ZaSu Pitts
American actress (1894-1963) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
ZaSu Pitts was an American actress, who in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic Greed, along with comedies, before moving into sound films, mostly in comedy roles. She also appeared on numerous radio shows and later on television.
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Burke's LawSeries, 1963Mrs. Bowie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm, 1963Gertie - Switchboard Operator1960
Guestward, Ho!Series1959
The Dennis O'Keefe ShowSeries1957
Perry MasonSeries, Daphne Whilom1956
The Gale Storm ShowSeries1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, Selma1954
Francis Joins the WACSFilm, Valerie Humpert1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Aunt Laura
Private SecretarySeries, 19531952
Denver and Rio GrandeFilm, Jane Dwyer1950
What's My Line?Series1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, Belinda Pryde1947
Life with FatherFilm, Cousin Cora Cartwright1941
The Mexican Spitfire's BabyFilm, Emily Pepper1940
It All Came TrueFilm, Miss Flint1936
The Plot ThickensFilm, Hildegarde Withers1934
DamesFilm, Matilda Hemingway1932
Back StreetFilm, Mrs. Dole1931
On the LooseFilm, Zasu1929
The Locked DoorFilm, Telephone Girl1925
1925 Studio TourFilm1924
GreedFilm, Trina1917
'49 - '17Film, Party Guest (uncredited)1894Born3 January 1894Known for
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Greed 1924
The Thrill of It All 1963
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
Life with Father 1947
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King Vidor Directed Three Wise Fools and Better Times
Adolph Zukor Produced Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Carl Laemmle Produced All Quiet on the Western Front and Seed
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced All Quiet on the Western Front (1931)
Erich von Stroheim Directed Greed and The Wedding March
Marshall Neilan Directed A Little Princess (1917)
Arthur Lubin Directed Francis and Francis Joins the WACS
Mary Pickford Produced A Little Princess (1917)
Frank Borzage Directed Lazybones and Wages for Wives
Paul L. Stein Directed Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
Frances Marion Wrote A Little Princess (1917)
Henry Kolker Directed Bright Skies and Heart of Twenty
Michael Curtiz Directed Life with Father and River's End
Norman Taurog Directed Finn and Hattie (1931)
Alexander Korda Directed The Squall and Her Private Life
Hal B. Wallis Produced Dames and The Perfect Marriage
Hal Roach Directed On the Loose (1931)
James Cruze Produced Mannequin (1926)
William Churchill deMille Directed The Fast Set (1926)
Joe Pasternak Produced The Other Half (1919)
Lucien Littlefield Also in Ruggles of Red Gap and Three Wise Fools
Walter Wanger Produced Eternally Yours and 52nd Street
Melville W. Brown Directed 13 Washington Square and Her Big Night
Charles R. Rogers Produced A Woman of Experience (1931)
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She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 at 6554 Hollywood Blvd.
