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