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Portrait of Thelma Ritter

Acting

Thelma Ritter

Career

Active from 1949 to 2013, with a break from 1968 to 2012, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rear Window
Rear Window
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thelma Ritter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Iconic Performances 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Footsteps on the Ceiling
Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)

as Birdie Coonan (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

as Moe Williams (archive footage)

1960s

10 titles · average score 66
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Schwartz

The Incident
The Incident (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bertha Beckerman

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bertha

A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 34

as Lena O'Connor

For Love or Money
For Love or Money (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chloe Brasher

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Grace Arden

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Elizabeth Stroud

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Agatha Clegg

The Misfits
The Misfits (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Isabelle Steers

The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aggie Gates

1950s

22 titles · average score 67
Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

as Alma

A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sophie Manetta

The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kate Connors

Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alicia Pritchard

Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

as Stella

Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Moe Williams

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 38

as Lucy Cashdollar

Titanic
Titanic (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Maude Young

As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Della Hodges

The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mae Swasey

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

as Birdie Coonan

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers (1950)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lena Fassler

1940s

5 titles · average score 72
City Across the River
City Across the River (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Katie Cusack

Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Geraldine

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 89

as Sadie Dugan (uncredited)

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Peter's Mother (uncredited)