Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond
Born	Alice E. Ruyter (1928-05-21) May 21, 1928 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967—present
Spouse(s)	Paul Drummond (m. March 3, 1951–1975; divorced)

Alice Drummond (born May 21, 1928) is an American actress. In 1970, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal.

Life and career

Drummond was born as Alice E. Ruyter in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, daughter of Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in 1950.

She played Nurse Jackson on the TV series Dark Shadows in 1967. Miss Drummond was a regular on the CBS soap opera, Where the Heart Is, where she created the role of "Loretta Jardin," which she played until the series ended in 1973. She also appeared in a short-term role on another CBS soap opera, As the World Turns.

She has appeared on television in guest roles on Kate & Allie, Law & Order, Boston Legal and Yes, Dear.

One of Drummond's notable movie roles is the librarian frightened by an evil spirit at the beginning of Ghostbusters. She also served as the senior citizen stereotype in the movie Furry Vengeance.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Where's Poppa?	Woman in Elevator
1974	Man on a Swing	Mrs. Dawson
1977	Thieves	Mrs. Ramsey
1978	King of the Gypsies	Zharko's Nurse
1980	Hide in Plain Sight	Mrs. Novack
1981	Eyewitness	Mrs. Eunice Deever
1982	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Governor's Secretary
1984	Ghostbusters	Librarian
1988	The House on Carroll Street	Woman at Hearing
1988	The Suicide Club
1988	Funny Farm	Mrs. Ethel Dinges
1988	Running on Empty	Mrs. Powell
1989	Animal Behavior	Site Committee
1990	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	Carolyn	Segment: "Cat from Hell"
1990	Awakenings	Lucy
1993	Money for Nothing	Mrs. Breen
1994	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Mrs. Finkle
1994	Nobody's Fool	Hattie
1994	I.Q.	Dinner Guest
1995	Jeffrey	Grandma Rose
1995	To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar	Clara
1996	Walking and Talking	Betsy
1996	Just in Time	Edith	Short film
1997	Commandments	Mrs. Mann
1997	'Til There Was You	Harriet
1997	Office Killer	Carlotta Douglas
1997	In & Out	Aunt Susan
1999	Advice from a Caterpillar	Diner Grandmother
1999	Just the Ticket	Lady with Cash
1999	The Love Letter	Postal Clerk
1999	I'll Take You There	Stella
2000	Joe Gould's Secret	Helen
2001	The Rising Place	Aunt Millie
2003	Pieces of April	Grandma Dottie
2004	House of D	Mrs. Brevoort
2005	The Honeymooners	Miss Benvenuti
2008	Chronic Town	Elizabeth
2008	Synecdoche, New York	Actress Playing Frances
2008	Doubt	Sister Veronica
2009	Motherhood	Edith
2009	After.Life	Mrs. Hutton
2010	Furry Vengeance	Mrs. Martin
2011	Open House	Ruthie	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Dark Shadows	Nurse Jackson	Recurring role (5 episodes)
1970	New York Television Theatre		Episode: "The Sandbox"
1971-1973	Where the Heart Is	Loretta Jardin	TV series
1972	Particular Men	Mrs. Ewing	TV film
1977	The Best of Families	Mabel Baldwin	TV miniseries
1977	Great Performances	Mrs. Varney	Episode: "Secret Service"
1978	Ryan's Hope	Susie Simpson	Episodes: "1.714", "1.719", "1.720"
1979	Sanctuary of Fear	Grace Barringer	TV film
1981	Park Place	Frances Heine	Main role (4 episodes)
1981	Love, Sidney	Tina	Episode: "Hello, Yetta"
1984	American Playhouse	Hiss' Secretary	Episode: "Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion"
1984	Night Court	Mavis Tuttle	Episode: "Harry and the Rock Star"
1984	Great Performances	Gay Wellington	Episode: "You Can't Take It with You"
1986	The Equalizer	Kind Woman	Episode: "Nocturne"
1987	Night Court	Alice Beeker	Episode: "Murder"
1988	Kate & Allie	Mrs. Rinde	Episode: "The Band Singer"
1989	Nikki and Alexander	Mrs. Klein	TV pilot
1989	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Juror	Episode: "Here's a Major Organ Interlude"
1989	Money, Power, Murder.	Helen	TV film
1990-1991	Lenny	Mary Callahan	Regular role (16 episodes)
1992	Frannie's Turn	Rosa Escobar	Main role (6 episodes)
1993	Daybreak	Anna	TV film
1994	Grace Under Fire	Nana Lil	Episode: "With This Ring"
1994	Law & Order	Zelda	Episode: "Mayhem"
1995	New York News		Episode: "Thin Line"
1996	Cosby	Mrs. Bagley	Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"
1998	Trinity	Mrs. Bingham	Episode: "Pilot"
1999	Earthly Possessions	Old Woman in Jalopy	TV film
2000	Spin City	Sondra Spencer	Episode: "Suffragette City"
2002	Ed	Mrs. Shroeder	Episode: "Memory Lane"
2004	The Jury	Hannah Francis	Episode: "The Honeymoon Suite"
2005	Boston Legal	Lydia Tuffalo	Episode: "The Ass Fat Jungle"
2007	Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day		TV film

External links

• Alice Drummond at the Internet Movie Database
• Alice Drummond at the Internet Broadway Database