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Alice Drummond(1928-2016)

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Alice Drummond at an event for Pieces of April (2003)
In New York, blogger/parent Eliza Welsh (Thurman) desperately tries to manage two significant events: preparations for her daughter's sixth birthday party and the completion of an essay that might result in a lucrative new job.
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Veteran character actress Alice Drummond was born May 21, 1928 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in 1950. She is best remembered as the frightened librarian at the beginning of Ghostbusters (1984), Ray Finkle's eccentric mother in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and Clara the quiet local in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).
BornMay 21, 1928
DiedNovember 30, 2016(88)
BornMay 21, 1928
DiedNovember 30, 2016(88)
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Alice Drummond in Ghostbusters (1984)
Alice Drummond in Ghostbusters (1984)
Alice Drummond in Night Court (1984)
Alice Drummond in Friends (1994)
Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Alice Drummond in Friends (1994)
Oliver Platt, Alice Drummond, and Peter Hedges in Pieces of April (2003)
Vida and Noxeema spends a "day with the girls" with a trip to the local beauty shop for locals.
Wesley Snipes and Alice Drummond in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

Known for

Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
6.9
  • Mrs. Finkle
  • 1994
Advance, 1 Sheet
Ghostbusters
7.8
  • Librarian
  • 1984
John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, and Patrick Swayze in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
6.6
  • Clara
  • 1995
Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Lucy
  • 1990

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  • Open House
  • Brendan Fraser in Furry Vengeance (2010)
    Furry Vengeance
  • Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, and Justin Long in After.Life (2009)
    After.Life
  • Motherhood (2009)
    Motherhood
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Amy Adams in Doubt (2008)
    Doubt
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    Synecdoche, New York
  • Chronic Town (2008)
    Chronic Town
  • Mitch Albom's for One More Day (2007)
    Mitch Albom's for One More Day
  • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
    Boston Legal
  • Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, and Regina Hall in The Honeymooners (2005)
    The Honeymooners
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
  • Robin Williams, Erykah Badu, and Anton Yelchin in House of D (2004)
    House of D
  • Oliver Platt, Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, and Derek Luke in Pieces of April (2003)
    Pieces of April
  • Pictured - (top/back) Josh Randall, JanaMarie Hupp; (bottom, clockwise from center top) Tom Cavanagh, Michael Ian Black, Rachel Cronin, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Justin Long, Lesley Boone, Julie Bowen.
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  • Billy Campbell in The Rising Place (2001)
    The Rising Place

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Clip: Game Characters
Say Something Awful
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Say Something Awful
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Massive Theater Piece
Massive Theater Piece
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Massive Theater Piece
In and Around Synecdoche, NY  Incredibly Complicated
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In and Around Synecdoche, NY Incredibly Complicated
I Follow You
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I Follow You
Everybody Here
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Everybody Here
Actors Playing Actors
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Actors Playing Actors
Motherhood
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Motherhood
Doubt: Theatrical Trailer
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Doubt: Theatrical Trailer
Pieces of April
Trailer 1:40
Pieces of April
For One More Day
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For One More Day

Personal details

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    • May 21, 1928
    • Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
    • November 30, 2016
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a fall)
    • March 3, 1951 - 1975 (divorced)
  • She acted in Tennessee Williams's play, "Sweet Bird of Youth," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Lauren Bacall, James Grout, Frances Cuka, Simon Rouse, Geraldine Alexander, Colin Reese, and Michael Beck in the cast. Harold Pinter was director.
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    Appeared in three films with Philip Seymour Hoffman: Nobody's Fool (1994), Doubt (2008) and Synecdoche, New York (2008).

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