Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Known for
Acting
Born
May 21, 1928
Died
November 30, 2016 (aged 88)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Movie · as Self

2010
Furry Vengeance poster

Furry Vengeance

Movie · as Mrs. Martin

2009
Motherhood poster

Motherhood

Movie · as Edith

2009
After.Life poster

After.Life

Movie · as Mrs. Hutton

2008
Chronic Town poster

Chronic Town

Movie · as Elizabeth

2008
Doubt poster

Doubt

Movie · as Sister Veronica

2008
Synecdoche, New York poster

Synecdoche, New York

Movie · as Actress Playing Frances

2007
Mitch Albom's For One More Day poster

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

Movie · as Rose

2005
The Honeymooners poster

The Honeymooners

Movie · as Miss Benvenuti

2004
House of D poster

House of D

Movie · as Mrs. Brevoort

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Lydia Tuffalo · 1 ep

2004
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · 1 ep

2003
Pieces of April poster

Pieces of April

Movie · as Grandma Dottie

2001
The Rising Place poster

The Rising Place

Movie · as Aunt Millie

2000
Joe Gould's Secret poster

Joe Gould's Secret

Movie · as Helen

2000
Ed poster

Ed

TV · as Mrs. Shroeder · 1 ep

1999
The Love Letter poster

The Love Letter

Movie · as Postal Clerk

1999
Advice From a Caterpillar poster

Advice From a Caterpillar

Movie · as Diner Grandmother

1999
I'll Take You There poster

I'll Take You There

Movie · as Stella

1999
Earthly Possessions poster

Earthly Possessions

Movie · as Old Woman in Jalopy

1998
Just the Ticket poster

Just the Ticket

Movie · as Lady with Cash

1997
In & Out poster

In & Out

Movie · as Aunt Susan

1997
Office Killer poster

Office Killer

Movie · as Carlotta Douglas

1997
'Til There Was You poster

'Til There Was You

Movie · as Harriet

1997
Commandments poster

Commandments

Movie · as Mrs. Mann

1996
Walking and Talking poster

Walking and Talking

Movie · as Betsy

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Sondra Spencer · 1 ep

1995
Jeffrey poster

Jeffrey

Movie · as Grandma Rose

1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar poster

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Movie · as Clara

1995
New York News poster

New York News

TV · 1 ep

1994
Nobody's Fool poster

Nobody's Fool

Movie · as Hattie

1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective poster

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Movie · as Mrs. Finkle

1994
I.Q. poster

I.Q.

Movie · as Dinner Guest

1993
Money for Nothing poster

Money for Nothing

Movie · as Mrs. Breen

1993
Daybreak poster

Daybreak

Movie · as Anna

1992
Frannie's Turn poster

Frannie's Turn

TV · as Rosa Escobar · 6 eps

1990
Awakenings poster

Awakenings

Movie · as Lucy Fishman

1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie poster

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Movie · as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Zelda · 1 ep

1990
Lenny

Lenny

TV · 16 eps

1989
Money, Power, Murder. poster

Money, Power, Murder.

Movie · as Helen

1989
Nikki and Alexander

Nikki and Alexander

Movie · as Mrs Klein

1989
Animal Behavior poster

Animal Behavior

Movie · as Site Committee

1988
Funny Farm poster

Funny Farm

Movie · as Mrs. Ethel Dinges

1988
Running on Empty poster

Running on Empty

Movie · as Mrs. Powell

1988
The Suicide Club poster

The Suicide Club

Movie

1988
The House on Carroll Street poster

The House on Carroll Street

Movie · as Woman at Hearing

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

TV · as Juror · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Kind Woman · 1 ep

1984
Ghostbusters poster

Ghostbusters

Movie · as Librarian

1984
You Can't Take it With You poster

You Can't Take it With You

Movie · as Gay Wellington

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Alice Beeker, Mavis Tuttle · 1 ep

1984
Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

TV · 1 ep

1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas poster

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Movie · as Governor's Secretary

1981
Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

Movie · as Mrs. Eunice Deever

1981
Park Place

Park Place

TV · 5 eps

1980
Hide in Plain Sight poster

Hide in Plain Sight

Movie · as Mrs. Novack

1979
Sanctuary of Fear poster

Sanctuary of Fear

Movie · as Grace Barringer

1978
King of the Gypsies poster

King of the Gypsies

Movie · as Zharko's Nurse

1977
Secret Service poster

Secret Service

Movie · as Mrs. Varney

1977
Thieves poster

Thieves

Movie · as Mrs. Ramsey

1974
Man on a Swing poster

Man on a Swing

Movie · as Mrs. Dawson

1972
Particular Men poster

Particular Men

Movie · as Mrs. Ewing

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Mrs. Varney · 1 ep

1970
Where’s Poppa? poster

Where’s Poppa?

Movie · as Woman in Elevator

1969
Where the Heart Is poster

Where the Heart Is

TV · 213 eps

1962
The Dog Lover poster

The Dog Lover

Movie