Thelma Ritter Net Worth
Is $250,000 Thelma Ritter Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) Was an American Actress, Best...
Thelma Ritter net worth is
Thelma Ritter net worth is
$250,000
Thelma Ritter Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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. | Net Worth | $250,000 |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1902 |
| Died | 1969-02-05 |
| Death Cause | heart attack |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 1" (1.55 m) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Joseph Moran ; children |
| Children | Joseph Moran Jr., Monica Moran |
| Nicknames | Thelma Ritter, Ritter, Thelma |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on being nominated for Best Supporting Actress four times in a row] Now I know what it feels like to be the bridesmaid and never the bride. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Appeared in three films with Marilyn Monroe: All About Eve (1950), As Young as You Feel (1951) and The Misfits (1961). |
| 2 | Appeared in three films with James Stewart: Call Northside 777 (1948), Rear Window (1954) and How the West Was Won (1962). |
| 3 | Thelma played a character called Aggie in "The Second Time Around" (1961) and a year later played a character called Agatha (referred to as 'Aggie') in "How The West Was Won" (1962). Both of those roles were opposite Debbie Reynolds with almost identical personas, backgrounds and situations. |
| 4 | Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen. |
| 5 | Actress Rhea Perlman modeled her character of Thelma Katz on the TV show Kirstie (2013) after Ritter. |
| 6 | She, along with Deborah Kerr and Glenn Close, have the curious distinction of being Oscar-nominated 6 times each in competitive categories - without ever winning the coveted statuette. Her 6 nominations were for supporting roles, while Kerr's 6 nominations were for leading roles, and Close was nominated 3 times in both categories. |
| 7 | Her first Oscar nomination for All About Eve (1950) marks her first of 4 consecutive nominations, a feat she shares with Jennifer Jones (1943-1946), Marlon Brando (1951-1954), Elizabeth Taylor (1957-1960) and Al Pacino (1972-1975). Greer Garson and Bette Davis both have five consecutive nominations (1942-1946) and (1939-1943), respectively. |
| 8 | In Italy, throughout her career, she was dubbed by different actresses: Rina Morelli (e.g. Pickup on South Street (1953)), Tina Lattanzi (e.g. Daddy Long Legs (1955)), Wanda Tettoni (e.g. Pillow Talk (1959)), Lia Orlandini (e.g. How the West Was Won (1962)) and Franca Dominici (e.g. Rear Window (1954)). The talented Maria Saccenti lent her voice to Ritter only once: in All About Eve (1950). |
| 9 | Mother of actress Monica Moran, they appeared together in a 1966 road show production of "Bye Bye Birdie" that also starred Tab Hunter. |
| 10 | Won Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "New Girl in Town" in a tie with her co-star, Gwen Verdon . |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | 1968 | Mrs. Schwartz | |
| The Incident | 1967 | Bertha Beckerman | |
| Boeing, Boeing | 1965 | Bertha | |
| Move Over, Darling | 1963 | Grace Arden | |
| A New Kind of Love | 1963 | Leena | |
| For Love or Money | 1963 | Chloe Brasher | |
| How the West Was Won | 1962 | Agatha Clegg | |
| Wagon Train | 1962 | TV Series | Madame Delphine Sagittarius |
| Birdman of Alcatraz | 1962 | Elizabeth Stroud | |
| The Second Time Around | 1961 | Aggie Gates | |
| Frontier Circus | 1961 | TV Series | Bertha Marie Beecher |
| The Misfits | 1961 | Isabelle Steers | |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Mrs. Gillis |
| General Electric Theater | 1960 | TV Series | Doris Green |
| Pillow Talk | 1959 | Alma | |
| A Hole in the Head | 1959 | Sophie Manetta | |
| Telephone Time | 1957 | TV Series | Mary Devlin |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Ma Garfield |
| The Christophers | 1956 | TV Series | |
| The Proud and Profane | 1956 | Kate Connors | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1956 | TV Series | Lottie Slocum |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Abby |
| Lucy Gallant | 1955 | Molly Basserman | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Muriel |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Mother |
| Daddy Long Legs | 1955 | Alicia Pritchard | |
| The Best of Broadway | 1955 | TV Series | Mrs. Fisher |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Lux Vieo Theatre Guest |
| Rear Window | 1954 | Stella | |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | 1953 | Lucy Cashdollar | |
| Pickup on South Street | 1953 | Moe Williams | |
| Titanic | 1953 | Maude Young | |
| With a Song in My Heart | 1952 | Clancy | |
| The Model and the Marriage Broker | 1951 | Mae Swasey | |
| As Young as You Feel | 1951 | Della Hodges | |
| The Mating Season | 1951 | Ellen McNulty | |
| All About Eve | 1950 | Birdie Coonan | |
| I'll Get By | 1950 | Miss Murphy | |
| Perfect Strangers | 1950 | Lena Fassler | |
| Father Was a Fullback | 1949 | Geraldine | |
| City Across the River | 1949 | Mrs. Katie Cusack | |
| A Letter to Three Wives | 1949 | Sadie Dugan (uncredited) | |
| Call Northside 777 | 1948 | Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 | Peter's Mother (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Entertainers | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | 1953 | performer: "We're Doing It for the Natives of Jamaica" 1953, "I Could Cook" 1953 - uncredited | |
| As Young as You Feel | 1951 | performer: "Born to Be Kissed" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| Girl Talk | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Entertainers | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1964 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1960 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Herself - Comic Actress |
| The 27th Annual Academy Awards | 1955 | TV Special | Herself - Host: New York |
| The 26th Annual Academy Awards | 1954 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (in New York) |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Acting |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Boeing, Boeing (1965) |
| 1963 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) |
| 1960 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Pillow Talk (1959) |
| 1956 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951) |
| 1954 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Pickup on South Street (1953) |
| 1953 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | With a Song in My Heart (1952) |
| 1952 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Mating Season (1951) |
| 1952 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Mating Season (1951) |
| 1951 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | All About Eve (1950) |
| 1951 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress | All About Eve (1950) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Supporting Performance, Female | Boeing, Boeing (1965) |
| 1960 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Supporting Performance | Pillow Talk (1959) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Supporting Performance | A New Kind of Love (1963) |
| 1963 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Supporting Performance | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) |
| 1962 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Supporting Performance | The Second Time Around (1961) |
Known for movies
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