Zasu Pitts

Person

Zasu Pitts

Born 2 January 1894 Died 7 June 1963, aged 69 Parsons, Kansas, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
22age in their first credit on record (1917)
47years on screen and counting
24credits in 1932, their busiest year
201dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Big Parade of Comedy poster Age: 70

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
as Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster Age: 69

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963
as Gertie - Switchboard Operator
The Thrill of It All poster Age: 69

The Thrill of It All

1963
as Olivia
Teenage Millionaire poster Age: 67

Teenage Millionaire

1961
as Aunt Theodora
This Could Be the Night poster Age: 63

This Could Be the Night

1957
as Mrs. Shea
Francis Joins the WACS poster Age: 60

Francis Joins the WACS

1954
as Valerie Humpert
Denver and Rio Grande poster Age: 58

Denver and Rio Grande

1952
as Jane Dwyer
Francis poster Age: 56

Francis

1950
as Valerie Humpert
Lum and Abner poster Age: 55

Lum and Abner

1949
Life with Father poster Age: 53

Life with Father

1947
as Cousin Cora Cartwright
The Perfect Marriage poster Age: 53

The Perfect Marriage

1947
as Rosa
Breakfast in Hollywood poster Age: 52

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946
as Elvira Spriggens
Dear Miss Gloria poster Age: 51

Dear Miss Gloria

1946
as Guest star
Let's Face It poster Age: 49

Let's Face It

1943
as Cornelia Pigeon
Tish poster Age: 48

Tish

1942
as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)
So's Your Aunt Emma! poster Age: 48

So's Your Aunt Emma!

1942
as Aunt Emma Bates
The Bashful Bachelor poster Age: 48

The Bashful Bachelor

1942
as Geraldine
Mexican Spitfire at Sea poster Age: 48

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

1942
as Miss Pepper
Weekend for Three poster Age: 47

Weekend for Three

1941
as Anna, Craig's Maid
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby poster Age: 47

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941
as Emily Pepper
Miss Polly poster Age: 47

Miss Polly

1941
as Pandora Polly
Uncle Joe poster Age: 47

Uncle Joe

1941
as Julia Jordan
Niagara Falls poster Age: 47

Niagara Falls

1941
as Emmy Sawyer
Broadway Limited poster Age: 47

Broadway Limited

1941
as Myra Pottle
No, No, Nanette poster Age: 46

No, No, Nanette

1940
as Pauline Hastings
It All Came True poster Age: 46

It All Came True

1940
as Miss Flint
Eternally Yours poster Age: 45

Eternally Yours

1939
as Mrs. Bingham
Nurse Edith Cavell poster Age: 45

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939
as Mme. Moulin
Mickey the Kid poster Age: 45

Mickey the Kid

1939
as Lilly Handy
Naughty but Nice poster Age: 45

Naughty but Nice

1939
as Aunt Penelope Hardwick
The Lady's from Kentucky poster Age: 45

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939
as Dulcey Lee
52nd Street poster Age: 43

52nd Street

1937
as Letitia Rondell
Forty Naughty Girls poster Age: 43

Forty Naughty Girls

1937
as Hildegarde Withers
Wanted! poster Age: 43

Wanted!

1937
as Winnie Oatfield
Sing Me a Love Song poster Age: 42

Sing Me a Love Song

1936
as Gwen Logan
The Plot Thickens poster Age: 42

The Plot Thickens

1936
as Hildegarde Withers
Mad Holiday poster Age: 42

Mad Holiday

1936
as Mrs. Fay Kinney
13 Hours by Air poster Age: 42

13 Hours by Air

1936
as Miss Harkins
The Affair of Susan poster Age: 41

The Affair of Susan

1935
as Susan Todd
Hot Tip poster Age: 41

Hot Tip

1935
as Belle McGill
She Gets Her Man poster Age: 41

She Gets Her Man

1935
as Esmeralda
Going Highbrow poster Age: 41

Going Highbrow

1935
as Cora Upshaw
Spring Tonic poster Age: 41

Spring Tonic

1935
as Maggie Conklin
Ruggles of Red Gap poster Age: 41

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935
as Mrs. Judson
The Gay Bride poster Age: 40

The Gay Bride

1934
as Mirabelle
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch poster Age: 40

