Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Acting

Birthday

1894/01/02

Day of death

1963/06/07 (69 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Parsons, Kansas, USA

Also know as

Zazu Pitts, Eliza Susan Pitts, ZaSu Pitts, Za Su Pitts

Biography

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), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933...Read more

Acting
Greed
7.4

(1924) Greed

as Trina

Blondie of the Follies
6.0

(1932) Blondie of the Follies

as Gertie

The Thrill of It All
7.0

(1963) The Thrill of It All

as Olivia

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Gertie - Switchboard Operator

Thunder Mountain
0.0

(1925) Thunder Mountain

as Mandy Coulter

13 Washington Square
5.2

(1928) 13 Washington Square

as The Maid

The Squealer
6.0

(1930) The Squealer

as Bella

Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1

(1935) Ruggles of Red Gap

as Mrs. Judson

Life with Father
6.5

(1947) Life with Father

as Cousin Cora Cartwright

The Talk of the Town
1.0

(1918) The Talk of the Town

as ---

Francis
5.5

(1950) Francis

as Valerie Humpert

The Big Gamble
6.0

(1931) The Big Gamble

as Nora Dugan

52nd Street
0.0

(1937) 52nd Street

as Letitia Rondell

Dames
6.3

(1934) Dames

as Matilda Hemingway

The Honeymoon
0.0

(1929) The Honeymoon

as Caecilia

The Dummy
0.0

(1929) The Dummy

as Rose Gleason

0.0

(1921) Patsy

as Patsy

Wife Savers
0.0

(1928) Wife Savers

as Germaine

It All Came True
5.8

(1940) It All Came True

as Miss Flint

The Locked Door
5.8

(1929) The Locked Door

as Telephone Girl

Dear Miss Gloria
0.0

(1946) Dear Miss Gloria

as Guest star

On the Loose
6.8

(1931) On the Loose

as Zasu

Oh, Yeah!
4.3

(1929) Oh, Yeah!

as The Elk

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6.0

(1934) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Miss Hazy

Changing Husbands
0.0

(1924) Changing Husbands

as Delia

Eternally Yours
5.6

(1939) Eternally Yours

as Cary Bingham

The Guardsman
5.3

(1931) The Guardsman

as Liesl

What Happened to Jones
5.8

(1926) What Happened to Jones

as Hilda (as Zazu Pitts)

This Could Be the Night
5.6

(1957) This Could Be the Night

as Mrs. Shea

The Plot Thickens
6.2

(1936) The Plot Thickens

as Hildegarde Withers

Once in a Lifetime
7.0

(1932) Once in a Lifetime

as Miss Leyton

Shopworn
6.7

(1932) Shopworn

as Aunt Dot

Hollywood
7.0

(1923) Hollywood

as Zasu Pitts

Monte Carlo
6.3

(1930) Monte Carlo

as Bertha

The Bad Sister
5.4

(1931) The Bad Sister

as Minnie

Strangers of the Evening
4.8

(1932) Strangers of the Evening

as Sybil Smith

The Crooked Circle
4.8

(1932) The Crooked Circle

as Nora Rafferty

Forty Naughty Girls
5.2

(1937) Forty Naughty Girls

as Hildegarde Withers

Mad Holiday
6.0

(1936) Mad Holiday

as Mrs. Fay Kinney

A Little Princess
5.1

(1917) A Little Princess

as Becky

Meet the Baron
4.3

(1933) Meet the Baron

as Zasu

So's Your Aunt Emma!
6.5

(1942) So's Your Aunt Emma!

as Aunt Emma Bates

Make Me a Star
5.5

(1932) Make Me a Star

as Mrs. Scudder

Going Highbrow
6.0

(1935) Going Highbrow

as Cora Upshaw

Denver and Rio Grande
5.4

(1952) Denver and Rio Grande

as Jane Dwyer

The Bashful Bachelor
4.5

(1942) The Bashful Bachelor

as Geraldine

Niagara Falls
6.7

(1941) Niagara Falls

as Emmy Sawyer

Broadway Limited
5.1

(1941) Broadway Limited

as Myra Pottle

The Lottery Bride
4.7

(1930) The Lottery Bride

as Hilda

Sin Takes a Holiday
5.8

(1930) Sin Takes a Holiday

as Annie

Westward Passage
5.8

(1932) Westward Passage

as Mrs. Truesdale

Pretty Ladies
4.7

(1925) Pretty Ladies

as Maggie Keenan

The Squall
3.4

(1929) The Squall

as Lena

Passion Flower
5.6

(1930) Passion Flower

as Mrs. Harney

Sing and Like it
4.3

(1934) Sing and Like it

as Annie Snodgrass

Let's Face It
4.5

(1943) Let's Face It

as Cornelia Pigeon

Spring Tonic
5.3

(1935) Spring Tonic

as Maggie Conklin

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
3.0

(1942) Mexican Spitfire at Sea

as Miss Pepper

The Gay Bride
5.8

(1934) The Gay Bride

as Mirabelle

Professional Sweetheart
5.0

(1933) Professional Sweetheart

as Elmerada de Leon

Seed
6.0

(1931) Seed

as Jennie

Teenage Millionaire
4.5

(1961) Teenage Millionaire

as Aunt Theodora

Uncle Joe
6.0

(1941) Uncle Joe

as Julia Jordan

Destry Rides Again
3.5

(1932) Destry Rides Again

as Temperance Worker

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
7.0

(1933) Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as Sybby 'Sib'

