Acting
Alice Drummond
EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
21 May 1928
Died
30 November 2016 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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
Filmography
Furry Vengeance
as Mrs. Martin
Motherhood
as Edith
After.Life
as Mrs. Hutton
Chronic Town
as Elizabeth
Doubt
as Sister Veronica
Synecdoche, New York
as Actress Playing Frances
The Honeymooners
as Miss Benvenuti
House of D
as Mrs. Brevoort
Pieces of April
as Grandma Dottie
The Rising Place
as Aunt Millie
Joe Gould's Secret
as Helen
The Love Letter
as Postal Clerk
I'll Take You There
as Stella
Advice From a Caterpillar
as Diner Grandmother
Earthly Possessions
as Old Woman in Jalopy
Just the Ticket
as Lady with Cash
In & Out
as Aunt Susan
Office Killer
as Carlotta Douglas
'Til There Was You
as Harriet
Commandments
as Mrs. Mann
Walking and Talking
as Betsy
Jeffrey
as Grandma Rose
Nobody's Fool
as Hattie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Mrs. Finkle
I.Q.
as Dinner Guest
Money for Nothing
as Mrs. Breen
Daybreak
as Anna
Awakenings
as Lucy Fishman
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Animal Behavior
as Site Committee
Funny Farm
as Mrs. Ethel Dinges
Running on Empty
as Mrs. Powell
The House on Carroll Street
as Woman at Hearing
Ghostbusters
as Librarian
You Can't Take it With You
as Gay Wellington
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor's Secretary
Eyewitness
as Mrs. Eunice Deever
Hide in Plain Sight
as Mrs. Novack
Sanctuary of Fear
as Grace Barringer
King of the Gypsies
as Zharko's Nurse
Secret Service
as Mrs. Varney
Thieves
as Mrs. Ramsey
Man on a Swing
as Mrs. Dawson
Particular Men
as Mrs. Ewing
Where’s Poppa?
as Woman in Elevator