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Eternally Yours (1939) -- Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Francis (1950) -- A Mule Wiser Than Many of the Humans.
Eternally Yours (1939) -- Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
So's Your Aunt Emma (1942) -- A meek middle-aged spinster, down-trodden by her two older sisters at home, makes a sentimental visit to the big city to see the boxer son of her long dead childhood beau...
The Crooked Circle (1932) -- A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Overview

Date of Death:
7 June 1963, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Classic comedienne Zasu Pitts, she with the timid, forlorn blue eyes and... more
Trivia:
Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the... more
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Up 269% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
'My Little Margie' Gale Storm, dead at 87
 (From Monsters and Critics. 28 June 2009, 7:50 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
ZaSu Pitts | Zazu Pitts

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Gertie (switchboard operator)
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  2. "Burke's Law" .... Mrs. Bowie (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Bowie
  3. The Thrill of It All (1963) .... Olivia
  4. "Perry Mason" .... Daphne Whilom (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Case of the Absent Artist (1962) TV episode .... Daphne Whilom
  5. Teenage Millionaire (1961) .... Aunt Theodora
  6. "Guestward Ho!" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Lonesome's Gal (1961) TV episode (as ZaSu Pitts)
  7. "Hot Off the Wire" .... Minnie Morgan (1 episode)
    ... aka "The Jim Backus Show"
        - Dear Minnie (????) TV episode .... Minnie Morgan
  8. "The Dennis O'Keefe Show" .... Loretta Kimball (1 episode, 1960)
        - Dimples (1960) TV episode .... Loretta Kimball
  9. "The Gale Storm Show" .... Elvira Nugent / ... (84 episodes, 1956-1960)
    ... aka "Oh! Susanna"
        - Show Biz (1960) TV episode .... Elvira Nugent
        - It's Magic (1960) TV episode .... Elvira Nugent
        - One Coin in the Fountain (1960) TV episode .... Elvira Nugent
        - Captain Daddy (1959) TV episode .... Elvira Nugent
        - Calling Scotland Yard (1959) TV episode .... Elvira Nugent
          (79 more)

  10. This Could Be the Night (1957) .... Mrs. Katie Shea
  11. "Private Secretary" .... Aunt Martha (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Susie"
        - Not Quite Paradise (1957) TV episode .... Aunt Martha
  12. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1956 (1956) TV episode
  13. "The Red Skelton Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Public Pigeon (1956) TV episode
  14. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Miss Appleton (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - Mr. Belvedere (1956) TV episode (as Zazu Pitts) .... Miss Appleton
  15. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Selma (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Silent Partner (1955) TV episode .... Selma
  16. "The Best of Broadway" .... Miss Preen (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) TV episode .... Miss Preen
  17. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Happy Touch (1954) TV episode
  18. Francis Joins the WACS (1954) .... Lt. Valerie Humpert
  19. "General Electric Theater" .... Aunt Laura (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Pardon My Aunt (1954) TV episode .... Aunt Laura
  20. Denver and Rio Grande (1952) .... Jane Dwyer
    ... aka Denver & Rio Grande (USA: promotional title)
  21. Francis (1950) .... Nurse Valerie Humpert
    ... aka Francis the Talking Mule

  22. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Belinda Pryde (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - Ramshackle Inn (1949) TV episode .... Belinda Pryde
  23. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
    ... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
        - The Flattering Word (1948) TV episode
  24. Life with Father (1947) .... Cousin Cora Cartwright
  25. The Perfect Marriage (1947) .... Rosa
  26. Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) .... Elvira Spriggens
    ... aka The Mad Hatter (UK)
  27. Let's Face It (1943) .... Cornelia Figeson
  28. Tish (1942) (as ZaSu Pitts) .... Aggie Pilkington
  29. So's Your Aunt Emma (1942) .... Aunt Emma Bates
    ... aka Meet the Mob (USA: TV title)
  30. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (as ZaSu Pitts) .... Geraldine
  31. Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942) .... Miss Pepper
  32. Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) .... Miss Emily Pepper
  33. Miss Polly (1941) .... Miss Pandora Polly
  34. Weekend for Three (1941) .... Anna, Craig's Maid
  35. Niagara Falls (1941) .... Emmy Sawyer
  36. Broadway Limited (1941) .... Myra Prottle
    ... aka The Baby Vanishes
  37. Uncle Joe (1941) .... Aunt Julia
  38. No, No, Nanette (1940) .... Pauline Hastings
  39. It All Came True (1940) .... Miss Flint

