Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asZazu Pitts, Eliza Susan Pitts, ZaSu Pitts, Za Su PittsGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/01/1894Born inParsons, Labette County, Kansas, USADied07/06/1963 (aged 69)Died inHollywoodCausecancerWikidataQ136646 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#34746 ↗

ZaSu Pitts was an American actress, who in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic Greed, along with comedies, before moving into sound films, mostly in comedy roles. She also appeared on numerous radio shows and later on television. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 at 6554 Hollywood Blvd.

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Filmography112 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)	70
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Mrs. Bowie	69
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie	Gertie - Switchboard Operator	69
1963	The Thrill of It AllMovie	Olivia	69
1961	Teenage MillionaireMovie	Aunt Theodora	67
1960	Guestward, Ho!Series	—	66
1959	Disneyland '59Movie	Self	65
1959	The Dennis O'Keefe ShowSeries	—	65
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Daphne Whilom	63
1957	This Could Be the NightMovie	Mrs. Shea	63
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	61
1954	Francis Joins the WACSMovie	Valerie Humpert	60
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Aunt Laura	59
1953	Private SecretarySeries	—	59
1952	Denver and Rio GrandeMovie	Jane Dwyer	58
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	56
1950	FrancisMovie	Valerie Humpert	56
1949	Lum and AbnerMovie	—	55
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Belinda Pryde	54
1947	Life with FatherMovie	Cousin Cora Cartwright	53
1943	Let's Face ItMovie	Cornelia Pigeon	49
1942	The Bashful BachelorMovie	Geraldine	48
1942	TishMovie	Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)	48
1941	Miss PollyMovie	Pandora Polly	47
1941	The Mexican Spitfire's BabyMovie	Emily Pepper	47
1940	No, No, NanetteMovie	Pauline Hastings	46
1940	It All Came TrueMovie	Miss Flint	46
1939	Nurse Edith CavellMovie	Mme. Moulin	45
1939	Naughty But NiceMovie	Aunt Penelope Hardwick	45
1939	Eternally YoursMovie	Mrs. Bingham	45
1939	Mickey the KidMovie	Lilly Handy	45
1937	Forty Naughty GirlsMovie	Hildegarde Withers	43
1937	Wanted!Movie	Winnie Oatfield	43
1936	Mad HolidayMovie	Mrs. Fay Kinney	42
1936	13 Hours by AirMovie	Miss Harkins	42
1935	Going HighbrowMovie	Cora Upshaw	41
1935	Spring TonicMovie	Maggie Conklin	41
1935	She Gets Her ManMovie	Esmeralda	41
1935	Hot TipMovie	Belle McGill	41
1934	The Gay BrideMovie	Mirabelle	40
1934	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMovie	Miss Hazy	40
1934	And She Learned About DamesMovie	Herself	40
1934	Three on a HoneymoonMovie	Alice Mudge	40
1934	Their Big MomentMovie	Tillie Whim	40
1934	Two AloneMovie	Esthey Roberts	40
1933	Hello, Sister!Movie	Millie	39
1933	Mr. SkitchMovie	Maddie Skitch	39
1933	Her First MateMovie	Mary Horner	39
1933	Asleep in the FeetMovie	Zasu	39
1933	The Bargain of the CenturyMovie	Zasu	39
1933	Maids a la ModeMovie	Miss Pitts	39
1933	Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!Movie	Connie Clark	39
1933	The Vanishing FrontierMovie	Aunt Sylvia	39
1932	Show BusinessMovie	Zasu	38
1932	Broken LullabyMovie	Anna, Holderlin's Maid	38
1932	Back StreetMovie	Mrs. Dole	38
1932	Make Me a StarMovie	Mrs. Scudder	38
1932	Once in a LifetimeMovie	Miss Leyton	38
1932	Blondie of the FolliesMovie	Gertie	38
1932	Steady CompanyMovie	Dot	38
1932	Madison Square GardenMovie	Florrie	38
1932	Red NosesMovie	Miss Pitts	38
1932	Westward PassageMovie	Mrs. Truesdale	38
1932	Strangers of the EveningMovie	Sybil Smith	38
1932	The Crooked CircleMovie	Nora Rafferty	38
1932	ShopwornMovie	Aunt Dot	38
1932	Alum and EveMovie	Zasu	38
1931	Their Mad MomentMovie	Miss Dibbs	37
1931	Catch-As Catch-CanMovie	ZaSu	37
1931	The Pajama PartyMovie	Zasu	37
1931	The Big GambleMovie	Nora Dugan	37
1931	Finn and HattieMovie	Mrs. Hattie Haddock	37
1931	Beyond VictoryMovie	Fritzi Mobley	37
1931	SeedMovie	Jennie	37
1931	Let's Do ThingsMovie	Zasu Pitts	37
1931	The Secret WitnessMovie	Bella	37
1930	The Devil's HolidayMovie	Ethel	36
1930	The Lottery BrideMovie	Hilda	36
1930	River's EndMovie	Louise	36
1930	Passion FlowerMovie	Mrs. Harney	36
1930	War NurseMovie	Cushie	36
1930	Little AccidentMovie	Monica	36
1930	No, No, NanetteMovie	Pauline Hastings	36
1929	The Locked DoorMovie	Telephone Girl	35
1929	Oh, Yeah!Movie	The Elk	35
1929	The DummyMovie	Rose Gleason	35
1929	The SquallMovie	Lena	35
1929	Her Private LifeMovie	Timmins	35
1928	Sins of the FathersMovie	Mother Spengler	34
1928	13 Washington SquareMovie	The Maid	34
1927	Casey at the BatMovie	Camille	33
1926	MannequinMovie	Annie Pogani	32
1926	The Great LoveMovie	Nancy	32
1926	Monte CarloMovie	Hope Durant	32
1925	Wages for WivesMovie	Luella Logan	31
1925	1925 Studio TourMovie	Self	31
1925	A Woman's FaithMovie	Blanche Odile	31
1924	GreedMovie	Trina	30
1924	The Fast SetMovie	Mona	30
1923	Souls for SaleMovie	Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary	29
1923	Mary of the MoviesMovie	Zasu Pitts (uncredited)	29
1923	HollywoodMovie	Zasu Pitts	29
1923	Three Wise FoolsMovie	Mickey	29
1923	The Girl Who Came BackMovie	Anastasia Muldoon	29
1922	A Daughter of LuxuryMovie	Mary Cosgrove	28
1922	For the DefenseMovie	Jennie Dunn	28
1919	The Other HalfMovie	Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid	25
1919	Better TimesMovie	Nancy Scroggs	25
1919	Poor RelationsMovie	Daisy Perkins	25
1918	A Society SensationMovie	Mary	24
1917	Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovie	Undetermined Role (uncredited)	23
1917	A Modern MusketeerMovie	A Kansas Belle (uncredited)	23