Alice Drummond
Acting
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.
Born: May 21, 1928
Place of Birth: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Known For
The Dog Lover
Jack is the fastidious manager of a local supermarket. The harmless but disruptive actions of his customers frequently give him headaches, which he remedies by holding a can of frozen juice against his forehead. At home, however, Jack is consistently kind, loving, and patient with his wife and daughter. One day the child brings home a stray dog, and his life is turned upside down.
Boston Legal
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
Awakenings
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Ed
After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckeyville where he buys the local bowling alley and attempts to win the heart of his high school crush.
Synecdoche, New York
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Ghostbusters
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Running on Empty
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
Law & Order
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Night Court
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Filmography
as Mrs. Martin
as Mrs. Hutton
as Edith
as Sister Veronica
as Actress Playing Frances
as Elizabeth
as Miss Benvenuti
as Lydia Tuffalo
as Mrs. Brevoort
as Grandma Dottie
as Aunt Millie
as Mrs. Shroeder
as Helen
as Old Woman in Jalopy
as Stella
as Postal Clerk
as Diner Grandmother
as Lady with Cash
as Carlotta Douglas
as Aunt Susan
as Harriet
as Mrs. Mann
as Sondra Spencer
as Betsy
as Grandma Rose
as Dinner Guest
as Hattie
as Mrs. Finkle
as Mrs. Breen
as Anna
as Rosa Escobar
as Lucy Fishman
as Zelda
as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
as Helen
as Site Committee
as Mrs. Powell
as Mrs. Ethel Dinges
as Woman at Hearing
as Kind Woman
as Gay Wellington
as Librarian
as Alice Beeker
as Mavis Tuttle
as Governor's Secretary
as Mrs. Eunice Deever
as Mrs. Novack
as Grace Barringer
as Zharko's Nurse
as Mrs. Ramsey
as Mrs. Varney
as Mrs. Dawson
as Mrs. Varney
as Woman in Elevator