  40. Eternally Yours (1939) .... Mrs. Bingham
  41. Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) .... Mme. Moulin
  42. Mickey the Kid (1939) .... Lilly Handy
    ... aka Mickey
  43. Naughty But Nice (1939) .... Aunt Penelope Hardwick
  44. The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) .... Dulcey Lee
  45. 52nd Street (1937) .... Letitia Rondell
  46. Forty Naughty Girls (1937) .... Hildegarde Withers
  47. Merry Comes to Town (1937) .... Winnie Oatfield
    ... aka Merry Comes to Stay (UK: alternative title)
  48. Wanted! (1937) .... Winnie Oatfield
  49. Sing Me a Love Song (1936) .... Gwen Logan
    ... aka Let's Pretend and Come Up Smiling
  50. The Plot Thickens (1936) .... Hildegarde Withers
    ... aka The Swinging Pearl Mystery (UK)
  51. Mad Holiday (1936) .... Mrs. Fay Kinney
  52. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936) .... Miss Harkins
  53. The Affair of Susan (1935) .... Susan Todd
  54. Hot Tip (1935) .... Belle McGill
  55. She Gets Her Man (1935) .... Esmeralda
  56. Going Highbrow (1935) .... Mrs. Cora Upshaw
  57. Spring Tonic (1935) .... Maggie Conklin
  58. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) (as ZaSu Pitts) .... Prunella Judson
  59. The Gay Bride (1934) .... Mirabelle
  60. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) .... Miss Tabitha Hazy, Spinster
  61. Their Big Moment (1934) .... Tillie Whim
    ... aka Afterwards (UK)
  62. Dames (1934) .... Matilda Ounce Hemingway (misspelled Mathilda in opening credits)
  63. Private Scandal (1934) (as ZaSu Pitts) .... Miss Coates
  64. Love Birds (1934) .... Araminta Tootle
  65. Sing and Like It (1934) .... Annie Snodgrass
  66. Three on a Honeymoon (1934) .... Alice Mudge
  67. Two Alone (1934) .... Esthey Roberts
  68. The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) .... Tillie Prescott
  69. Mr. Skitch (1933) .... Mrs. Maddie Skitch
  70. Meet the Baron (1933) .... Zasu
  71. Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) .... Sybby 'Sib'
    ... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK)
  72. Love, Honor and Oh Baby! (1933) .... Connie Clark
  73. Her First Mate (1933) .... Mary Horner
  74. Professional Sweetheart (1933) .... Elmerada de Leon
    ... aka Imaginary Sweetheart
  75. One Track Minds (1933)
  76. Hello, Sister! (1933) .... Millie
    ... aka Clipped Wings (UK)
  77. The Bargain of the Century (1933)
  78. Out All Night (1933) .... Bonny
  79. Maids a la Mode (1933) .... Miss Pitts
  80. Asleep in the Feet (1933) .... Zasu
  81. They Just Had to Get Married (1932) .... Molly Hull
  82. Sneak Easily (1932) .... Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury
  83. Madison Sq. Garden (1932) .... Florrie
  84. The Soilers (1932) .... Zasu
  85. Once in a Lifetime (1932) .... Miss Leyton
  86. The Crooked Circle (1932) .... Nora Rafferty
  87. Alum and Eve (1932) .... Zasu
  88. Blondie of the Follies (1932) .... Gertie
  89. Back Street (1932) .... Mrs. Dole
  90. Show Business (1932) .... Zasu
  91. The Vanishing Frontier (1932) .... Aunt Sylvia
  92. Roar of the Dragon (1932) .... Gabby tourist
  93. Make Me a Star (1932) (as ZaSu Pitts) .... Mrs. Scudder
  94. Is My Face Red? (1932) .... Morning Gazette Telephone Operator
  95. The Old Bull (1932) .... Zasu
  96. Westward Passage (1932) .... Mrs. Truesdale
  97. Strangers of the Evening (1932) .... Sybil Smith
    ... aka Case of the Missing Corpse
    ... aka The Hidden Corpse (USA: reissue title)
  98. The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) .... Gladys Fairweather
  99. Strictly Unreliable (1932) .... Pitts
  100. Destry Rides Again (1932) .... Temperance Worker
    ... aka Justice Rides Again (USA: TV title)
  101. Shopworn (1932) .... Aunt Dot
  102. Red Noses (1932) .... Miss Pitts
    ... aka Ladies in a Turkish Bath (USA: reissue title)
  103. Steady Company (1932) .... Dot
  104. Seal Skins (1932)
  105. Broken Lullaby (1932) .... Anna, Holderlin's Maid
    ... aka The Man I Killed (UK)
  106. The Unexpected Father (1932) .... Polly Perkins
  107. On the Loose (1931) .... Zasu
  108. The Secret Witness (1931) .... Bella
    ... aka Terror by Night
  109. War Mamas (1931) .... Zasu
  110. The Guardsman (1931) .... Liesl, the Maid
  111. The Pajama Party (1931) .... Zasu
  112. Penrod and Sam (1931) .... Mrs. Bassett
    ... aka The Adventures of Penrod and Sam (USA: TV title)
  113. The Big Gamble (1931) .... Nora Dugan
  114. Catch as Catch Can (1931) .... Zasu
  115. Their Mad Moment (1931) .... Miss Dibbs
  116. A Woman of Experience (1931) .... Katie
    ... aka Registered Woman
  117. Let's Do Things (1931) .... Zasu Pitts
  118. Seed (1931) .... Jennie
  119. Beyond Victory (1931) .... 'Mlle' Fritzi Mobley
  120. The Bad Sister (1931) .... Minnie
  121. Finn and Hattie (1931) .... Mrs. Haddock
  122. Free Love (1930) .... Ada, the Maid
  123. Passion Flower (1930) .... Mrs. Harney, landlady/nurse
  124. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) .... Anna 'Annie'
  125. River's End (1930) .... Louise
  126. The Lottery Bride (1930) .... Hilda
  127. War Nurse (1930) .... Cushie
  128. Monte Carlo (1930) .... Bertha
  129. The Squealer (1930) .... Bella
  130. Little Accident (1930) .... Monica
  131. The Devil's Holiday (1930) .... Ethel
  132. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Baumer - Silent Version Trailer only
  133. Honey (1930) .... Mayme
  134. No, No, Nanette (1930) .... Pauline Hastings

