

Zasu Pitts
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
2 Jan 1894
Age
132 Years
Born In
Parsons, Kansas, USA
Total Projects
206
Years Active
47 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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),...
Known For
Filmography

movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Gertie - Switchboard Operator

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Mrs. Bowie

movie
The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All
as Olivia

movie
Teenage Millionaire
Teenage Millionaire
as Aunt Theodora

tv
Guestward, Ho!
Guestward, Ho!

tv
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
The Dennis O'Keefe Show

movie
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
as Self

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Daphne Whilom

movie
This Could Be the Night
This Could Be the Night
as Mrs. Shea

tv
The Gale Storm Show
The Gale Storm Show

tv
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour

tv
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Selma

movie
Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS
as Valerie Humpert

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Aunt Laura

tv
Private Secretary
Private Secretary

movie
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande
as Jane Dwyer

movie
Francis
Francis
as Valerie Humpert

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

movie
Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Belinda Pryde

movie
Life with Father
Life with Father
as Cousin Cora Cartwright

movie
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
as Rosa

movie
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Elvira Spriggens

movie
Dear Miss Gloria
Dear Miss Gloria
as Guest star

movie
Let's Face It
Let's Face It
as Cornelia Pigeon

movie
Tish
Tish
as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)

movie
So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Aunt Emma Bates

movie
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
as Geraldine

movie
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Miss Pepper

movie
Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three
as Anna, Craig's Maid

movie
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Emily Pepper

movie
Miss Polly
Miss Polly
as Pandora Polly

movie
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
as Julia Jordan

movie
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
as Emmy Sawyer

movie
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited
as Myra Pottle

movie
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
as Pauline Hastings

movie
It All Came True
It All Came True
as Miss Flint

movie
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
as Cary Bingham

movie
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Mme. Moulin

movie
Mickey the Kid
Mickey the Kid
as Lilly Handy

movie
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
as Aunt Penelope Hardwick

movie
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
as Dulcey Lee

movie
52nd Street
52nd Street
as Letitia Rondell

movie
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls
as Hildegarde Withers

movie
Wanted!
Wanted!
as Winnie Oatfield

movie
Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song
as Gwen Logan

movie
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
as Hildegarde Withers

movie
Mad Holiday
Mad Holiday
as Mrs. Fay Kinney

movie
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
as Miss Harkins

movie
The Affair of Susan
The Affair of Susan
as Susan Todd

movie
Hot Tip
Hot Tip
as Belle McGill

movie
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
as Esmeralda

movie
Going Highbrow
Going Highbrow
as Cora Upshaw

movie
Spring Tonic
Spring Tonic
as Maggie Conklin

movie
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Mrs. Judson

movie
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride
as Mirabelle

movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Miss Hazy

movie
Dames
Dames
as Matilda Hemingway

movie
Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment
as Tillie Whim

movie
Private Scandal
Private Scandal
as Miss Coates

movie
Love Birds
Love Birds
as Araminta Tootle

movie
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It
as Annie Snodgrass

movie
And She Learned About Dames
And She Learned About Dames
as Herself

movie
Three on a Honeymoon
Three on a Honeymoon
as Alice Mudge

movie
Two Alone
Two Alone
as Esthey Roberts

movie
The Meanest Gal in Town
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Tillie Prescott

movie
Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
as Maddie Skitch

movie
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
as Zasu

movie
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Sybby 'Sib'

movie
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
as Connie Clark

movie
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
as Mary Horner

movie
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
as Elmerada

movie
One Track Minds
One Track Minds
as Zasu Pitts

movie
Hello, Sister!
Hello, Sister!
as Millie

movie
The Bargain of the Century
The Bargain of the Century
as Zasu

movie
Out All Night
Out All Night
as Bonny

movie
The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
as Aunt Sylvia

movie
Maids a la Mode
Maids a la Mode
as Miss Pitts

movie
Asleep in the Feet
Asleep in the Feet
as Zasu

movie
They Just Had to Get Married
They Just Had to Get Married
as Molly Hull

movie
She Whoops To Conquer
She Whoops To Conquer
as Beula

movie
Mother's Helper
Mother's Helper

movie
Sneak Easily
Sneak Easily
as Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury

movie
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
as Florrie

movie
The Soilers
The Soilers
as Zasu

movie
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
as Miss Leyton

movie
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle
as Nora Rafferty

movie
Alum and Eve
Alum and Eve
as Zasu

movie
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies
as Gertie

movie
Show Business
Show Business
as Zasu

movie
Back Street
Back Street
as Mrs. Dole

movie
Roar of the Dragon
Roar of the Dragon
as Gabby Woman

movie
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
as Mrs. Scudder

movie
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator

movie
The Old Bull
The Old Bull
as Zasu

movie
Westward Passage
Westward Passage
as Mrs. Truesdale

movie
Strangers of the Evening
Strangers of the Evening
as Sybil Smith

movie
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Gladys Fairweather

movie
Strictly Unreliable
Strictly Unreliable
as Pitts

movie
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
as Temperance Worker

movie
Shopworn
Shopworn
as Aunt Dot

movie
Red Noses
Red Noses
as Miss Pitts

movie
Steady Company
Steady Company
as Dot

movie
Sealskins
Sealskins
as Zasu Pitts

movie
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
as Anna, Holderlin's Maid

movie
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father
as Polly Perkins

