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Alice Drummond(1928-2016)

  • Actress
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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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Known for

Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters
7.8
  • Librarian
  • 1984
Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
6.9
  • Mrs. Finkle
  • 1994
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
6.8
  • Clara
  • 1995
Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Lucy
  • 1990

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  • Open House
    Short
    • Ruthie
    • 2011
  • Brendan Fraser in Furry Vengeance (2010)
    Furry Vengeance
    3.9
    • Mrs. Martin
    • 2010
  • Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, and Justin Long in After.Life (2009)
    After.Life
    5.9
    • Mrs. Hutton
    • 2009
  • Uma Thurman in Motherhood (2009)
    Motherhood
    4.6
    • Edith
    • 2009
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Amy Adams in Doubt (2008)
    Doubt
    7.5
    • Sister Veronica
    • 2008
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    Synecdoche, New York
    7.5
    • Actress Playing Frances
    • 2008
  • Chronic Town (2008)
    Chronic Town
    6.6
    • Elizabeth
    • 2008
  • Mitch Albom's for One More Day (2007)
    Mitch Albom's for One More Day
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Rose
    • 2007
  • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
    Boston Legal
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Lydia Tuffalo
    • 2005
  • Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, and Regina Hall in The Honeymooners (2005)
    The Honeymooners
    3.5
    • Miss Benvenuti
    • 2005
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Hannah Francis
    • 2004
  • Robin Williams, Erykah Badu, and Anton Yelchin in House of D (2004)
    House of D
    6.8
    • Mrs. Brevoort
    • 2004
  • Oliver Platt, Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, and Derek Luke in Pieces of April (2003)
    Pieces of April
    7.0
    • Grandma Dottie
    • 2003
  • 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.
    Ed
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Shroeder
    • 2002
  • Billy Campbell in The Rising Place (2001)
    The Rising Place
    6.3
    • Aunt Millie
    • 2001

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  • Alternative name
    • Alice Drummind
  • Born
    • May 21, 1928
    • Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 2016
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a fall)
  • Spouse
    • Paul DrummondMarch 3, 1951 - 1975 (divorced)
  • Other works
    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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  • Trivia
    Appeared in three films with Philip Seymour Hoffman: Nobody's Fool (1994), Doubt (2008) and Synecdoche, New York (2008).

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