Alice Drummond
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1928-05-21
- Died
- 2016-11-30
- Place of birth
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Law & Order
1990
as Zelda
Boston Legal
2004
as Lydia Tuffalo
Great Performances
1971
as Mrs. Varney
The Equalizer
1985
as Kind Woman
Night Court
1984
as Alice Beeker / Mavis Tuttle
Spin City
1996
as Sondra Spencer
Ed
2000
as Mrs. Shroeder
Kate & Allie
1984
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Juror
Where the Heart Is
1969
The Jury
2004
New York News
1995
Lenny
1990
Frannie's Turn
1992
as Rosa Escobar
Park Place
1981
Movies (52)
Ghostbusters
1984
as Librarian
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Clara
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Mrs. Finkle
After.Life
2009
as Mrs. Hutton
Awakenings
1990
as Lucy Fishman
Doubt
2008
as Sister Veronica
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Actress Playing Frances
In & Out
1997
as Aunt Susan
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Governor's Secretary
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Nobody's Fool
1994
as Hattie
Motherhood
2009
as Edith
I.Q.
1994
as Dinner Guest
Furry Vengeance
2010
as Mrs. Martin
Jeffrey
1995
as Grandma Rose
Animal Behavior
1989
as Site Committee
Running on Empty
1988
as Mrs. Powell
Secret Service
1977
as Mrs. Varney
House of D
2004
as Mrs. Brevoort
Funny Farm
1988
as Mrs. Ethel Dinges
Eyewitness
1981
as Mrs. Eunice Deever
Pieces of April
2003
as Grandma Dottie
King of the Gypsies
1978
as Zharko's Nurse
Daybreak
1993
as Anna
The House on Carroll Street
1988
as Woman at Hearing
Money for Nothing
1993
as Mrs. Breen
'Til There Was You
1997
as Harriet
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
The Love Letter
1999
as Postal Clerk
Thieves
1977
as Mrs. Ramsey
The Honeymooners
2005
as Miss Benvenuti
Office Killer
1997
as Carlotta Douglas
Man on a Swing
1974
as Mrs. Dawson
Commandments
1997
as Mrs. Mann
Where’s Poppa?
1970
as Woman in Elevator
Joe Gould's Secret
2000
as Helen
Just the Ticket
1998
as Lady with Cash
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Diner Grandmother
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Grace Barringer
Walking and Talking
1996
as Betsy
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Old Woman in Jalopy
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Mrs. Novack
Money, Power, Murder.
1989
as Helen
The Suicide Club
1988
Particular Men
1972
The Rising Place
2001
as Aunt Millie
Chronic Town
2008
as Elizabeth
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
2007
as Rose
The Dog Lover
1962
You Can't Take it With You
1984
as Gay Wellington
I'll Take You There
1999
as Stella
Nikki and Alexander
1989
as Mrs Klein
About Alice Drummond
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. With 67 credits spanning from 1962 to 2020, Alice Drummond has appeared in 52 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alice Drummond Movies
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Librarian
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — as Clara
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) — as Mrs. Finkle
- After.Life (2009) — as Mrs. Hutton
- Awakenings (1990) — as Lucy Fishman
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