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Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Jan 2, 1894 — Jun 7, 1963 (69 years) Parsons, Kansas, USA
174 Movies 5 Series
Zasu Pitts is an actress from Parsons, Kansas, USA. They appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Gertie - Switchboard Operator. Their work further includes Greed and The Thrill of It All. They have 174 films and 5 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, crime, adventure.
Known for
Greed
Greed
as Trina
 The Affair of Susan
The Affair of Susan
as Susan Todd
 Wanted!
Wanted!
as Winnie Oatfield
 On the Loose
On the Loose
as Zasu
69R.I.P.
174Movies
5Series
Zasu Pitts is an actress from Parsons, Kansas, USA. They appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Gertie - Switchboard Operator. Their work further includes Greed and The Thrill of It All. They have 174 films and 5 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, crime, adventure.
Known for
Greed
Greed
as Trina
 The Affair of Susan
The Affair of Susan
as Susan Todd
 Wanted!
Wanted!
as Winnie Oatfield
 On the Loose
On the Loose
as Zasu
69 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
174
Movies
5
Series
Movies
TV Shows
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Gertie - Switchboard Operator
1963
Film Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Mrs. Bowie
1963
TV The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All
Olivia
1963
Film Teenage Millionaire
Teenage Millionaire
Aunt Theodora
1961
Film Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Daphne Whilom
1961–1962
TV This Could Be the Night
This Could Be the Night
Mrs. Shea
1957
Film Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
Selma
1955
TV Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS
Valerie Humpert
1954
Film General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Aunt Laura
1953–1954
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Zasu Pitts still alive?
Zasu Pitts passed away on June 7, 1963 at age 69.
What are the most famous roles of Zasu Pitts?
Zasu Pitts is best known for roles in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Greed, The Thrill of It All.
How many movies has Zasu Pitts been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1917), Zasu Pitts has appeared in 194 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Zasu Pitts's first movie?
The career of Zasu Pitts began with Why They Left Home (1917).
What is Zasu Pitts's most recent movie or series?
Zasu Pitts's most recent release is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, which premiered on November 7, 1963.
What TV shows has Zasu Pitts appeared in?
On television, Zasu Pitts has appeared in Perry Mason, What's My Line?, Burke's Law, The 20th Century Fox Hour.
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Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
1894-01-02 · Parsons, Kansas, USA

Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her performance in Erich von Stroheim's epic silent film Greed.

Based on her performance, von Stroheim labeled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933). However, for the most part, with the advent of sound Pitts was mostly relegated to comedy parts. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received.

In the 1950s she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm on CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah) in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" on the ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, Pitts appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

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