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Thelma Ritter is a Actor American born on 14 february 1902 at New York City (USA)
Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working class characters and strong New York accent. She received six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and won one Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
Elle fut nominée 6 fois aux Oscars dans la catégorie meilleure actrice dans un second rôle, ce qui fait d'elle l'actrice la plus souvent nominée dans cette catégorie. Elle est notamment connue pour son rôle de Stella dans Fenêtre sur cour, ou pour celui d'Isabelle Steers dans Les Désaxés.
Sa dernière apparition fut dans le Jerry Lewis show du 23 janvier 1968. Elle décède peu de temps après d'une crise cardiaque à New York, seulement neuf jours avant son 67e anniversaire.
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Nationality USA
Birth 14 february 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 5 february 1969 (at 66 years) at New York City (USA)
Birth 14 february 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 5 february 1969 (at 66 years) at New York City (USA)
Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working class characters and strong New York accent. She received six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and won one Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
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Thelma Ritter est née à Brooklyn, New York, en 1902. Après avoir joué dans des pièces au lycée et dans des troupes amateur, elle entre à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Elle fait carrière sur scène, puis fait une pause pour élever ses deux enfants et voir son mari, Joseph Moran, un acteur devenu directeur d'une entreprise de publicités.Elle fut nominée 6 fois aux Oscars dans la catégorie meilleure actrice dans un second rôle, ce qui fait d'elle l'actrice la plus souvent nominée dans cette catégorie. Elle est notamment connue pour son rôle de Stella dans Fenêtre sur cour, ou pour celui d'Isabelle Steers dans Les Désaxés.
Sa dernière apparition fut dans le Jerry Lewis show du 23 janvier 1968. Elle décède peu de temps après d'une crise cardiaque à New York, seulement neuf jours avant son 67e anniversaire.
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, 1h35Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds
Actors George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Dom DeLuise, Don Stroud, John McMartin, Susan Saint James
Roles Mrs. Schwartz
Rating64%
Pete (George Peppard) is a former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a loft in New York City. Since living in the commune, Pete has turned into a cynical, misanthropic artist. The members of the commune are seemingly aimless, indolent or melancholy while waiting for the world to end; one member (Gillian Spencer) lives her life in a burlap sack, with only her bare feet protruding.
The Incident (1967)
, 1h47Directed by Larry Peerce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Ed McMahon, Ruby Dee, Robert Fields, Jack Gilford
Roles Bertha Beckerman
Rating75%
It is Monday morning in the Bronx; two deadbeat punks: Joe Ferrante (Tony Musante) and Artie Connors (Martin Sheen) are causing trouble. After giving a hard time to a pool hall owner for closing early interrupting their game, then briefly harassing a passing couple on the street, then finally mugging an old man for his eight dollars and beating him into unconsciousness, they board the last car of a New York City Subway train and psychologically terrorize the passengers who cannot move to another carriage (it would later be shown that the door at the other end of the car is stuck closed).
Boeing, Boeing (1965)
, 1h42Directed by John Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Transport films, Erotic films, Aviation films, Films based on plays
Actors Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis, Thelma Ritter, Christiane Schmidtmer, Dany Saval, Suzanna Leigh
Roles Bertha
Rating63%
Bernard Lawrence (Tony Curtis) is an American journalist stationed in Paris, France. A playboy, he has devised an ingenious system for juggling three different girlfriends: by dating stewardesses who are assigned to international routes on non-intersecting flight schedules, only one woman is in the country at any given time. He has their comings and goings timetabled with such precision that he can drop off his British United Airways girlfriend (Suzanna Leigh) for her outgoing flight and pick up his inbound Lufthansa girlfriend (Christiane Schmidtmer) on the very same trip to the airport—while his Air France girlfriend (Dany Saval) is in a holding pattern elsewhere.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
, 1h43Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Don Knotts, Chuck Connors
Roles Grace Arden
Rating68%
Ellen Wagstaff Arden (Doris Day), a mother of two young girls named Jenny and Didi, was believed to be lost at sea following an airplane accident. Her husband, Nick Arden (James Garner), was one of the survivors.
For Love or Money (1963)
, 1h48Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Thelma Ritter, Gig Young, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Chloe Brasher
Rating60%
Lawyer Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry (Kirk Douglas) is given the task of playing matchmaker for the three daughters of his wealthy client Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter).
A New Kind of Love (1963)
, 1h50Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor, George Tobias, Marvin Kaplan
Roles Lena O'Connor
Rating58%
A womanizing American reporter assigned in Paris (Paul Newman) mistakes a cynical fashion copycat designer (Joanne Woodward) for a prostitute after she receives a makeover. He decides to interview her for a series of articles, then falls in love with her. The girl goes along with it, first out of revenge as he snubbed her during a past encounter, then out of feelings of her own.
