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:
- 34
- 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 | 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 | 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 Second Time Around | Aggie Gates | 1961-12-22 |
| Movie | A Hole in the Head | Sophie Manetta | 1959-09-15 |
| Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
| Movie | The Proud and Profane | Kate Connors | 1956-06-13 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | Daddy Long Legs | Alicia Pritchard | 1955-05-05 |
| Movie | Lucy Gallant | Molly Basserman | 1955-10-20 |
| Movie | Rear Window | Stella | 1954-08-01 |
| Movie | Titanic | Maude Young | 1953-04-11 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| 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 | The Mating Season | Ellen McNulty | 1951-01-12 |
| Movie | As Young as You Feel | Della Hodges | 1951-06-15 |
| Movie | The Model and the Marriage Broker | Mae Swasey | 1951-11-01 |
| Movie | Perfect Strangers | Lena Fassler | 1950-03-11 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | I'll Get By | Miss Murphy | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | A Letter to Three Wives | Sadie Dugan (uncredited) | 1949-01-20 |
| Movie | Father Was a Fullback | Geraldine | 1949-09-30 |
| Movie | City Across the River | Mrs. Katie Cusack | 1949-04-07 |
| Movie | Call Northside 777 | Captain's Secretary (uncredited) | 1948-02-13 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Peter's Mother (uncredited) | 1947-06-04 |