Alice Drummond

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Alice Drummond

Acting May 21, 1928

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for…

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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7.5 1984 Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6.6 1994 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Awakenings

Awakenings

7.8 1990 Movie
Doubt

Doubt

7.2 2008 Movie
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

7.5 2008 Movie
After.Life

After.Life

6.3 2009 Movie
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

7.9 2004 TV Show
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.5 1995 Movie
In & Out

In & Out

6.5 1997 Movie
Furry Vengeance

Furry Vengeance

5.0 2010 Movie
Spin City

Spin City

7.0 1996 TV Show

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Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy Ghostbusters.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Movie Self

  2. 2010
    Furry Vengeance

    Movie Mrs. Martin

  3. 2009
    After.Life

    Movie Mrs. Hutton

  4. 2009
    Motherhood

    Movie Edith

  5. 2008
    Doubt

    Movie Sister Veronica

  6. 2008
    Synecdoche, New York

    Movie Actress Playing Frances

  7. 2008
    Chronic Town

    Movie Elizabeth

  8. 2007
    Mitch Albom's For One More Day

    Movie Rose

  9. 2005
    The Honeymooners

    Movie Miss Benvenuti

  10. 2004
    Boston Legal

    TV show Lydia Tuffalo

  11. 2004
    The Jury

    TV show

  12. 2004
    House of D

    Movie Mrs. Brevoort

  13. 2003
    Pieces of April

    Movie Grandma Dottie

  14. 2001
    The Rising Place

    Movie Aunt Millie

  15. 2000
    Ed

    TV show Mrs. Shroeder

  16. 2000
    Joe Gould's Secret

    Movie Helen

More credits
  1. 1999
    Earthly Possessions

    Movie Old Woman in Jalopy

  2. 1999
    I'll Take You There

    Movie Stella

  3. 1999
    The Love Letter

    Movie Postal Clerk

  4. 1999
    Advice From a Caterpillar

    Movie Diner Grandmother

  5. 1998
    Just the Ticket

    Movie Lady with Cash

  6. 1997
    Office Killer

    Movie Carlotta Douglas

  7. 1997
    In & Out

    Movie Aunt Susan

  8. 1997
    'Til There Was You

    Movie Harriet

  9. 1997
    Commandments

    Movie Mrs. Mann

  10. 1996
    Spin City

    TV show Sondra Spencer

  11. 1996
    Walking and Talking

    Movie Betsy

  12. 1995
    New York News

    TV show

  13. 1995
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    Movie Clara

  14. 1995
    Jeffrey

    Movie Grandma Rose

  15. 1994
    I.Q.

    Movie Dinner Guest

  16. 1994
    Nobody's Fool

    Movie Hattie

  17. 1994
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

    Movie Mrs. Finkle

  18. 1993
    Money for Nothing

    Movie Mrs. Breen

  19. 1993
    Daybreak

    Movie Anna

  20. 1992
    Frannie's Turn

    TV show Rosa Escobar

  21. 1990
    Awakenings

    Movie Lucy Fishman

  22. 1990
    Law & Order

    TV show Zelda

  23. 1990
    Lenny

    TV show

  24. 1990
    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Movie Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)