Thelma ritter biography 1968

American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 14, 1905; died on February 5, 1969; graduated from the Manual Training High School, Brooklyn, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts; married Joseph Moran (an actor), on April 21, 1927; children; Joseph; Monica Ann.

Selected filmography:

Miracle on 34th Street (1947); A Letter to Three Wives (1949); All About Eve (1950); The Mating Season (1951); The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951); With a Song in My Heart (1952); Pickup on South Street (1953); Rear Window (1954); The Proud and the Profane (1956); Pillow Talk (1959);The Misfits(1961); Birdman of Alcatraz (1962); Move Over, Darling (1963); The Incident (1967); What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

(1968).

One of the few character actresses ever to receive star billing, Thelma Ritter was equally at home on stage, screen, and television. She was the winner of an Emmy and a Tony, and had been nominated for six