Weekend for Three
5.7

(1941) Weekend for Three

as Anna, Craig's Maid

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
4.3

(1941) The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

as Emily Pepper

Mr. Skitch
6.0

(1933) Mr. Skitch

as Maddie Skitch

13 Hours by Air
4.3

(1936) 13 Hours by Air

as Miss Harkins

The Meanest Gal in Town
6.5

(1934) The Meanest Gal in Town

as Tillie Prescott

Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4

(1939) Nurse Edith Cavell

as Mme. Moulin

Two Alone
7.0

(1934) Two Alone

as Esthey Roberts

River's End
6.2

(1930) River's End

as Louise

The Devil's Holiday
6.4

(1930) The Devil's Holiday

as Ethel

Finn and Hattie
5.3

(1931) Finn and Hattie

as Mrs. Hattie Haddock

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
0.0

(1932) The Trial of Vivienne Ware

as Gladys Fairweather

Is My Face Red?
5.0

(1932) Is My Face Red?

as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator

Hello, Sister!
6.0

(1933) Hello, Sister!

as Millie

Her First Mate
0.0

(1933) Her First Mate

as Mary Horner

Roar of the Dragon
6.2

(1932) Roar of the Dragon

as Gabby Woman

The Bargain of the Century
1.5

(1933) The Bargain of the Century

as Zasu

The Fast Set
0.0

(1924) The Fast Set

as Mona

Sealskins
5.5

(1932) Sealskins

as Zasu Pitts

Asleep in the Feet
1.0

(1933) Asleep in the Feet

as Zasu

Show Business
6.0

(1932) Show Business

as Zasu

Risky Business
6.0

(1926) Risky Business

as Agnes Wheaton

Beyond Victory
0.0

(1931) Beyond Victory

as Fritzi Mobley

Madison Square Garden
6.2

(1932) Madison Square Garden

as Florrie

Steady Company
0.0

(1932) Steady Company

as Dot

Catch-As Catch-Can
1.0

(1931) Catch-As Catch-Can

as ZaSu

Casey at the Bat
6.0

(1927) Casey at the Bat

as Camille

Red Noses
7.0

(1932) Red Noses

as Miss Pitts

Penrod and Sam
6.0

(1931) Penrod and Sam

as Mrs. Bassett

Lazybones
6.5

(1925) Lazybones

as Ruth Fanning

A Woman of Experience
5.2

(1931) A Woman of Experience

as Katie

Tish
5.7

(1942) Tish

as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)

Maids a la Mode
0.0

(1933) Maids a la Mode

as Miss Pitts

The Affair of Susan
0.0

(1935) The Affair of Susan

as Susan Todd

Sing Me a Love Song
0.0

(1936) Sing Me a Love Song

as Gwen Logan

0.0

(1933) Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

as Connie Clark

The Other Half
5.0

(1919) The Other Half

as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid

The Vanishing Frontier
0.0

(1933) The Vanishing Frontier

as Aunt Sylvia

How Could You, Jean?
0.0

(1918) How Could You, Jean?

as Oscar's Sweetheart

Three Wise Fools
0.0

(1923) Three Wise Fools

as Mickey

The Great Love
0.0

(1926) The Great Love

as Nancy

Souls for Sale
6.2

(1923) Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary

A Modern Musketeer
5.2

(1917) A Modern Musketeer

as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)

Out All Night
6.0

(1933) Out All Night

as Bonny

0.0

(1922) A Daughter of Luxury

as Mary Cosgrove

War Mamas
0.0

(1931) War Mamas

as Zasu

The Soilers
6.2

(1932) The Soilers

as Zasu

The Pajama Party
7.0

(1931) The Pajama Party

as Zasu

The Old Bull
3.0

(1932) The Old Bull

as Zasu

Strictly Unreliable
5.5

(1932) Strictly Unreliable

as Pitts

Sneak Easily
0.0

(1932) Sneak Easily

as Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury

Let's Do Things
0.0

(1931) Let's Do Things

as Zasu Pitts

One Track Minds
0.0

(1933) One Track Minds

as ---

Alum and Eve
7.0

(1932) Alum and Eve

as Zasu

The Wedding March
7.0

(1928) The Wedding March

as Cecelia Schweisser

A Society Sensation
5.7

(1918) A Society Sensation

as Mary

She Gets Her Man
0.0

(1935) She Gets Her Man

as Esmeralda

The Secret Witness
3.0

(1931) The Secret Witness

as Bella

Naughty But Nice
6.2

(1939) Naughty But Nice

as Aunt Penelope Hardwick

Their Big Moment
4.5

(1934) Their Big Moment

as Tillie Whim

No, No, Nanette
6.0

(1930) No, No, Nanette

as Pauline Hastings

Miss Polly
5.0

(1941) Miss Polly

as Pandora Polly

War Nurse
5.1

(1930) War Nurse

as Cushie

Monte Carlo
0.0

(1926) Monte Carlo

as Hope Durant

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
5.8

(1917) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

'49–'17
5.4

(1917) '49–'17

as Party Guest (uncredited)

0.0

(1920) Heart of Twenty

as Katie Abbott

Mickey the Kid
0.0

(1939) Mickey the Kid

as Lilly Handy

Private Scandal
0.0

(1934) Private Scandal

as Miss Coates

The Argyle Case
0.0

(1929) The Argyle Case

as Mrs. Wyatt

A Lady's Name
0.0

(1918) A Lady's Name

as Emily

Broken Lullaby
7.5

(1932) Broken Lullaby

as Anna, Holderlin's Maid

Breakfast in Hollywood
5.0

(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood

as Elvira Spriggens

Their Mad Moment
5.0

(1931) Their Mad Moment

as Miss Dibbs

Back Street
6.1

(1932) Back Street

as Mrs. Dole

Twin Beds
0.0

(1929) Twin Beds

as Tillie

Love Birds
6.0

(1934) Love Birds

as Araminta Tootle

The Silent Partner
6.0

(1955) The Silent Partner

as Selma

Hot Tip
5.0

(1935) Hot Tip

as Belle McGill

Francis Joins the WACS
5.8

(1954) Francis Joins the WACS

as Valerie Humpert

Secrets of the Night
6.0

(1924) Secrets of the Night

as Celia Stebbins

No, No, Nanette
6.0

(1940) No, No, Nanette

as Pauline Hastings

She Whoops To Conquer
0.0

(1933) She Whoops To Conquer

as Beula

1925 Studio Tour
6.2

(1925) 1925 Studio Tour

as Self

Honey
5.0

(1930) Honey

as Mayme

Three on a Honeymoon
0.0

(1934) Three on a Honeymoon

as Alice Mudge

Mannequin
0.0

(1926) Mannequin

as Annie Pogani

Little Accident
0.0

(1930) Little Accident

as Monica

And She Learned About Dames
6.0

(1934) And She Learned About Dames

as Herself

The Lady's from Kentucky
0.0

(1939) The Lady's from Kentucky

as Dulcey Lee

The Perfect Marriage
4.0

(1947) The Perfect Marriage

as Rosa

The Great Divide
0.0

(1925) The Great Divide

as Polly Jordan

Free Love
8.0

(1930) Free Love

as Ada, the Maid

Paris
0.0

(1929) Paris

as Harriet

Buck Privates
0.0

(1928) Buck Privates

as Hulda

0.0

(1925) Old Shoes

as ---

For the Defense
0.0

(1922) For the Defense

as Jennie Dunn

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy

as Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

They Just Had to Get Married
0.0

(1933) They Just Had to Get Married

as Molly Hull

This Thing Called Love
0.0

(1929) This Thing Called Love

as Clara Bertrand

Wanted!
0.0

(1937) Wanted!

as Winnie Oatfield

Her Private Life
1.0

(1929) Her Private Life

as Timmins

Mary of the Movies
0.0

(1923) Mary of the Movies

as Zasu Pitts (uncredited)

Better Times
0.0

(1919) Better Times

as Nancy Scroggs

Tea- With a Kick!
0.0

(1923) Tea- With a Kick!

as 'Brainy' Jones

Poor Men's Wives
0.0

(1923) Poor Men's Wives

as Apple Annie

Sunny Side Up
0.0

(1926) Sunny Side Up

as Evelyn

Disneyland '59
6.5

(1959) Disneyland '59

as Self

The Goldfish
0.0

(1924) The Goldfish

as Amelia Pugsley

Sins of the Fathers
6.0

(1928) Sins of the Fathers

as Mother Spengler

The Unexpected Father
0.0

(1932) The Unexpected Father

as Polly Perkins

0.0

(1949) Lum and Abner

as ---

0.0

(1920) Seeing It Through

as Betty Lawrence

Early to Wed
0.0

(1926) Early to Wed

as Mrs. Dugan

Wages for Wives
0.0

(1925) Wages for Wives

as Luella Logan

0.0

(1917) Uneasy Money

as Suza - the Editor's Assistant

Tillie of the Nine Lives
0.0

(1917) Tillie of the Nine Lives

as ---

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Mrs. Bowie

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Daphne Whilom

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Aunt Laura

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

5.0

(1953) Private Secretary

as ---

5.5

(1956) The Gale Storm Show

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Belinda Pryde

Guestward, Ho!
4.0

(1960) Guestward, Ho!

as ---

The Dennis O'Keefe Show
5.0

(1959) The Dennis O'Keefe Show

as ---

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Screen Director's Playhouse
6.5

(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse

as Selma