Zasu Pitts: movies and TV shows
Zasu Pitts has 206 credits in the archive: 195 films and 11 TV series, from 1917 to 1964. Highest rated: Perry Mason (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1917 – 1964 · busiest year: 1932 (24 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Mrs. Bowie | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Gertie - Switchboard Operator | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Olivia | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1961 | Teenage Millionaire | Aunt Theodora | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1960 | Guestward, Ho! | TV | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | TV | 7.5 | 65 | |
| 1959 | Disneyland '59 | Self | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Daphne Whilom | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Mrs. Shea | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | TV | 6.7 | 62 | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | TV | 6.0 | 61 | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Selma | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1954 | Francis Joins the WACS | Valerie Humpert | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1953 | Private Secretary | TV | 6.0 | 59 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Aunt Laura | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Jane Dwyer | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | Francis | Valerie Humpert | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1949 | Lum and Abner | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Belinda Pryde | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Cousin Cora Cartwright | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1947 | The Perfect Marriage | Rosa | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | Dear Miss Gloria | Guest star | Film | — | 52 |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Elvira Spriggens | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1943 | Let's Face It | Cornelia Pigeon | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1942 | So's Your Aunt Emma! | Aunt Emma Bates | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Bashful Bachelor | Geraldine | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1942 | Tish | Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts) | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire at Sea | Miss Pepper | Film | 4.4 | 48 |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited | Myra Pottle | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls | Emmy Sawyer | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1941 | Uncle Joe | Julia Jordan | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Weekend for Three | Anna, Craig's Maid | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Emily Pepper | Film | 4.6 | 47 |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Pandora Polly | Film | 4.9 | 47 |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette | Pauline Hastings | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1940 | It All Came True | Miss Flint | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Mme. Moulin | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Aunt Penelope Hardwick | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours | Mrs. Bingham | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1939 | Mickey the Kid | Lilly Handy | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Lady's from Kentucky | Dulcey Lee | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Hildegarde Withers | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1937 | 52nd Street | Letitia Rondell | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Wanted! | Winnie Oatfield | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song | Gwen Logan | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | The Plot Thickens | Hildegarde Withers | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | 13 Hours by Air | Miss Harkins | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1936 | Mad Holiday | Mrs. Fay Kinney | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1935 | Hot Tip | Belle McGill | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Going Highbrow | Cora Upshaw | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Mrs. Judson | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1935 | Spring Tonic | Maggie Conklin | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1935 | The Affair of Susan | Susan Todd | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | She Gets Her Man | Esmeralda | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1934 | Love Birds | Araminta Tootle | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Mirabelle | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Tillie Prescott | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1934 | And She Learned About Dames | Herself | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Private Scandal | Miss Coates | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Two Alone | Esthey Roberts | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Miss Hazy | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Sing and Like It | Annie Snodgrass | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Three on a Honeymoon | Alice Mudge | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Dames | Matilda Hemingway | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1934 | Their Big Moment | Tillie Whim | Film | 4.7 | 40 |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! | Millie | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Mr. Skitch | Maddie Skitch | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1933 | Professional Sweetheart | Elmerada | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | She Whoops To Conquer | Beula | Film | — | 39 |
| 1933 | Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! | Connie Clark | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Zasu | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1933 | Asleep in the Feet | Zasu | Film | 4.8 | 39 |
| 1933 | Out All Night | Bonny | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1933 | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Sybby 'Sib' | Film | 7.8 | 39 |
| 1933 | Her First Mate | Mary Horner | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Mother's Helper | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1933 | The Bargain of the Century | Zasu | Film | 4.2 | 39 |
| 1933 | They Just Had to Get Married | Molly Hull | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | One Track Minds | Zasu Pitts | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Maids a la Mode | Miss Pitts | Film | 3.7 | 39 |
| 1933 | The Vanishing Frontier | Aunt Sylvia | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1932 | Westward Passage | Mrs. Truesdale | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1932 | Shopworn | Aunt Dot | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies | Gertie | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1932 | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Leyton | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Unexpected Father | Polly Perkins | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Back Street | Mrs. Dole | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby | Anna, Holderlin's Maid | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1932 | Roar of the Dragon | Gabby Woman | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1932 | Show Business | Zasu | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Morning Gazette Telephone Operator | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Mrs. Scudder | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Nora Rafferty | Film | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Trial of Vivienne Ware | Gladys Fairweather | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Strangers of the Evening | Sybil Smith | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1932 | Destry Rides Again | Temperance Worker | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1932 | Red Noses | Miss Pitts | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1932 | Madison Square Garden | Florrie | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1932 | Steady Company | Dot | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Sealskins | Zasu Pitts | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Soilers | Zasu | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1932 | Strictly Unreliable | Pitts | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Old Bull | Zasu | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Sneak Easily | Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Alum and Eve | Zasu | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1931 | The Bad Sister | Minnie | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble | Nora Dugan | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1931 | A Woman of Experience | Katie | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1931 | Penrod and Sam | Mrs. Bassett | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Pajama Party | Zasu | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Seed | Jennie | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1931 | Beyond Victory | Fritzi Mobley | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Guardsman | Liesl | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 1931 | Finn and Hattie | Mrs. Hattie Haddock | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1931 | On the Loose | Zasu | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1931 | Their Mad Moment | Miss Dibbs | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1931 | Let's Do Things | Zasu Pitts | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Catch-As Catch-Can | ZaSu | Film | 3.3 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Secret Witness | Bella | Film | 4.3 | 37 |
| 1931 | War Mamas | Zasu | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | Passion Flower | Mrs. Harney | Film | 5.4 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Lottery Bride | Hilda | Film | 5.3 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Devil's Holiday | Ethel | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1930 | Little Accident | Monica | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Annie | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo | Bertha | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1930 | No, No, Nanette | Pauline Hastings | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1930 | War Nurse | Cushie | Film | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1930 | River's End | Louise | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1930 | Honey | Mayme | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1930 | Free Love | Ada, the Maid | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Squealer | Bella | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | Her Private Life | Timmins | Film | 3.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | Twin Beds | Tillie | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | Oh, Yeah! | The Elk | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Squall | Lena | Film | 4.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Locked Door | Telephone Girl | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1929 | This Thing Called Love | Clara Bertrand | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Argyle Case | Mrs. Wyatt | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Honeymoon | Caecilia | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Dummy | Rose Gleason | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | Paris | Harriet | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1928 | Buck Privates | Hulda | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1928 | Wife Savers | Germaine | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1928 | Sins of the Fathers | Mother Spengler | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1928 | The Wedding March | Cecelia Schweisser | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1928 | 13 Washington Square | The Maid | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1927 | Casey at the Bat | Camille | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1926 | Mannequin | Annie Pogani | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | What Happened to Jones? | Hilda (as Zazu Pitts) | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1926 | Risky Business | Agnes Wheaton | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Early to Wed | Mrs. Dugan | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | The Great Love | Nancy | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Her Big Night | Gladys Smith | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Monte Carlo | Hope Durant | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Sunny Side Up | Evelyn | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1925 | Old Shoes | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 1925 | A Woman's Faith | Blanche Odile | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | Pretty Ladies | Maggie Keenan | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1925 | Wages for Wives | Luella Logan | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | Thunder Mountain | Mandy Coulter | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | The Re-Creation of Brian Kent | Judy | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | Lazybones | Ruth Fanning | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1925 | The Great Divide | Polly Jordan | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1924 | Greed | Trina | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1924 | Secrets of the Night | Celia Stebbins | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1924 | Changing Husbands | Delia | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | The Goldfish | Amelia Pugsley | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | West of the Water Tower | Dessie Arnhalt | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | Daughters of Today | Lorena | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | The Fast Set | Mona | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1923 | Tea- With a Kick! | 'Brainy' Jones | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | Mary of the Movies | Zasu Pitts (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | The Girl Who Came Back | Anastasia Muldoon | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | Poor Men's Wives | Apple Annie | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | Hollywood | Zasu Pitts | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | Three Wise Fools | Mickey | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1922 | Youth to Youth | Emily | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1922 | Is Matrimony a Failure? | Mrs. Wilbur | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1922 | A Daughter of Luxury | Mary Cosgrove | Film | — | 28 |
| 1922 | For the Defense | Jennie Dunn | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1921 | Patsy | Patsy | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1920 | Seeing It Through | Betty Lawrence | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1920 | Heart of Twenty | Katie Abbott | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1919 | The Other Half | Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid | Film | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1919 | Men, Women, and Money | Katie Jones | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1919 | Poor Relations | Daisy Perkins | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1919 | Better Times | Nancy Scroggs | Film | — | 25 |
| 1919 | As the Sun Went Down | Sal Sue | Film | — | 25 |
| 1918 | A Society Sensation | Mary | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1918 | The Talk of the Town | Film | 1.0 | 24 | |
| 1918 | A Lady's Name | Emily | Film | — | 24 |
| 1918 | How Could You, Jean? | Oscar's Sweetheart | Film | — | 24 |
| 1917 | '49–'17 | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1917 | Tillie of the Nine Lives | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1917 | A Little Princess | Becky | Film | 5.2 | 23 |
| 1917 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1917 | Why They Left Home | Mary Mandrake | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1917 | Uneasy Money | Suza - the Editor's Assistant | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1917 | A Modern Musketeer | A Kansas Belle (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 23 |
| 1917 | A Desert Dilemma | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1917 | His Fatal Beauty | Perscilla | Film | — | 23 |