For Love or Money (1963)
, 1h48Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Chloe Brasher
Rating60%
Chloe Brasher désire marier ses trois filles selon son propre goût. Afin de trouver des prétendants, elle fait appel à l'avocat « Deke » Gentry. Il réussit à caser rapidement les deux aînées mais échoue lamentablement avec Kate, la dernière qui est également la plus brillante des trois. La raison : Il tombe amoureux d'elle…
How the West Was Won (1962)
, 2h35Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Stewart, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Carolyn Jones
Roles Agatha Clegg
Rating69%
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down.
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
, 2h23Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien
Roles Elizabeth Stroud
Rating77%
Robert Stroud (Lancaster) is imprisoned as a young man for committing a murder in Alaska. He is shown as a rebellious inmate, fighting against a rigid prison system: on his way to jail by train he breaks open the window to allow the suffocating inmates to breathe. His rebellious attitude puts him in conflict with Harvey Shoemaker (Malden), the warden of Leavenworth Prison.
The Misfits (1961)
, 2h4Directed by John Huston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, James Barton
Roles Isabelle Steers
Rating71%
In Reno, Nevada, Roslyn Tabor (Monroe) is a beautiful 30-year-old woman who has just gotten a quickie 6 week divorce from her inattentive husband Raymond (McCarthy). After leaving the Washoe County Courthouse, Roslyn's best local friend, Isabelle Steers, (Ritter) takes her to a bar at Harrah's Reno for drinks to let the reality of her divorce sink in. While there, they meet an aging cowboy named Gaylord 'Gay' Langland (Gable) and his tow truck driver friend Guido (Wallach). They invite Roslyn and Isabelle to Guido's place in the Nevada country to help her forget about the divorce, after Gay tells Roslyn that he is too divorced. They arrive at the un-finished house Guido had built for his wife, who had died several years earlier during childbirth. They drink and dance. Roslyn has too much to drink, so later Gay drives her home to Reno.
The Second Time Around (1961)
, 1h39Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Isobel Elsom
Roles Aggie Gates
Rating64%
Lu Rogers, recently widowed, leaves her children in New York with her mother-in-law in 1911 and travels west to take a job she's been offered. Upon arriving in Arizona, the job falls through, so farmer Aggie Gates tries her out as a hired hand.
Pillow Talk (1959)
, 1h42Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins
Roles Alma
Rating73%
Jan Morrow (Doris Day) is a successful, content, self-reliant interior decorator who lives in New York City. She lives alone and claims to be quite happy, when questioned on that subject by her drunken housekeeper, Alma (Thelma Ritter). The only irritant in her life is the party line that she shares with Brad Allen (Rock Hudson), a talented, creative Broadway composer and playboy. She is unable to obtain a private phone line because the telephone company has been overwhelmed by the recent demand for new phone lines in the area.
A Hole in the Head (1959)
, 2hDirected by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter
Roles Sophie Manetta
Rating61%
Tony Manetta moved from the shabby area of Bronx to Miami, Florida with two friends searching for wealth and success. Although his two friends became prosperous over the next 20 years (his older friend owns luxury hotels, and his younger friend runs a local taxi company), Tony manages a small hotel called "Garden Of Eden". He grew spoiled, spending money on expensive suits and a Cadillac despite always being in debt and refusing to become more responsible. He is also a widowed father of an 11-year-old son, Alvin.
The Proud and Profane (1956)
, 1h51Directed by George Seaton, Joseph L. McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin, William Redfield, Ross Bagdasarian
Roles Kate Connors
Rating61%
In Noumea, New Caledonia 1943, Lee Ashley (Kerr), the widow of a Paramarine Lieutenant killed on the Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal has joined the American Red Cross on the island to entertain American servicemen. Her leader at the service club, Kate Connors (Ritter) had initially been reluctant to have her assigned to New Caledonia lest she use her position as a pilgrimage to find out about her late husband. In addition to entertaining, serving the soldiers and giving French lessons, the Red Cross women are expected to help with the wounded — which Lee initially refuses to do.
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
, 2h6Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Terry Moore, Fred Clark
Roles Alicia Pritchard
Rating66%
Wealthy American Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, Julie Andre (Leslie Caron). He anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Her nickname for him, "Daddy Long Legs", is taken from the description of him given to Andre by some of her fellow orphans who see his shadow as he leaves their building.