Veteran character actress Alice Drummond was born May 21, 1928 in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and
Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College
(Brown University) in 1950. She is best remembered as the frightened
librarian at the beginning of
Ghostbusters - Die Geisterjäger (1984), Ray Finkle's
eccentric mother in
Ace Ventura - Ein tierischer Detektiv (1994),
and Clara the quiet local in
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).