  135. This Thing Called Love (1929) .... Clara Bertrand
  136. The Locked Door (1929) (as Zazu Pitts) .... Telephone Girl
  137. Paris (1929) .... Harriet
  138. Oh, Yeah? (1929) .... The Elk
    ... aka No Brakes (UK)
  139. Her Private Life (1929) .... Timmins
  140. The Argyle Case (1929) .... Mrs. Wyatt
  141. Twin Beds (1929) .... Tillie
  142. The Squall (1929) .... Lena
  143. The Dummy (1929) .... Rose Gleason
  144. Sins of the Fathers (1928) .... Mother Spengler
  145. The Wedding March (1928) .... Cecelia Schweisser
  146. Buck Privates (1928) .... Hulda
  147. Wife Savers (1928) .... Germaine
  148. 13 Washington Square (1928) .... Mathilde
  149. The Honeymoon (1928) .... Caecilia
  150. Casey at the Bat (1927) .... Camille
  151. Her Big Night (1926) .... Gladys Smith
  152. Risky Business (1926) .... Agnes Wheaton
  153. Sunny Side Up (1926) .... Evelyn
  154. Early to Wed (1926) .... Mrs. Dugan
  155. Monte Carlo (1926/I) .... Hope Durant
  156. What Happened to Jones (1926) (as Zazu Pitts) .... Hilda
  157. Mannequin (1926) .... Annie Pogani
  158. The Great Love (1925) .... Nancy
  159. Wages for Wives (1925) .... Luella Logan
  160. Lazybones (1925) .... Ruth Fanning
  161. Thunder Mountain (1925) .... Mandy Coulter
  162. The Business of Love (1925)
  163. A Woman's Faith (1925) .... Blanche Odile
    ... aka The Clash
  164. Pretty Ladies (1925) .... Maggie Keenan
  165. Old Shoes (1925)
  166. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) .... Judy
  167. The Great Divide (1925) .... Polly Jordan
  168. Greed (1924) .... Trina
  169. Secrets of the Night (1924) .... Celia Stebbins
  170. The Fast Set (1924) .... Mona
  171. Wine of Youth (1924) (scenes deleted) .... Lucy
  172. Legend of Hollywood (1924) .... Mary Brown
  173. Changing Husbands (1924) .... Delia
  174. Triumph (1924) .... A Factory Girl
  175. The Goldfish (1924) .... Amelia Pugsley
  176. Daughters of Today (1924) .... Lorena
    ... aka What's Your Daughter Doing?
  177. Sunlight of Paris (1924)
  178. West of the Water Tower (1923) .... Dessie Arnhalt
  179. Tea: With a Kick! (1923) .... 'Brainy' Jones
  180. Three Wise Fools (1923) .... Mickey
  181. The Girl Who Came Back (1923) .... Anastasia Muldoon
  182. Poor Men's Wives (1923) .... Apple Annie
  183. A Daughter of Luxury (1922) .... Mary Cosgrove
  184. Youth to Youth (1922) .... Emily
  185. For the Defense (1922) .... Jennie Dunn
  186. Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) .... Mrs. Wilbur
  187. Patsy (1921) .... Patsy
  188. Heart of Twenty (1920) .... Katie Abbott
  189. Bright Skies (1920) .... Sally
  190. Seeing It Through (1920) .... Betty Lawrence

