Alice Drummond

Acting

Alice Drummond

Born May 21, 1928Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA67 credits

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

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.9

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Movie

2020

Furry Vengeance
5.0

Furry Vengeance

Movie

2010

After.Life
6.3

After.Life

Movie

2009

Motherhood
5.0

Motherhood

Movie

2009

Doubt
7.2

Doubt

Movie

2008

Synecdoche, New York
7.5

Synecdoche, New York

Movie

2008

Filmography

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbustersas SelfMovie
Furry Vengeance
2010Furry Vengeanceas Mrs. MartinMovie
After.Life
2009After.Lifeas Mrs. HuttonMovie
Motherhood
2009Motherhoodas EdithMovie
Doubt
2008Doubtas Sister VeronicaMovie
Synecdoche, New York
2008Synecdoche, New Yorkas Actress Playing FrancesMovie
Chronic Town
2008Chronic Townas ElizabethMovie
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
2007Mitch Albom's For One More Dayas RoseMovie
The Honeymooners
2005The Honeymoonersas Miss BenvenutiMovie
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Lydia TuffaloTV
The Jury
2004The JuryTV
House of D
2004House of Das Mrs. BrevoortMovie
Pieces of April
2003Pieces of Aprilas Grandma DottieMovie
The Rising Place
2001The Rising Placeas Aunt MillieMovie
Ed
2000Edas Mrs. ShroederTV
Joe Gould's Secret
2000Joe Gould's Secretas HelenMovie
Earthly Possessions
1999Earthly Possessionsas Old Woman in JalopyMovie
I'll Take You There
1999I'll Take You Thereas StellaMovie
The Love Letter
1999The Love Letteras Postal ClerkMovie
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999Advice From a Caterpillaras Diner GrandmotherMovie
Just the Ticket
1998Just the Ticketas Lady with CashMovie
Office Killer
1997Office Killeras Carlotta DouglasMovie
In & Out
1997In & Outas Aunt SusanMovie
'Til There Was You
1997'Til There Was Youas HarrietMovie
Commandments
1997Commandmentsas Mrs. MannMovie
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas Sondra SpencerTV
Walking and Talking
1996Walking and Talkingas BetsyMovie
New York News
1995New York NewsTV
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmaras ClaraMovie
Jeffrey
1995Jeffreyas Grandma RoseMovie
I.Q.
1994I.Q.as Dinner GuestMovie
Nobody's Fool
1994Nobody's Foolas HattieMovie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detectiveas Mrs. FinkleMovie
Money for Nothing
1993Money for Nothingas Mrs. BreenMovie
Daybreak
1993Daybreakas AnnaMovie
Frannie's Turn
1992Frannie's Turnas Rosa EscobarTV
Awakenings
1990Awakeningsas Lucy FishmanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas ZeldaTV
L
1990LennyTV
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990Tales from the Darkside: The Movieas Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)Movie
Money, Power, Murder.
1989Money, Power, Murder.as HelenMovie
Animal Behavior
1989Animal Behavioras Site CommitteeMovie
N
1989Nikki and Alexanderas Mrs KleinMovie
Running on Empty
1988Running on Emptyas Mrs. PowellMovie
Funny Farm
1988Funny Farmas Mrs. Ethel DingesMovie
The Suicide Club
1988The Suicide ClubMovie
The House on Carroll Street
1988The House on Carroll Streetas Woman at HearingMovie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Doddas JurorTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Kind WomanTV
You Can't Take it With You
1984You Can't Take it With Youas Gay WellingtonMovie
Ghostbusters
1984Ghostbustersas LibrarianMovie
Kate & Allie
1984Kate & AllieTV
Night Court
1984Night Courtas Alice BeekerTV
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texasas Governor's SecretaryMovie
P
1981Park PlaceTV
Eyewitness
1981Eyewitnessas Mrs. Eunice DeeverMovie
Hide in Plain Sight
1980Hide in Plain Sightas Mrs. NovackMovie
Sanctuary of Fear
1979Sanctuary of Fearas Grace BarringerMovie
King of the Gypsies
1978King of the Gypsiesas Zharko's NurseMovie
Thieves
1977Thievesas Mrs. RamseyMovie
Secret Service
1977Secret Serviceas Mrs. VarneyMovie
Man on a Swing
1974Man on a Swingas Mrs. DawsonMovie
Particular Men
1972Particular MenMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Mrs. VarneyTV
Where’s Poppa?
1970Where’s Poppa?as Woman in ElevatorMovie
Where the Heart Is
1969Where the Heart IsTV
The Dog Lover
1962The Dog LoverMovie