Thelma Ritter

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.

Cast

Birdman of Alcatraz

Elizabeth Stroud

Rear Window

Stella

All About Eve

Birdie Coonan

Call Northside 777

Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

Arthur Miller: Writer

Self (archive footage)

Move Over, Darling

Grace Arden

Pillow Talk

Alma

The Misfits

Isabelle Steers

Miracle on 34th Street

Peter's Mother (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

Agatha Clegg

Daddy Long Legs

Alicia Pritchard

Pickup on South Street

Moe Williams

A Hole in the Head

Sophie Manetta

A New Kind of Love

Lena O'Connor

The Proud and Profane

Kate Connors

City Across the River

Mrs. Katie Cusack

As Young as You Feel

Della Hodges

A Letter to Three Wives

Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

Boeing, Boeing

Bertha

Titanic

Maude Young

The Incident

Bertha Beckerman

With a Song in My Heart

Clancy

Perfect Strangers

Lena Fassler

The Mating Season

Ellen McNulty

Father Was a Fullback

Geraldine

The Second Time Around

Aggie Gates

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Lucy Cashdollar

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Mae Swasey

Lucy Gallant

Molly Basserman

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

Mrs. Schwartz

I'll Get By

Miss Murphy

For Love or Money

Chloe Brasher

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Moe Williams (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Self (archive footage)

Making 'The Misfits'

Self (archive footage)

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Birdie Coonan (archive footage)