Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy Ghostbusters.
Ghostbusters
(Librarian)
Pieces of April
(Grandma Dottie)
In & Out
(Aunt Susan)
Awakenings
(Lucy Fishman)
Motherhood
(Edith)
Nobody's Fool
(Hattie)
The Love Letter
(Postal Clerk)
Just the Ticket
(Lady with Cash)
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
(Rose)
Funny Farm
(Mrs. Ethel Dinges)
Walking and Talking
(Betsy)
Chronic Town
(Elizabeth)
The Rising Place
(Aunt Millie)
Money, Power, Murder.
(Helen)
Man on a Swing
(Mrs. Dawson)
Furry Vengeance
(Mrs. Martin)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(Self)
After.Life
(Mrs. Hutton)
You Can't Take it With You
(Gay Wellington)
Doubt
(Sister Veronica)
Synecdoche, New York
(Actress Playing Frances)
The Honeymooners
(Miss Benvenuti)
Advice From a Caterpillar
(Diner Grandmother)
I'll Take You There
(Stella)
Earthly Possessions
(Old Woman in Jalopy)
Office Killer
(Carlotta Douglas)
'Til There Was You
(Harriet)
Commandments
(Mrs. Mann)
Jeffrey
(Grandma Rose)
Money for Nothing
(Mrs. Breen)
Daybreak
(Anna)
Running on Empty
(Mrs. Powell)
Eyewitness
(Mrs. Eunice Deever)
Hide in Plain Sight
(Mrs. Novack)
King of the Gypsies
(Zharko's Nurse)
Joe Gould's Secret
(Helen)
House of D
(Mrs. Brevoort)
Where’s Poppa?
(Woman in Elevator)
Nikki and Alexander
(Mrs Klein)
Secret Service
(Mrs. Varney)
The Suicide Club
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(Mrs. Finkle)
Particular Men
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
(Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’))
Sanctuary of Fear
(Grace Barringer)
Animal Behavior
(Site Committee)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(Clara)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
(Governor's Secretary)
The Dog Lover
Thieves
(Mrs. Ramsey)
I.Q.
(Dinner Guest)
The House on Carroll Street
(Woman at Hearing)
Night Court
(Alice Beeker)
Law & Order
(Zelda)
Kate & Allie
Ed
(Mrs. Shroeder)
Spin City
(Sondra Spencer)
The Equalizer
(Kind Woman)
Boston Legal
(Lydia Tuffalo)
The Jury
Where the Heart Is
New York News
Lenny
Park Place
Frannie's Turn
(Rosa Escobar)
Night Court
(Mavis Tuttle)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
(Juror)
Great Performances
(Mrs. Varney)