Portrait of Zasu Pitts

Acting

Zasu Pitts

Career

Active from 1917 to 1963, busiest in 1932 with 24 main titles.

Leading roles
92
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Greed
Greed
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zasu Pitts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 9
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Classic Film 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • 1930s 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

195
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 66
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Olivia

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mrs. Bowie

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gertie - Switchboard Operator

Teenage Millionaire
Teenage Millionaire (1961)

as Aunt Theodora

Guestward, Ho!
Guestward, Ho! (1960)

TV show

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 66
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959)

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Daphne Whilom

This Could Be the Night
This Could Be the Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Shea

The Gale Storm Show
The Gale Storm Show (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Selma

Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Valerie Humpert

Private Secretary
Private Secretary (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Aunt Laura

Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jane Dwyer

Francis
Francis (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Valerie Humpert

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 57
Life with Father
Life with Father (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cousin Cora Cartwright

Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Elvira Spriggens

Let's Face It
Let's Face It (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cornelia Pigeon

So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Aunt Emma Bates

The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

as Geraldine

Tish
Tish (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Miss Pepper

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Emmy Sawyer

Miss Polly
Miss Polly (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pandora Polly

Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe (1941)

as Julia Jordan

It All Came True
It All Came True (1940)
GoodWatch score 49

as Miss Flint

No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pauline Hastings

1930s

94 titles ยท average score 59
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hildegarde Withers

13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Harkins

Hot Tip
Hot Tip (1935)

as Belle McGill

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mirabelle

Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)

as Araminta Tootle

Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Elmerada

Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch (1933)

as Maddie Skitch

Hello, Sister!
Hello, Sister! (1933)
GoodWatch score 63

as Millie

Shopworn
Shopworn (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

as Aunt Dot

Westward Passage
Westward Passage (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mrs. Truesdale

Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Scudder

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)

as Gladys Fairweather

1920s

52 titles ยท average score 65
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love (1929)

as Clara Bertrand

The Honeymoon
The Honeymoon (1929)

as Caecilia

The Squall
The Squall (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lena

Oh, Yeah!
Oh, Yeah! (1929)

as The Elk

Buck Privates
Buck Privates (1928)

as Hulda

13 Washington Square
13 Washington Square (1928)

as The Maid

Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat (1927)

as Camille

Mannequin
Mannequin (1926)

as Annie Pogani

Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies (1925)
GoodWatch score 55

as Maggie Keenan

Lazybones
Lazybones (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ruth Fanning

Greed
Greed (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

as Trina

Secrets of the Night
Secrets of the Night (1924)

as Celia Stebbins

1910s

15 titles ยท average score 58
The Other Half
The Other Half (1919)

as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid

Poor Relations
Poor Relations (1919)

as Daisy Perkins

Men, Women, and Money
Men, Women, and Money (1919)

as Katie Jones

As the Sun Went Down
As the Sun Went Down (1919)

as Sal Sue

A Society Sensation
A Society Sensation (1918)

as Mary

A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)
GoodWatch score 56

as Becky

Why They Left Home
Why They Left Home (1917)

as Mary Mandrake

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
GoodWatch score 58

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

'49 โ€“ '17
'49 โ€“ '17 (1917)
GoodWatch score 60

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money (1917)

as Suza - the Editor's Assistant

A Modern Musketeer
A Modern Musketeer (1917)
GoodWatch score 61

as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)

His Fatal Beauty
His Fatal Beauty (1917)

as Perscilla