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Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1905 – February 5, 1969) was an Oscar-nominated American character actress of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Early life

Ritter was born in Brooklyn, New York. After appearing in high school plays and stock companies, she trained as an actress at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She followed a stage career until taking a hiatus to raise a family, then resumed her career on radio in the early 1940s.

Career

Ritter's first movie role was in Miracle on 34th Street
(1947). Throughout her career, Ritter was nominated for an Academy Award six times but never received one, although she did co-host the ceremony in 1954 with Bob Hope.

The diminuitive, gravelly-voiced Ritter gained great acclaim as a character actress, known for her ability for comic timing and one-liners.

She is perhaps best known today for her roles as James Stewart's nurse in Rear Window
and as Bette Davis's devoted maid in All About Eve
.

Death

Shortly after a 1968 performance on The Jerry Lewis
Show, Ritter suffered a heart attack which eventually proved fatal. She was 10 days shy of her 67th birthday.

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