Thelma Ritter holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress without a win, earning six nods between 1950 and 1962. Known for her sharp-tongued, quintessential New York characters, she was nominated for All About Eve (1950), The Mating Season (1951), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Pickup on South Street (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). #ThelmaRitter #hitchcock #GRACEKELLY #marilynmonroe #rearwindow #ClassicCinema | Jeff Waters

THELMA RITTER as Doris Day's housekeeper, arriving for work with a hangover, in Pillow Talk (1959). Thelma holds an Oscar record: SIX Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actress in that category, but never WON! She's a hoot as housekeepers, maids, nurses, babysitters, busybodies, etc. I once saw her all glamored up in a glossy Betty Grable musical, and she looked so wrong! Thelma is much funnier in ordinary, working woman attire. | Jeffrey Klein

One of Hollywood's most beloved character actresses, Thelma Ritter holds the record for most nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category, winning her 5th nomination for PILLOW TALK ('59). See it now as part of our #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM