8.0
8.0
Free Love
1930
as Ada, the Maid
Zasu Pitts
Acting
Born:January 2, 1894
Died:June 7, 1963(aged 69)
Birthplace:Parsons, Kansas, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Santa Cruz High School
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CommunityBiography
Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her performance in Erich von Stroheim's epic silent film Greed. Based on her performance, von Stroheim labeled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933). However, for the most part, with the advent of sound Pitts was mostly relegated to comedy parts. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received. In the 1950s she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm on CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah) in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" on the ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, Pitts appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
Filmography (185 movies)
7.5
7.5
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Anna, Holderlin's Maid
7.3
7.3
Greed
1924
as Trina
7.2
7.2
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Sybby 'Sib'
7.1
7.1
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Mrs. Judson
7.0
7.0
Two Alone
1934
as Esthey Roberts
7.0
7.0
Red Noses
1932
as Miss Pitts
7.0
7.0
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Olivia
7.0
7.0
The Wedding March
1928
as Cecelia Schweisser
7.0
7.0
Once in a Lifetime
1932
as Miss Leyton
7.0
7.0
The Pajama Party
1931
as Zasu
6.8
6.8
Niagara Falls
1941
as Emmy Sawyer
6.7
6.7
Life with Father
1947
as Cousin Cora Cartwright
6.7
6.7
On the Loose
1931
as Zasu
6.5
6.5
Lazybones
1925
as Ruth Fanning
6.5
6.5
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
as Aunt Emma Bates
6.5
6.5
Monte Carlo
1930
as Bertha
6.5
6.5
Shopworn
1932
as Aunt Dot
6.5
6.5
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
as Tillie Prescott
6.4
6.4
Dames
1934
as Matilda Hemingway
6.4
6.4
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Mme. Moulin
6.3
6.3
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as Ethel
6.3
6.3
Alum and Eve
1932
as Zasu
6.2
6.2
The Soilers
1932
as Zasu
6.2
6.2
River's End
1930
as Louise
6.2
6.2
Naughty But Nice
1939
as Aunt Penelope Hardwick
6.2
6.2
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
6.2
6.2
Madison Square Garden
1932
as Florrie
6.1
6.1
Back Street
1932
as Mrs. Dole
6.0
6.0
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as Mother Spengler
6.0
6.0
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Maddie Skitch
6.0
6.0
No, No, Nanette
1930
as Pauline Hastings
6.0
6.0
Uncle Joe
1941
as Julia Jordan
6.0
6.0
Seed
1931
as Jennie
6.0
6.0
Love Birds
1934
as Araminta Tootle
6.0
6.0
Secrets of the Night
1924
as Celia Stebbins
6.0
6.0
Roar of the Dragon
1932
as Gabby Woman
6.0
6.0
Show Business
1932
as Zasu
6.0
6.0
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Pauline Hastings
6.0
6.0
Going Highbrow
1935
as Cora Upshaw
6.0
6.0
And She Learned About Dames
1934
as Herself
6.0
6.0
The Squealer
1930
as Bella
6.0
6.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Miss Hazy
6.0
6.0
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Gertie
6.0
6.0
Mad Holiday
1936
as Mrs. Fay Kinney
6.0
6.0
Casey at the Bat
1927
as Camille
6.0
6.0
Penrod and Sam
1931
as Mrs. Bassett
6.0
6.0
Risky Business
1926
as Agnes Wheaton
6.0
6.0
Out All Night
1933
as Bonny
5.9
5.9
The Locked Door
1929
as Telephone Girl
5.9
5.9
The Plot Thickens
1936
as Hildegarde Withers
5.8
5.8
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
as Valerie Humpert
5.8
5.8
A Society Sensation
1918
as Mary
5.8
5.8
The Gay Bride
1934
as Mirabelle
5.8
5.8
It All Came True
1940
as Miss Flint
5.8
5.8
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
What Happened to Jones?
1926
as Hilda (as Zazu Pitts)
5.8
5.8
Westward Passage
1932
as Mrs. Truesdale
5.8
5.8
Hello, Sister!
1933
as Millie
5.8
5.8
'49–'17
1917
as Party Guest (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Eternally Yours
1939
as Cary Bingham
5.7
5.7
Tish
1942
as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)
5.7
5.7
Weekend for Three
1941
as Anna, Craig's Maid
5.6
5.6
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Mrs. Shea
5.5
5.5
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Jane Dwyer
5.5
5.5
Francis
1950
as Valerie Humpert
5.5
5.5
Make Me a Star
1932
as Mrs. Scudder
5.5
5.5
Sealskins
1932
as Zasu Pitts
5.5
5.5
Strictly Unreliable
1932
as Pitts
5.5
5.5
The Bad Sister
1931
as Minnie
5.3
5.3
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
as Annie
5.3
5.3
Finn and Hattie
1931
as Mrs. Hattie Haddock
5.3
5.3
Spring Tonic
1935
as Maggie Conklin
5.3
5.3
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Hildegarde Withers
5.2
5.2
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Katie
5.2
5.2
A Modern Musketeer
1917
as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
A Little Princess
1917
as Becky
5.2
5.2
13 Washington Square
1928
as The Maid
5.1
5.1
Passion Flower
1930
as Mrs. Harney
5.0
5.0
The Guardsman
1931
as Liesl
5.0
5.0
Their Mad Moment
1931
as Miss Dibbs
5.0
5.0
Hot Tip
1935
as Belle McGill
5.0
5.0
Honey
1930
as Mayme
5.0
5.0
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Elmerada
5.0
5.0
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Elvira Spriggens
5.0
5.0
The Other Half
1919
as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid
4.8
4.8
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Nora Rafferty
4.8
4.8
Strangers of the Evening
1932
as Sybil Smith
4.7
4.7
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator
4.7
4.7
The Lottery Bride
1930
as Hilda
4.7
4.7
Pretty Ladies
1925
as Maggie Keenan
4.6
4.6
War Nurse
1930
as Cushie
4.6
4.6
Broadway Limited
1941
as Myra Pottle
4.6
4.6
13 Hours by Air
1936
as Miss Harkins
4.5
4.5
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
as Geraldine
4.5
4.5
Teenage Millionaire
1961
as Aunt Theodora
4.5
4.5
Miss Polly
1941
as Pandora Polly
4.5
4.5
Let's Face It
1943
as Cornelia Pigeon
4.3
4.3
Oh, Yeah!
