# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thelma-ritter
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:52:44.327Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thelma-ritter"
name: "Thelma Ritter"
slug: "thelma-ritter"
description: "Thelma Ritter was an American character actress known for her strong New York City accent, diminutive size, and plain look; she favored working-class roles and earned a Tony Award and six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actress in the category."
tagline: "American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thelma_Ritter_in_The_Mating_Season_trailer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1902-02-14"
deathDate: "1969-02-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.24
  momentum:             11.74007220216606
  historical:           23.85009333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728812/"
    handle:    "nm0728812"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ثيلما ريتر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "থেলমা রিটার"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "תלמה ריטר"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Թելմա Ռիտեր"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Ritter"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7684"
    title: "Thelma Ritter"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump