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ZaSu Pitts, nascuda Eliza Susan Pitts (Parsons, Kansas, 3 de gener de 1894 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 7 de juny de 1963), va ser una actriu de cinema nord-americana. La seva carrera abasta quasi sis dècades on interpretà tant papers dramàtics com de comèdia.

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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). However, for the most part, with the advent of sound Pitts was mostly relegated to comedy parts. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received.

In the 1950s she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm on CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah) in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" on the ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, Pitts appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

German (de-DE)

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Portuguese (pt-BR)

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Zasu Pitts foi uma atriz americana que estrelou em muitos dramas mudos e comédias, fazendo a transição com sucesso para filmes de comédia com o advento dos filmes sonoros. Ela pode ser mais conhecida por sua atuação no filme mudo épico de Erich von Stroheim, Greed.

Com base em sua atuação, von Stroheim rotulou Pitts de "a maior atriz dramática". Ele também a apresentou em seus filmes The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) e Walking Down Broadway, lançado como Hello, Sister! (1933). No entanto, na maior parte do tempo, com o advento do som, Pitts foi basicamente relegado às partes cômicas. Uma amarga decepção foi quando ela foi substituída no clássico drama de guerra All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) por Beryl Mercer, depois que sua aparição inicial nas prévias gerou risos involuntários, apesar de sua performance intensa. Ela teve espectadores rolando nos corredores em Finn e Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) e Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). Em 1936 e 1937, ela interpretou Hildegarde Withers em dois filmes, sucedendo Edna May Oliver como a detetive solteirona, mas não foram bem recebidos.

Na década de 1950, ela começou a se concentrar na televisão. Isso culminou em seu papel mais conhecido na série, interpretando a segunda banana para Gale Storm no The Gale Storm Show (1956) (também conhecido como Oh, Susannah) no papel de Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), a esteticista a bordo. Em 1961, Pitts foi escalado ao lado de Earle Hodgins no episódio "Lonesome's Gal" na sitcom da ABC, Guestward, Ho !, ambientado em um rancho no Novo México. Em 1962, Pitts apareceu em um episódio de Perry Mason da CBS, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Seu papel final foi como Gertie, a operadora de mesa na comédia épica de Stanley Kramer It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

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