Zasu Pitts [34746] Gender: Female Popularity: 2.5654 Birthplace: Parsons, Kansas, USA Birthday: 1894-01-02 Deathday: 1963-06-07 Age: 69 years Movies: 188 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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). The Big Parade of Comed1964-09-02 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, M1963-11-07 The Thrill of It All1963-07-17 Teenage Millionaire1961-08-01 Disneyland '591959-06-15 This Could Be the Night1957-05-14 The Silent Partner1955-12-21 Francis Joins the WACS1954-07-30 Denver and Rio Grande1952-05-16 Francis1950-02-08 Lum and Abner1949-07-18 Life with Father1947-09-13 The Perfect Marriage1947-01-24 Breakfast in Hollywood1946-02-26 Dear Miss Gloria1946-01-01 Let's Face It1943-08-04 Tish1942-09-17 So's Your Aunt Emma!1942-04-17 The Bashful Bachelor1942-03-19 Mexican Spitfire at Sea1942-03-13 The Mexican Spitfire's 1941-11-28 Miss Polly1941-11-14 Weekend for Three1941-12-12 Uncle Joe1941-10-18 Niagara Falls1941-10-17 Broadway Limited1941-06-13 No, No, Nanette1940-12-19 It All Came True1940-04-06 Eternally Yours1939-10-07 Nurse Edith Cavell1939-08-31 Mickey the Kid1939-07-03 Naughty But Nice1939-06-23 The Lady's from Kentuck1939-04-27 52nd Street1937-11-19 Forty Naughty Girls1937-09-24 Wanted!1937-08-23 Sing Me a Love Song1936-12-25 The Plot Thickens1936-12-11 Mad Holiday1936-11-13 13 Hours by Air1936-04-30 The Affair of Susan1935-09-01 Hot Tip1935-08-20 She Gets Her Man1935-08-05 Going Highbrow1935-07-06 Spring Tonic1935-06-27 Ruggles of Red Gap1935-03-08 The Gay Bride1934-12-14 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabba1934-10-28 Their Big Moment1934-08-17 Dames1934-09-01 Private Scandal1934-05-11 Love Birds1934-05-04 Sing and Like It1934-04-20 And She Learned About D1934-03-27 Three on a Honeymoon1934-03-22 Two Alone1934-01-26 The Meanest Gal in Town1934-01-12 Mr. Skitch1933-12-22 Meet the Baron1933-10-20 Aggie Appleby, Maker of1933-10-18 Love, Honor and Oh, Bab1933-10-01 Her First Mate1933-08-03 Professional Sweetheart1933-06-09 One Track Minds1933-05-20 Hello, Sister!1933-04-14 Out All Night1933-04-08 The Bargain of the Cent1933-04-08 The Vanishing Frontier1933-03-13 Maids a la Mode1933-03-04 Asleep in the Feet1933-01-21 They Just Had to Get Ma1933-01-05 She Whoops To Conquer1933-01-01 Sneak Easily1932-12-10 Madison Square Garden1932-11-04 The Soilers1932-10-29 Once in a Lifetime1932-10-02 The Crooked Circle1932-09-25 Alum and Eve1932-09-24 Blondie of the Follies1932-09-01 Show Business1932-08-20 Back Street1932-08-04 Roar of the Dragon1932-07-08 Make Me a Star1932-07-01 Is My Face Red?1932-06-17 The Old Bull1932-06-04 Westward Passage1932-05-27 Strangers of the Evenin1932-05-14 The Trial of Vivienne W1932-05-01 Strictly Unreliable1932-04-30 Destry Rides Again1932-04-17 Shopworn1932-03-25 Red Noses1932-03-18 Steady Company1932-03-13 Sealskins1932-02-06 Broken Lullaby1932-01-19 The Unexpected Father1932-01-03 On the Loose1931-12-26 The Secret Witness1931-12-12 War Mamas1931-11-14 The Guardsman1931-10-20 The Pajama Party1931-10-03 Penrod and Sam1931-10-01 The Big Gamble1931-09-04 Catch-As Catch-Can1931-08-22 Their Mad Moment1931-07-12 A Woman of Experience1931-07-08 Let's Do Things1931-06-06 Seed1931-05-14 Beyond Victory1931-04-03 The Bad Sister1931-03-29 Finn and Hattie1931-02-04 Passion Flower1930-12-06 Free Love1930-12-01 Sin Takes a Holiday1930-11-10 River's End1930-11-01 War Nurse1930-11-22 The Lottery Bride1930-09-29 Monte Carlo1930-08-27 The Squealer1930-08-20 Little Accident1930-08-03 The Devil's Holiday1930-05-09 Honey1930-03-29 No, No, Nanette1930-01-03 The Honeymoon1929-12-31 This Thing Called Love1929-12-13 The Locked Door1929-11-16 Paris1929-11-07 Oh, Yeah!1929-10-19 Her Private Life1929-08-25 The Argyle Case1929-08-17 Twin Beds1929-07-14 The Squall1929-05-09 The Dummy1929-03-09 Sins of the Fathers1928-12-28 The Wedding March1928-10-06 Buck Privates1928-01-29 13 Washington Square1928-01-28 Wife Savers1928-01-07 Casey at the Bat1927-03-08 Her Big Night1926-10-12 Risky Business1926-10-04 Sunny Side Up1926-08-02 The Great Love1926-06-28 Early to Wed1926-04-25 Monte Carlo1926-03-01 What Happened to Jones1926-02-08 Mannequin1926-01-11 Wages for Wives1925-12-15 Lazybones1925-11-06 Thunder Mountain1925-10-11 Pretty Ladies1925-09-06 1925 Studio Tour1925-04-09 Old Shoes1925-04-08 The Re-Creation of Bria1925-02-15 The Great Divide1925-02-15 Greed1924-12-04 Secrets of the Night1924-11-12 The Fast Set1924-10-20 Changing Husbands1924-06-22 The Goldfish1924-03-30 West of the Water Tower1924-01-06 Tea- With a Kick!1923-08-26 Hollywood1923-08-19 Three Wise Fools1923-08-19 Mary of the Movies1923-05-27 Souls for Sale1923-04-22 Poor Men's Wives1923-01-28 For the Defense1922-06-04 A Daughter of Luxury1922-01-01 Patsy1921-02-01 Heart of Twenty1920-06-20 Seeing It Through1920-01-01 Poor Relations1919-11-01 The Other Half1919-08-18 Better Times1919-07-13 Men, Women, and Money1919-06-15 A Lady's Name1918-12-10 The Talk of the Town1918-09-28 A Society Sensation1918-09-22 How Could You, Jean?1918-06-29 A Modern Musketeer1917-12-30 A Little Princess1917-11-05 '49–'171917-10-15 Rebecca of Sunnybrook F1917-09-22 His Fatal Beauty1917-06-25 A Desert Dilemma1917-06-23 Tillie of the Nine Live1917-06-19 Uneasy Money1917-06-02