as Moe Williams

The Incident (1967)
as Bertha Beckerman

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

Boeing, Boeing (1965)
as Bertha

Move Over, Darling (1963)
as Grace Arden

Daddy Long Legs (1955)
as Alicia Pritchard

For Love or Money (1963)
as Chloe Brasher

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

A Hole in the Head (1959)
as Sophie Manetta

The Second Time Around (1961)
as Aggie Gates

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

As Young as You Feel (1951)
as Della Hodges

The Proud and Profane (1956)
as Kate Connors

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

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

Lucy Gallant (1955)
as Molly Basserman

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

The Mating Season (1951)
as Ellen McNulty

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

Perfect Strangers (1950)
as Lena Fassler

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

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Geraldine

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
as Lucy Cashdollar

With a Song in My Heart (1952)
as Clancy

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

I'll Get By (1950)
as Miss Murphy

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

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





