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