  191. Poor Relations (1919) .... Daisy Perkins
  192. The Other Half (1919) .... Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid
  193. Better Times (1919) .... Nancy Scroggs
  194. Men, Women, and Money (1919) .... Katie Jones
  195. As the Sun Went Down (1919) .... Sal Sue
  196. A Lady's Name (1918) .... Emily
  197. The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) (scenes deleted)
  198. The Talk of the Town (1918)
  199. A Society Sensation (1918) .... Mary
  200. The Pie Eyed Piper (1918) .... The Fair Ellen
  201. How Could You, Jean? (1918) .... Oscar's Sweetheart
  202. Good Night, Paul (1918) .... Undetermined Role
  203. Who's Your Wife? (1918)
  204. A Dog's Life (1918) (scenes deleted) .... Bit part
  205. A Modern Musketeer (1917) (uncredited) .... A Kansas Belle
  206. The Little Princess (1917) .... Becky
  207. '49-'17 (1917) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
    ... aka 49-17
    ... aka Forty-Nine Seventeen
  208. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
  209. Why They Left Home (1917)
  210. Behind the Map (1917)
  211. O-My the Tent Mover (1917)
  212. The Battling Bellboy (1917)
  213. Canning the Cannibal King (1917)
  214. He Had 'em Buffaloed (1917)
  215. His Fatal Beauty (1917)
  216. A Desert Dilemma (1917)
  217. Tillie of the Nine Lives (1917)
  218. Uneasy Money (1917)
Soundtrack:
  1. Sing Me a Love Song (1936) (performer: "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie") ("Chopsticks")
    ... aka Let's Pretend and Come Up Smiling
  2. Sing and Like It (1934) ("Your Mother")
Self:
  1. Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
  2. "The Spike Jones Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Charity Bazaar (1954) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "The Name's the Same" .... Herself - Contestant (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 10 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself - Contestant
  4. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 15 June 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Mystery Guest

  5. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Herself

  6. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) .... Herself
  7. Hollywood (1923) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
    ... aka Joligud
  8. Mary of the Movies (1923) (uncredited) .... Herself
  9. Souls for Sale (1923) .... Herself - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Archive Footage:
  1. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Herself
  2. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actress in 'The Gay Bride'
  3. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Herself
  4. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (1948) .... Herself
  5. And She Learned About Dames (1934) (uncredited) .... Herself


Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1963-64, shortly after her death, her book, Candy Hits: The Famous Star's Own Candy Recipes, was published. The book is a mix of actual candy recipes and Ms. Pitts' remembrances. more
Publicity Listings:
5 Portrayals | 9 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Short more

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