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934
as Miss Hazy
Dames poster Age: 40

Dames

1934
as Matilda Hemingway
Their Big Moment poster Age: 40

Their Big Moment

1934
as Tillie Whim
Private Scandal poster Age: 40

Private Scandal

1934
as Miss Coates
Love Birds poster Age: 40

Love Birds

1934
as Araminta Tootle
Sing and Like It poster Age: 40

Sing and Like It

1934
as Annie Snodgrass
Three on a Honeymoon poster Age: 40

Three on a Honeymoon

1934
as Alice Mudge
Two Alone poster Age: 40

Two Alone

1934
as Esthey Roberts
The Meanest Gal in Town poster Age: 40

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934
as Tillie Prescott
Mr. Skitch poster Age: 39

Mr. Skitch

1933
as Maddie Skitch
Meet the Baron poster Age: 39

Meet the Baron

1933
as Zasu
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men poster Age: 39

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933
as Sybby 'Sib'
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! poster Age: 39

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

1933
as Connie Clark
Her First Mate poster Age: 39

Her First Mate

1933
as Mary Horner
Professional Sweetheart poster Age: 39

Professional Sweetheart

1933
as Elmerada
One Track Minds poster Age: 39

One Track Minds

1933
as Zasu Pitts
Hello, Sister! poster Age: 39

Hello, Sister!

1933
as Millie
The Bargain of the Century poster Age: 39

The Bargain of the Century

1933
as Zasu
Out All Night poster Age: 39

Out All Night

1933
as Bonny
The Vanishing Frontier poster Age: 39

The Vanishing Frontier

1933
as Aunt Sylvia
Maids a la Mode poster Age: 39

Maids a la Mode

1933
as Miss Pitts
Asleep in the Feet poster Age: 39

Asleep in the Feet

1933
as Zasu
They Just Had to Get Married poster Age: 39

They Just Had to Get Married

1933
as Molly Hull
She Whoops To Conquer poster Age: 38

She Whoops To Conquer

1933
as Beula
No poster
Age: 38

Mother's Helper

1933
Sneak Easily poster Age: 38

Sneak Easily

1932
as Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury
Madison Square Garden poster Age: 38

Madison Square Garden

1932
as Florrie
The Soilers poster Age: 38

The Soilers

1932
as Zasu
Once in a Lifetime poster Age: 38

Once in a Lifetime

1932
as Miss Leyton
The Crooked Circle poster Age: 38

The Crooked Circle

1932
as Nora Rafferty
Alum and Eve poster Age: 38

Alum and Eve

1932
as Zasu
Blondie of the Follies poster Age: 38

Blondie of the Follies

1932
as Gertie
Show Business poster Age: 38

Show Business

1932
as Zasu
Back Street poster Age: 38

Back Street

1932
as Mrs. Dole
Roar of the Dragon poster Age: 38

Roar of the Dragon

1932
as Gabby Woman
Make Me a Star poster Age: 38

Make Me a Star

1932
as Mrs. Scudder
Is My Face Red? poster Age: 38

Is My Face Red?

1932
as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator
The Old Bull poster Age: 38

The Old Bull

1932
as Zasu
Westward Passage poster Age: 38

Westward Passage

1932
as Mrs. Truesdale
Strangers of the Evening poster Age: 38

Strangers of the Evening

1932
as Sybil Smith
The Trial of Vivienne Ware poster Age: 38

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932
as Gladys Fairweather
Strictly Unreliable poster Age: 38

Strictly Unreliable

1932
as Pitts
Destry Rides Again poster Age: 38

Destry Rides Again

1932
as Temperance Worker
Shopworn poster Age: 38

Shopworn

1932
as Aunt Dot
Red Noses poster Age: 38

Red Noses

1932
as Miss Pitts
Steady Company poster Age: 38

Steady Company

1932
as Dot
Sealskins poster Age: 38

Sealskins

1932
as Zasu Pitts
Broken Lullaby poster Age: 38

Broken Lullaby

1932
as Anna, Holderlin's Maid
The Unexpected Father poster Age: 38

The Unexpected Father

1932
as Polly Perkins
On the Loose poster Age: 37

On the Loose

1931
as Zasu
The Secret Witness poster Age: 37

The Secret Witness

1931
as Bella
War Mamas poster Age: 37

War Mamas

1931
as Zasu
The Guardsman poster Age: 37

The Guardsman

1931
as Liesl
The Pajama Party poster Age: 37

The Pajama Party

1931
as Zasu
Penrod and Sam poster Age: 37

Penrod and Sam

1931
as Mrs. Bassett
The Big Gamble poster Age: 37

The Big Gamble

1931
as Nora Dugan
Catch-As Catch-Can poster Age: 37

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931
as ZaSu
Their Mad Moment poster Age: 37