movie
On the Loose
On the Loose
as Zasu

movie
The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness
as Bella

movie
War Mamas
War Mamas
as Zasu

movie
The Guardsman
The Guardsman
as Liesl

movie
The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party
as Zasu

movie
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
as Mrs. Bassett

movie
The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble
as Nora Dugan

movie
Catch-As Catch-Can
Catch-As Catch-Can
as ZaSu

movie
Their Mad Moment
Their Mad Moment
as Miss Dibbs

movie
A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience
as Katie

movie
Let's Do Things
Let's Do Things
as Zasu Pitts

movie
Seed
Seed
as Jennie

movie
Beyond Victory
Beyond Victory
as Fritzi Mobley

movie
The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister
as Minnie

movie
Finn and Hattie
Finn and Hattie
as Mrs. Hattie Haddock

movie
Passion Flower
Passion Flower
as Mrs. Harney

movie
Free Love
Free Love
as Ada, the Maid

movie
War Nurse
War Nurse
as Cushie

movie
Sin Takes a Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Annie

movie
River's End
River's End
as Louise

movie
The Lottery Bride
The Lottery Bride
as Hilda

movie
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
as Bertha

movie
The Squealer
The Squealer
as Bella

movie
Little Accident
Little Accident
as Monica

movie
The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday
as Ethel

movie
Honey
Honey
as Mayme

movie
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
as Pauline Hastings

movie
The Honeymoon
The Honeymoon
as Caecilia

movie
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
as Clara Bertrand

movie
The Locked Door
The Locked Door
as Telephone Girl

movie
Paris
Paris
as Harriet

movie
Oh, Yeah!
Oh, Yeah!
as The Elk

movie
Her Private Life
Her Private Life
as Timmins

movie
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
as Mrs. Wyatt

movie
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
as Tillie

movie
The Squall
The Squall
as Lena

movie
The Dummy
The Dummy
as Rose Gleason

movie
Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers
as Mother Spengler

movie
The Wedding March
The Wedding March
as Cecelia Schweisser

movie
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
as Hulda

movie
13 Washington Square
13 Washington Square
as The Maid

movie
Wife Savers
Wife Savers
as Germaine

movie
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
as Camille

movie
Her Big Night
Her Big Night
as Gladys Smith

movie
Risky Business
Risky Business
as Agnes Wheaton

movie
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
as Evelyn

movie
The Great Love
The Great Love
as Nancy

movie
Early to Wed
Early to Wed
as Mrs. Dugan

movie
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
as Hope Durant

movie
What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?
as Hilda (as Zazu Pitts)

movie
Mannequin
Mannequin
as Annie Pogani

movie
Wages for Wives
Wages for Wives
as Luella Logan

movie
Lazybones
Lazybones
as Ruth Fanning

movie
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
as Mandy Coulter

movie
Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies
as Maggie Keenan

movie
A Woman's Faith
A Woman's Faith
as Blanche Odile

movie
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour
as Self

movie
Old Shoes
Old Shoes

movie
The Great Divide
The Great Divide
as Polly Jordan

movie
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Judy

movie
Greed
Greed
as Trina

movie
Secrets of the Night
Secrets of the Night
as Celia Stebbins

movie
The Fast Set
The Fast Set
as Mona

movie
Changing Husbands
Changing Husbands
as Delia

movie
The Goldfish
The Goldfish
as Amelia Pugsley

movie
Daughters of Today
Daughters of Today
as Lorena

movie
West of the Water Tower
West of the Water Tower
as Dessie Arnhalt

movie
Tea- With a Kick!
Tea- With a Kick!
as 'Brainy' Jones

movie
Hollywood
Hollywood
as Zasu Pitts

movie
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
as Mickey

movie
Mary of the Movies
Mary of the Movies
as Zasu Pitts (uncredited)

movie
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary

movie
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back
as Anastasia Muldoon

movie
Poor Men's Wives
Poor Men's Wives
as Apple Annie

movie
Youth to Youth
Youth to Youth
as Emily

movie
For the Defense
For the Defense
as Jennie Dunn

movie
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Is Matrimony a Failure?
as Mrs. Wilbur

movie
A Daughter of Luxury
A Daughter of Luxury
as Mary Cosgrove

movie
Patsy
Patsy
as Patsy

movie
Heart of Twenty
Heart of Twenty
as Katie Abbott

movie
Seeing It Through
Seeing It Through
as Betty Lawrence

movie
Poor Relations
Poor Relations
as Daisy Perkins

movie
The Other Half
The Other Half
as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid

movie
Better Times
Better Times
as Nancy Scroggs

movie
Men, Women, and Money
Men, Women, and Money
as Katie Jones

movie
As the Sun Went Down
As the Sun Went Down
as Sal Sue

movie
A Lady's Name
A Lady's Name
as Emily

movie
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town

movie
A Society Sensation
A Society Sensation
as Mary

movie
How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean?
as Oscar's Sweetheart

movie
A Modern Musketeer
A Modern Musketeer
as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)

movie
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
as Becky

movie
'49–'17
'49–'17
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

movie
His Fatal Beauty
His Fatal Beauty
as Perscilla

movie
A Desert Dilemma
A Desert Dilemma

movie
Tillie of the Nine Lives
Tillie of the Nine Lives

movie
Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money
as Suza - the Editor's Assistant

movie
Why They Left Home
Why They Left Home
as Mary Mandrake