Alice Drummond

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Synecdoche, New York

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Ghostbusters

As Librarian

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

As Mrs. Finkle

Awakenings

As Lucy Fishman

Doubt

As Sister Veronica

In & Out

As Aunt Susan

Running on Empty

As Mrs. Powell

King of the Gypsies

As Zharko's Nurse

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  Scott Rudin

  Shared 3 credits

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  David Margulies

  Shared 3 credits

• 

  Ann Roth

  Shared 3 credits

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  Catherine Keener

  Shared 2 credits

• 

  Hope Davis

  Shared 2 credits

• 

  Susan Sarandon

  Shared 2 credits

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  Annie Potts

  Shared 2 credits

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  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  Shared 2 credits

Acted

Doubt

2008 · Sister Veronica

Synecdoche, New York

2008 · Actress Playing Frances

Pieces of April

2003 · Grandma Dottie

Joe Gould's Secret

2000 · Helen

In & Out

1997 · Aunt Susan

Walking and Talking

1996 · Betsy

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

1994 · Mrs. Finkle

Awakenings

1990 · Lucy Fishman

Running on Empty

1988 · Mrs. Powell

Funny Farm

1988 · Mrs. Ethel Dinges

Ghostbusters

1984 · Librarian

King of the Gypsies

1978 · Zharko's Nurse