Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

Thelma Ritter was an American character actress known for her strong New York City accent, diminutive size, and plain look; she favored working-class roles and earned a Tony Award and six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actress in the category.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 22 films (1947–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
All about Eve. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 138 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Miracle On 34th Street. George Seaton 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 A Letter To Three Wives. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 City Across The River. Maxwell Shane 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 I’ll Get By. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 83 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 As Young As You Feel. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 I'll get by. Richard Sale 1:30 16mm sound
1952 The model and the marriage broker. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1952 With A Song In My Heart. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 117 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Pickup On South Street. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Titanic. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock 1:12 16mm Color sound
1954 Rear Window. Patron Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1955 DADDY LONG LEGS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 126 min 35mm Color sound
1959 Pillow Talk. Arwin Productions Inc. 102 min 35mm Color sound
1960 The Misfits Films inc. 124 mi 16mm B&W sound
1961 The misfits Seven Arts Productions presents ; produced by Frank E. Taylor ; directed by John Huston ; screenplay by Arthur Miller. 124 16mm B&W sound
1961 The Second Time Around Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 99 min 16mm sound
1963 For love or money Michael Gordon 108 min Color
1963 For love or money. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1963 Move Over, Darling. Melcher-Arcola Productions & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1967 The Incident. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 107 min 35mm B&W sound