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