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Alice Drummond (born May 21, 1928) is an American actress of stage and television.
Drummond was born as Alice E. Ruyter in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, daughter of Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in 1950.
She played Nurse Jackson on the TV series Dark Shadows. She was later nominated for a 1970 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese and Dr. Fish. Miss Drummond was a regular on the CBS soap opera, Where the Heart Is, where she created the role of "Loretta Jardin," which she played until the series ended in 1973. She also appeared in a short-term role on another CBS soap opera, As the World Turns.
She has appeared on television in guest roles on Kate & Allie, Boston Legal and Yes, Dear.
One of Drummond's notable movie roles is the librarian frightened by an evil spirit at the beginning of Ghostbusters. She also served as the senior citizen stereotype in the movie Furry Vengeance.
Actors: Terence Lee Cover (producer), Terence Lee Cover (actor), Angela Roberts (actress), Melissa O'Brien (actress), Rose Anne Nepa (actress), Patrick L. Dear (actor), Kimberly Howard (actress), Kimberly Howard (editor), Kimberly Howard (director), Kimberly Howard (writer), Kimberly Howard (producer), Pam German (actress), Tonia L. Carrier (actress), Dominic Nepa (actor), Mike Kammer (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: John Bach (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Freddie Jones (actor), Barry Otto (actor), Ray Barrett (actor), Richard Roxburgh (actor), Oliver Tobias (actor), Peter Copley (actor), Tony Barry (actor), Charles Gray (actor), Vincent Ball (actor), Matt Carroll (producer), Jonathan Hyde (actor), Rob Steele (actor), Paul Chubb (actor),
Plot: Phillip Cromwell, a young Australian with a head full of ideals and a bag full of borrowed money, makes a bid for a run-down Sydney afternoon newspaper. Starting in 1962, the series charts this determined and charismatic man's rise to power in the turbulent world of the international media from the heady early days of the 'Sydney Globe' to the final battle with printers and journalists which brings Fleet Street to its knees.
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