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Thelma Ritter
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Actor Born: February 14, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: February 5, 1968 in Queens, New York City, NY Biography:At the tender age of eight, "Thelma Ritter" was regaling the students and faculty of Brooklyn's Public School 77 with her recitals of such monologues as "Mr. Brown Gets His Haircut" and "The Story of Cremona". After appearing in high school plays and stock companies, Ritter was trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Throughout the Depression years, she and her actor husband "Joe Moran" did everything short of robbing banks to support themselves; when vaudeville and stage assignments dried up, they entered slogan and jingle contests. Moran forsook performing to become an actor's agent in the mid-1930s, while Ritter also briefly gave up acting to raise a family. She started working professionally again in 1940 as a radio performer. In 1946, director "George Seaton", an old friend of Ritter, offered her a bit role in the upcoming New York-lensed "Miracle on 34th Street." Ritter's single scene... Full Biography
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