Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American character actress who, known for her strong New York City accent, diminutive size, and plain look, favored working-class roles. She earned a Tony Award and six Academy Award nominations, more than any other actress in the Best Supporting Actress category.
These nominations were for her performances in All About Eve (1950), The Mating Season (1951), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Pickup on South Street (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). Her other film roles include those in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Rear Window (1954), The Misfits (1961), and How the West Was Won (1962).
Ritter shared the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for performance in the musical New Girl in Town with her co-star Gwen Verdon. She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination for Goodyear Television Playhouse in 1956.
ThelmaRitter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American character actress who, known for her strong New York City accent, diminutive size...
Winters. Each other recipient has only won once, in this category. ThelmaRitter has received the most nominations in the category, with six—although...
ThelmaRitter (1902–1969), American actress Thelma Schoonmaker (born 1940), American film editor Thelma Terry (1901–1966), American bandleader Thelma...
Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, ThelmaRitter, and Raymond Burr. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival...
Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The supporting cast features Tony Randall, ThelmaRitter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio and Lee Patrick. The film was...
aesthetically significant." The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and ThelmaRitter. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in 1953. On a crowded New...
Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, and Hugh Marlowe, and features ThelmaRitter, Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara...
Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, ThelmaRitter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hodges, and Joi Lansing, and released...
as You Feel is a 1951 American comedy film starring Monty Woolley, ThelmaRitter, and David Wayne, with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. It was directed...
three supporting actor Oscars every other year between 1937 and 1941. ThelmaRitter has a record six best supporting actress nominations, albeit without...
directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Peter Fernandez, Stephen McNally, ThelmaRitter, Sue England, Barbara Whiting, Luis Van Rooten and Jeff Corey. The screenplay...
Leisen's ensemble farce, The Mating Season (1951), with John Lund, ThelmaRitter, and Miriam Hopkins. She gave a tender performance as Midge Sheridan...
Paul Douglas (in his film debut), Kirk Douglas, and Jeffrey Lynn. ThelmaRitter as "Sadie" and Celeste Holm (the voice of "Addie Ross", the unseen woman...
Miller. The film stars Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, ThelmaRitter, William Demarest and Wallace Ford. The film was released on October...
in the slapstick comedy Boeing Boeing, in which she played alongside ThelmaRitter, Christiane Schmidtmer, and Suzanna Leigh. Dany Saval retired from the...
1954, hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with ThelmaRitter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City. On the Waterfront...
Halls of Ivy, starring Ronald Colman. In 1956, Wickes appeared with ThelmaRitter in "The Babysitter" episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Wickes also...
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