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Mini Biography:
Thelma Ritter appeared in high school plays and was trained at the American... moreTrivia:
In Italy, throughout her career, she was dubbed by different actresses:... moreAwards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Filmography
Actress:
- What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) .... Mrs. Schwartz
- The Incident (1967) .... Bertha Beckerman
- Boeing (707) Boeing (707) (1965) .... Bertha
... aka Boeing Boeing (USA: short title) - Move Over, Darling (1963) .... Grace Arden
- A New Kind of Love (1963) .... Leena
- For Love or Money (1963) .... Chloe Brasher
... aka The Three-Way Match
... aka Three on a Match - How the West Was Won (1962) .... Agatha Clegg
- "Wagon Train" .... Madame Sagittarius (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- The Madame Sagittarius Story (1962) TV episode .... Madame Sagittarius - Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) .... Elizabeth Stroud
- The Second Time Around (1961) .... Aggie Gates
- "Frontier Circus" .... Bertha Beecher (1 episode, 1961)
- Journey from Hannibal (1961) TV episode .... Bertha Beecher - The Misfits (1961) .... Isabelle Steers
- "Startime" .... Mrs. Gillis (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- The Man (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Gillis - "General Electric Theater" .... Doris Green (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Sarah's Laughter (1960) TV episode .... Doris Green - Pillow Talk (1959) .... Alma
- A Hole in the Head (1959) .... Sophie Manetta
- "Telephone Time" .... Mary Devlin (1 episode, 1957)
- Plot to Save a Boy (1957) TV episode .... Mary Devlin - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Ma Garfield (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- The Human Pattern (1957) TV episode .... Ma Garfield - "The Christophers" (1 episode, 1956)
- Washington Speaks for Himself (1956) TV episode - The Proud and Profane (1956) .... Kate Connors
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Lottie Slocum (1 episode, 1956)
- The Baby Sitter (1956) TV episode .... Lottie Slocum - "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Abby (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
- Christopher Bean (1955) TV episode .... Abby - Lucy Gallant (1955) .... Molly Basserman
... aka Oil Town (USA: reissue title) - "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- A Catered Affair (1955) TV episode - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- The Catered Affair (1955) TV episode
- The Ghost Writer (1955) TV episode - Daddy Long Legs (1955) .... Alicia Pritchard
- "The Best of Broadway" .... Mrs. Fisher (1 episode, 1955)
- The Show-Off (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Fisher - Rear Window (1954) .... Stella
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (USA: complete title) - Pickup on South Street (1953) .... Moe Williams
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) .... Lucy Cashdollar
- Titanic (1953) .... Maude Young
- With a Song in My Heart (1952) .... Clancy
- The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) .... Mae Swasey
- As Young as You Feel (1951) .... Della Hodges
- The Mating Season (1951) .... Ellen McNulty / Ellen "the maid"
- All About Eve (1950) .... Birdie
- I'll Get By (1950) .... Miss Murphy
- Perfect Strangers (1950) .... Lena Fassler
... aka Too Dangerous to Love (UK) - Father Was a Fullback (1949) .... Geraldine
- City Across the River (1949) .... Mrs. Katie Cusack
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949) (uncredited) .... Sadie Dugan
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (uncredited) .... Peter's Mother
... aka The Big Heart (UK)
Soundtrack:
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) (performer: "We're Doing It for the Natives of Jamaica" (1953) (uncredited)) ("I Could Cook" (1953) (uncredited))
- As Young as You Feel (1951) (performer: "Born to Be Kissed" (uncredited))
Self:
- "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 25 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #2.11 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Comic Actress (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #6.2 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Comic Actress - The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) .... Herself - Host (New York)
Archive Footage:
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"American Masters"
- Marilyn Monroe: Still Life (2006) TV episode .... Isabelle -
"Great Performances"
- Making 'The Misfits' (2002) TV episode .... Herself - John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) .... Herself
- Hollywood Remembers Marilyn Monroe (1989) (V)
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In 1957, she co-starred in the musical "New Girl In Town" opposite Gwen Verdon. She and Gwen tied at the Tony awards, and therefore, both won the Tony that year for their work in "New Girl In Town" moreMessage Boards
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