1929
as The Elk
4.2
4.2
Meet the Baron
1933
as Zasu
4.1
4.1
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Emily Pepper
4.0
4.0
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Rosa
4.0
4.0
Sing and Like It
1934
as Annie Snodgrass
3.8
3.8
Their Big Moment
1934
as Tillie Whim
3.5
3.5
Destry Rides Again
1932
as Temperance Worker
3.0
3.0
The Old Bull
1932
as Zasu
3.0
3.0
The Squall
1929
as Lena
3.0
3.0
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Miss Pepper
2.3
2.3
The Secret Witness
1931
as Bella
1.3
1.3
The Bargain of the Century
1933
as Zasu
1.0
1.0
Her Private Life
1929
as Timmins
1.0
1.0
Catch-As Catch-Can
1931
as ZaSu
1.0
1.0
Asleep in the Feet
1933
as Zasu
1.0
1.0
Maids a la Mode
1933
as Miss Pitts
1.0
1.0
The Talk of the Town
1918
West of the Water Tower
1924
as Dessie Arnhalt
Men, Women, and Money
1919
as Katie Jones
As the Sun Went Down
1919
as Sal Sue
Why They Left Home
1917
Mother's Helper
1933
Daughters of Today
1924
as Lorena
For the Defense
1922
as Jennie Dunn
Beyond Victory
1931
as Fritzi Mobley
Lum and Abner
1949
Changing Husbands
1924
as Delia
His Fatal Beauty
1917
as Perscilla
Poor Relations
1919
as Daisy Perkins
Three on a Honeymoon
1934
as Alice Mudge
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
as Judy
A Desert Dilemma
1917
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Gladys Fairweather
Her First Mate
1933
as Mary Horner
Steady Company
1932
as Dot
Dear Miss Gloria
1946
as Guest star
Buck Privates
1928
as Hulda
Old Shoes
1925
The Affair of Susan
1935
as Susan Todd
Sing Me a Love Song
1936
as Gwen Logan
How Could You, Jean?
1918
as Oscar's Sweetheart
Three Wise Fools
1923
as Mickey
War Mamas
1931
as Zasu
Sneak Easily
1932
as Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury
One Track Minds
1933
as Zasu Pitts
Let's Do Things
1931
as Zasu Pitts
She Gets Her Man
1935
as Esmeralda
Mickey the Kid
1939
as Lilly Handy
A Lady's Name
1918
as Emily
She Whoops To Conquer
1933
as Beula
The Argyle Case
1929
as Mrs. Wyatt
Mannequin
1926
as Annie Pogani
Little Accident
1930
as Monica
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
as Dulcey Lee
Paris
1929
as Harriet
The Great Divide
1925
as Polly Jordan
The Unexpected Father
1932
as Polly Perkins
52nd Street
1937
as Letitia Rondell
Twin Beds
1929
as Tillie
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Molly Hull
This Thing Called Love
1929
as Clara Bertrand
Wanted!
1937
as Winnie Oatfield
Mary of the Movies
1923
as Zasu Pitts (uncredited)
Better Times
1919
as Nancy Scroggs
Seeing It Through
1920
as Betty Lawrence
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
as 'Brainy' Jones
Poor Men's Wives
1923
as Apple Annie
Her Big Night
1926
as Gladys Smith
Sunny Side Up
1926
as Evelyn
The Goldfish
1924
as Amelia Pugsley
The Dummy
1929
as Rose Gleason
Early to Wed
1926
as Mrs. Dugan
Thunder Mountain
1925
as Mandy Coulter
The Honeymoon
1929
as Caecilia
Patsy
1921
as Patsy
Wife Savers
1928
as Germaine
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Aunt Sylvia
The Great Love
1926
as Nancy
A Daughter of Luxury
1922
as Mary Cosgrove
Monte Carlo
1926
as Hope Durant
Private Scandal
1934
as Miss Coates
The Fast Set
1924
as Mona
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
1933
as Connie Clark
Heart of Twenty
1920
as Katie Abbott
Wages for Wives
1925
as Luella Logan
Uneasy Money
1917
as Suza - the Editor's Assistant
Tillie of the Nine Lives
1917
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