Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter appeared in high school plays and was trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In the 1940s she worked in radio. Her movie career was started with a bit part in the 1946 Miracle on 34th Street (1947). In the movie she played a weary Xmas shopper. Her performance in the short scene was noticed by Darryl F. Zanuck who insisted her role be expanded. During the period 1951 to 1963 Ms. Ritter was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. She is one of the most nominated actors who never won the statue. Shortly after a 1968 performance on The Jerry Lewis Show (1967), Ms. Ritter suffered a heart attack which proved fatal.
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- Born:
- Feb 14, 1905 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 43
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Miracle on 34th Street 1947-06-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie Arthur Miller: Writer 2017-12-08
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
| Movie | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Moe Williams (archive footage) | 2002-07-02 |
| Movie | Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage) | 2002-10-02 |
| Movie | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-12 |
| Movie | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Mrs. Schwartz | 1968-05-24 |
| Movie | The Incident | Bertha Beckerman | 1967-11-05 |
| Movie | Boeing, Boeing | Bertha | 1965-12-22 |
| Movie | A New Kind of Love | Lena O'Connor | 1963-10-10 |
| Movie | For Love or Money | Chloe Brasher | 1963-08-07 |
| Movie | Move Over, Darling | Grace Arden | 1963-12-19 |
| Movie | Birdman of Alcatraz | Elizabeth Stroud | 1962-07-04 |
| Movie | How the West Was Won | Agatha Clegg | 1962-11-02 |
| Movie | The Misfits | Isabelle Steers | 1961-02-01 |
| Movie | The Second Time Around | Aggie Gates | 1961-12-22 |
| Movie | A Hole in the Head | Sophie Manetta | 1959-09-15 |
| Movie | Pillow Talk | Alma | 1959-10-07 |
| Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
| Movie | The Proud and Profane | Kate Connors | 1956-06-13 |
| Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Daddy Long Legs | Alicia Pritchard | 1955-05-05 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | Lucy Gallant | Molly Basserman | 1955-10-20 |
| Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
| Movie | Rear Window | Stella | 1954-08-01 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Titanic | Maude Young | 1953-04-11 |
| Movie | Pickup on South Street | Moe Williams | 1953-05-27 |
| Movie | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Lucy Cashdollar | 1953-06-12 |
| Movie | With a Song in My Heart | Clancy | 1952-04-03 |
| Movie | As Young as You Feel | Della Hodges | 1951-06-15 |
| Movie | The Mating Season | Ellen McNulty | 1951-01-12 |
| Series | Goodyear Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1951-10-14 |
| Movie | The Model and the Marriage Broker | Mae Swasey | 1951-11-01 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Perfect Strangers | Lena Fassler | 1950-03-11 |
| Movie | I'll Get By | Miss Murphy | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | All About Eve | Birdie Coonan | 1950-11-09 |
| Movie | A Letter to Three Wives | Sadie Dugan (uncredited) | 1949-01-20 |
| Movie | City Across the River | Mrs. Katie Cusack | 1949-04-07 |
| Movie | Father Was a Fullback | Geraldine | 1949-09-30 |
| Movie | Call Northside 777 | Captain's Secretary (uncredited) | 1948-02-13 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Peter's Mother (uncredited) | 1947-06-04 |