Their Mad Moment

1931
as Miss Dibbs
A Woman of Experience poster Age: 37

A Woman of Experience

1931
as Katie
Let's Do Things poster Age: 37

Let's Do Things

1931
as Zasu Pitts
Seed poster Age: 37

Seed

1931
as Jennie
Beyond Victory poster Age: 37

Beyond Victory

1931
as Fritzi Mobley
The Bad Sister poster Age: 37

The Bad Sister

1931
as Minnie
Finn and Hattie poster Age: 37

Finn and Hattie

1931
as Mrs. Hattie Haddock
Passion Flower poster Age: 36

Passion Flower

1930
as Mrs. Harney
Free Love poster Age: 36

Free Love

1930
as Ada, the Maid
War Nurse poster Age: 36

War Nurse

1930
as Cushie
Sin Takes a Holiday poster Age: 36

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930
as Annie
River's End poster Age: 36

River's End

1930
as Louise
The Lottery Bride poster Age: 36

The Lottery Bride

1930
as Hilda
Monte Carlo poster Age: 36

Monte Carlo

1930
as Bertha
The Squealer poster Age: 36

The Squealer

1930
as Bella
Little Accident poster Age: 36

Little Accident

1930
as Monica
The Devil's Holiday poster Age: 36

The Devil's Holiday

1930
as Ethel
Honey poster Age: 36

Honey

1930
as Mayme
No, No, Nanette poster Age: 36

No, No, Nanette

1930
as Pauline Hastings
The Honeymoon poster Age: 35

The Honeymoon

1929
as Caecilia
This Thing Called Love poster Age: 35

This Thing Called Love

1929
as Clara Bertrand
The Locked Door poster Age: 35

The Locked Door

1929
as Telephone Girl
Paris poster Age: 35

Paris

1929
as Harriet
Oh, Yeah! poster Age: 35

Oh, Yeah!

1929
as The Elk
Her Private Life poster Age: 35

Her Private Life

1929
as Timmins
The Argyle Case poster Age: 35

The Argyle Case

1929
as Mrs. Wyatt
Twin Beds poster Age: 35

Twin Beds

1929
as Tillie
The Squall poster Age: 35

The Squall

1929
as Lena
The Dummy poster Age: 35

The Dummy

1929
as Rose Gleason
Sins of the Fathers poster Age: 34

Sins of the Fathers

1928
as Mother Spengler
The Wedding March poster Age: 34

The Wedding March

1928
as Cecelia Schweisser
Buck Privates poster Age: 34

Buck Privates

1928
as Hulda
13 Washington Square poster Age: 34

13 Washington Square

1928
as The Maid
Wife Savers poster Age: 34

Wife Savers

1928
as Germaine
Casey at the Bat poster Age: 33

Casey at the Bat

1927
as Camille
Her Big Night poster Age: 32

Her Big Night

1926
as Gladys Smith
Risky Business poster Age: 32

Risky Business

1926
as Agnes Wheaton
Sunny Side Up poster Age: 32

Sunny Side Up

1926
as Evelyn
The Great Love poster Age: 32

The Great Love

1926
as Nancy
Early to Wed poster Age: 32

Early to Wed

1926
as Mrs. Dugan
Monte Carlo poster Age: 32

Monte Carlo

1926
as Hope Durant
What Happened to Jones? poster Age: 32

What Happened to Jones?

