Alice Drummond

May 21, 1928 - November 30, 2016 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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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.

Their titles like Ghostbusters, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and Awakenings - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

35 titles
Community avg: 8.00 /10
  • 1
    1
    Ghostbusters
    1984June 1984 by Ivan Reitman
    Comedy, Fantasy
    Comedy, Fantasy
    8.42 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    1994February 1994 by Tom Shadyac
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Awakenings
    1990December 1990 by Penny Marshall
    Drama
    Drama
    8.69 Masterpiece--
  • 4
    4
    Doubt
    2008December 2008 by John Patrick Shanley
    Drama
    Drama
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 5
    5
    Synecdoche, New York
    2008October 2008 by Charlie Kaufman
    Drama
    Drama
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 6
    6
    After.Life
    2009November 2009 by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    7.29 Good+
  • 7
    7
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
    1995September 1995 by Beeban Kidron
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.31 Excellent++
  • 8
    8
    In & Out
    1997September 1997 by Frank Oz
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.43 Good++
  • 9
    9
    Furry Vengeance
    2010April 2010 by Roger Kumble
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    6.17 Decent+
  • 10
    10
    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
    1990May 1990 by John Harrison
    Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy
    Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy
    7.20 Good+
  • 11
    11
    Pieces of April
    2003October 2003 by Peter Hedges
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    Nobody's Fool
    1994December 1994 by Robert Benton
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    Funny Farm
    1988June 1988 by George Roy Hill
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.23 Good+
  • 14
    14
    Motherhood
    2009January 2009 by Katherine Dieckmann
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.51 Good--
  • 15
    15
    House of D
    2004May 2004 by David Duchovny
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.43 Good++
  • 16
    16
    Eyewitness
    1981February 1981 by Peter Yates
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    6.94 Good
  • 17
    17
    Money for Nothing
    1993September 1993 by Ramón Menéndez
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.08 Good
  • 18
    18
    The Honeymooners
    2005June 2005 by John Schultz
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.22 Decent+
  • 19
    19
    The Love Letter
    1999May 1999 by Peter Chan Ho-Sun
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.86 Good-
  • 20
    20
    Daybreak
    1993May 1993 by Stephen Tolkin
    Action, Drama, Romance
    Action, Drama, Romance
    7.14 Good+
  • 21
    21
    Jeffrey
    1995August 1995 by Christopher Ashley
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.48 Good++
  • 22
    22
    Where’s Poppa?
    1970November 1970 by Carl Reiner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.46 Good++
  • 23
    23
    Office Killer
    1997December 1997 by Cindy Sherman
    Horror, Thriller, Comedy
    Horror, Thriller, Comedy
    7.06 Good
  • 24
    24
    Earthly Possessions
    1999December 1999 by James Lapine
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 25
    25
    Commandments
    1997May 1997 by Daniel Taplitz
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.36 Good++
  • 26
    26
    King of the Gypsies
    1978December 1978 by Frank Pierson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
    2020January 2020 by Anthony Bueno
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    Hide in Plain Sight
    1980March 1980 by James Caan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 29
    29
    Lenny
    1990–1991 by Don Reo
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 30
    30
    Park Place
    1981 by Reinhold Weege
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 31
    31
    Frannie's Turn
    1992 by Chuck Lorre
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 32
    32
    Thieves
    1977February 1977 by John Berry
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    Where the Heart Is
    1969–1973 by Margaret DePriest
    Soap
    Soap
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    Secret Service
    1977January 1977 by Peter Levin
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 35
    35
    Sanctuary of Fear
    1979April 1979 by John Llewellyn Moxey
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    Needs more reviews