Thelma Ritter Net Worth

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Thelma Ritter net worth is
$250,000

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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 BirthFebruary 14, 1902
Died1969-02-05
Death Causeheart attack
Place Of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Height5' 1" (1.55 m)
OccupationActress
ProfessionActress, Soundtrack
SpouseJoseph Moran ; children
ChildrenJoseph Moran Jr., Monica Moran
NicknamesThelma Ritter, Ritter, Thelma
Star SignAquarius
#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
1Appeared in three films with Marilyn Monroe: All About Eve (1950), As Young as You Feel (1951) and The Misfits (1961).
2Appeared in three films with James Stewart: Call Northside 777 (1948), Rear Window (1954) and How the West Was Won (1962).
3Thelma 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.
4Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.
5Actress Rhea Perlman modeled her character of Thelma Katz on the TV show Kirstie (2013) after Ritter.
6She, 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.
7Her 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.
8In 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).
9Mother of actress Monica Moran, they appeared together in a 1966 road show production of "Bye Bye Birdie" that also starred Tab Hunter.
10Won Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "New Girl in Town" in a tie with her co-star, Gwen Verdon .

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?1968Mrs. Schwartz
The Incident1967Bertha Beckerman
Boeing, Boeing1965Bertha
Move Over, Darling1963Grace Arden
A New Kind of Love1963Leena
For Love or Money1963Chloe Brasher
How the West Was Won1962Agatha Clegg
Wagon Train1962TV SeriesMadame Delphine Sagittarius
Birdman of Alcatraz1962Elizabeth Stroud
The Second Time Around1961Aggie Gates
Frontier Circus1961TV SeriesBertha Marie Beecher
The Misfits1961Isabelle Steers
Startime1960TV SeriesMrs. Gillis
General Electric Theater1960TV SeriesDoris Green
Pillow Talk1959Alma
A Hole in the Head1959Sophie Manetta
Telephone Time1957TV SeriesMary Devlin
The United States Steel Hour1957TV SeriesMa Garfield
The Christophers1956TV Series
The Proud and Profane1956Kate Connors
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1956TV SeriesLottie Slocum
The 20th Century-Fox Hour1955TV SeriesAbby
Lucy Gallant1955Molly Basserman
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse1955TV SeriesMuriel
Goodyear Playhouse1955TV SeriesMother
Daddy Long Legs1955Alicia Pritchard
The Best of Broadway1955TV SeriesMrs. Fisher
Lux Video Theatre1954TV SeriesLux Vieo Theatre Guest
Rear Window1954Stella
The Farmer Takes a Wife1953Lucy Cashdollar
Pickup on South Street1953Moe Williams
Titanic1953Maude Young
With a Song in My Heart1952Clancy
The Model and the Marriage Broker1951Mae Swasey
As Young as You Feel1951Della Hodges
The Mating Season1951Ellen McNulty
All About Eve1950Birdie Coonan
I'll Get By1950Miss Murphy
Perfect Strangers1950Lena Fassler
Father Was a Fullback1949Geraldine
City Across the River1949Mrs. Katie Cusack
A Letter to Three Wives1949Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
Call Northside 7771948Receptionist (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street1947Peter's Mother (uncredited)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Entertainers1964TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Farmer Takes a Wife1953performer: "We're Doing It for the Natives of Jamaica" 1953, "I Could Cook" 1953 - uncredited
As Young as You Feel1951performer: "Born to Be Kissed" - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Jerry Lewis Show1968TV SeriesHerself
Girl Talk1966TV SeriesHerself
The Entertainers1964TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963-1964TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Jack Paar Program1964TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1960TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Arthur Murray Party1959TV SeriesHerself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1958TV SeriesHerself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1958TV SeriesHerself
The Colgate Comedy Hour1955TV SeriesHerself - Comic Actress
The 27th Annual Academy Awards1955TV SpecialHerself - Host: New York
The 26th Annual Academy Awards1954TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (in New York)

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2006OFTA Film Hall of FameOnline Film & Television AssociationActing

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1966Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressBoeing, Boeing (1965)
1963OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleBirdman of Alcatraz (1962)
1960OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RolePillow Talk (1959)
1956Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleGoodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
1954OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RolePickup on South Street (1953)
1953OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleWith a Song in My Heart (1952)
1952OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Mating Season (1951)
1952Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressThe Mating Season (1951)
1951OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleAll About Eve (1950)
1951Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressAll About Eve (1950)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1966Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsSupporting Performance, FemaleBoeing, Boeing (1965)
1960Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformancePillow Talk (1959)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1964Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformanceA New Kind of Love (1963)
1963Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformanceBirdman of Alcatraz (1962)
1962Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformanceThe Second Time Around (1961)

Known for movies

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