1926
as Hilda (as Zazu Pitts)
Mannequin poster Age: 32

Mannequin

1926
as Annie Pogani
Wages for Wives poster Age: 31

Wages for Wives

1925
as Luella Logan
Lazybones poster Age: 31

Lazybones

1925
as Ruth Fanning
Thunder Mountain poster Age: 31

Thunder Mountain

1925
as Mandy Coulter
Pretty Ladies poster Age: 31

Pretty Ladies

1925
as Maggie Keenan
No poster
Age: 31

A Woman's Faith

1925
as Blanche Odile
No poster
Age: 31

Old Shoes

1925
The Great Divide poster Age: 31

The Great Divide

1925
as Polly Jordan
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent poster Age: 31

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

1925
as Judy
Greed poster Age: 30

Greed

1924
as Trina
Secrets of the Night poster Age: 30

Secrets of the Night

1924
as Celia Stebbins
The Fast Set poster Age: 30

The Fast Set

1924
as Mona
Changing Husbands poster Age: 30

Changing Husbands

1924
as Delia
The Goldfish poster Age: 30

The Goldfish

1924
as Amelia Pugsley
Daughters of Today poster Age: 30

Daughters of Today

1924
as Lorena
West of the Water Tower poster Age: 30

West of the Water Tower

1924
as Dessie Arnhalt
Tea- With a Kick! poster Age: 29

Tea- With a Kick!

1923
as 'Brainy' Jones
Hollywood poster Age: 29

Hollywood

1923
as Zasu Pitts
Three Wise Fools poster Age: 29

Three Wise Fools

1923
as Mickey
Mary of the Movies poster Age: 29

Mary of the Movies

1923
as Zasu Pitts (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back poster Age: 29

The Girl Who Came Back

1923
as Anastasia Muldoon
Poor Men's Wives poster Age: 29

Poor Men's Wives

1923
as Apple Annie
Youth to Youth poster Age: 28

Youth to Youth

1922
as Emily
For the Defense poster Age: 28

For the Defense

1922
as Jennie Dunn
Is Matrimony a Failure? poster Age: 28

Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922
as Mrs. Wilbur
No poster
Age: 27

A Daughter of Luxury

1922
as Mary Cosgrove
No poster
Age: 27

Patsy

1921
as Patsy
No poster
Age: 26

Heart of Twenty

1920
as Katie Abbott
No poster
Age: 25

Seeing It Through

1920
as Betty Lawrence
Poor Relations poster Age: 25

Poor Relations

1919
as Daisy Perkins
The Other Half poster Age: 25

The Other Half

1919
as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid
Better Times poster Age: 25

Better Times

1919
as Nancy Scroggs
Men, Women, and Money poster Age: 25

Men, Women, and Money

1919
as Katie Jones
As the Sun Went Down poster Age: 25

As the Sun Went Down

1919
as Sal Sue
A Lady's Name poster Age: 24

A Lady's Name

1918
as Emily
The Talk of the Town poster Age: 24

The Talk of the Town

1918
A Society Sensation poster Age: 24

A Society Sensation

1918
as Mary
How Could You, Jean? poster Age: 24

How Could You, Jean?

1918
as Oscar's Sweetheart
A Modern Musketeer poster Age: 23

A Modern Musketeer

1917
as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)
A Little Princess poster Age: 23

A Little Princess

1917
as Becky
'49–'17 poster Age: 23

'49–'17

1917
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm poster Age: 23

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 23

His Fatal Beauty

1917
as Perscilla
No poster
Age: 23

A Desert Dilemma

1917
Tillie of the Nine Lives poster Age: 23

Tillie of the Nine Lives

1917
No poster
Age: 23

Uneasy Money

1917
as Suza - the Editor's Assistant
No poster
Age: 22

Why They Left Home

1917
as Mary Mandrake
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TV credits

Newest first
Burke's Law poster Age: 69

Burke's Law

1963
as Mrs. Bowie
Guestward, Ho! poster Age: 66

Guestward, Ho!

1960
The Dennis O'Keefe Show poster Age: 65

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

1959
Perry Mason poster Age: 63

Perry Mason

1957
as Daphne Whilom
No poster
Age: 62

The Gale Storm Show

1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 61

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 61

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Selma
General Electric Theater poster Age: 59

General Electric Theater

1953
as Aunt Laura
Private Secretary poster Age: 59

Private Secretary

1953
The Philco Television Playhouse poster Age: 54

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
as Belinda Pryde
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