Alice Drummond

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 .

Alice Elizabeth Ruyter was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1928,^[1] the daughter of Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic.^[2] She graduated from Pembroke College (the women's college of Brown University) in 1950.^[3]

Drummond played Nurse Jackson on the TV series Dark Shadows in 1967^[3] and was a regular on the CBS soap opera, Where the Heart Is , on which she originated 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 .^[3] She appeared in guest roles on television series including Kate & Allie , Law & Order , Boston Legal and Yes, Dear .

One of Drummond's notable movie roles is a librarian haunted and frightened by a poltergeist at the beginning of the feature film Ghostbusters .^[4] She portrayed a catatonic patient named Lucy in 1990's Awakenings . She also played a senior citizen in the movie Furry Vengeance . Other notable appearances include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and Pieces of April .^[5]

Alice Ruyter married Paul Drummond in 1951. They resided in Manhattan, New York City, New York. They separated in 1975^[6] and divorced in 1976.^[7]

She died on November 30, 2016, from complications of a fall at her home in The Bronx, New York City, at age 88.^[8]

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