Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Known for: Acting

Born: January 2, 1894

Died: June 7, 1963

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…

Known for

The Honeymoon
The Honeymoon
1929
Patsy
1921
On the Loose
On the Loose
1931
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle
1932
Strangers of the Evening
Strangers of the Evening
1932
So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies
1925
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
The Bargain of the Century
The Bargain of the Century
1933
Show Business
Show Business
1932
Sealskins
Sealskins
1932
Catch-As Catch-Can
Catch-As Catch-Can
1931
Red Noses
Red Noses
1932
Maids a la Mode
Maids a la Mode
1933
The Affair of Susan
The Affair of Susan
1935
War Mamas
War Mamas
1931
The Soilers
The Soilers
1932
The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party
1931
The Old Bull
The Old Bull
1932
Strictly Unreliable
Strictly Unreliable
1932
Sneak Easily
Sneak Easily
1932
One Track Minds
One Track Minds
1933
Let's Do Things
Let's Do Things
1931
Alum and Eve
Alum and Eve
1932
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1935
Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment
1934
Miss Polly
Miss Polly
1941
Heart of Twenty
1920
Private Scandal
Private Scandal
1934
Love Birds
Love Birds
1934
Hot Tip
Hot Tip
1935
She Whoops To Conquer
She Whoops To Conquer
1933
Wanted!
Wanted!
1937
Better Times
Better Times
1919
Seeing It Through
1920
A Desert Dilemma
1917
His Fatal Beauty
1917
Why They Left Home
1917
Greed
Greed
1924
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
1936
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
1932
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Going Highbrow
Going Highbrow
1935
Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
1933
Hello, Sister!
Hello, Sister!
1933
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933
Asleep in the Feet
Asleep in the Feet
1933
Tish
Tish
1942
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
1933
Out All Night
Out All Night
1933
Three on a Honeymoon
Three on a Honeymoon
1934
They Just Had to Get Married
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father
1932
Uneasy Money
1917
Tillie of the Nine Lives
Tillie of the Nine Lives
1917
Mother's Helper
1933
13 Washington Square
13 Washington Square
1928
Francis
Francis
1950
Wife Savers
Wife Savers
1928
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
Shopworn
Shopworn
1932
Mad Holiday
Mad Holiday
1936
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
1933
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
1941
Westward Passage
Westward Passage
1932
Let's Face It
Let's Face It
1943
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride
1934
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
1933
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
1941
Teenage Millionaire
Teenage Millionaire
1961
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1932
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
1936
Two Alone
Two Alone
1934
Finn and Hattie
Finn and Hattie
1931
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Steady Company
Steady Company
1932
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
1927
Lazybones
Lazybones
1925
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919
The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness
1931
Mickey the Kid
Mickey the Kid
1939
Their Mad Moment
Their Mad Moment
1931
Secrets of the Night
Secrets of the Night
1924
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
1928
For the Defense
For the Defense
1922
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
1929
West of the Water Tower
West of the Water Tower
1924
Her Big Night
Her Big Night
1926
As the Sun Went Down
As the Sun Went Down
1919
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
Dames
Dames
1934
It All Came True
It All Came True
1940
Dear Miss Gloria
Dear Miss Gloria
1946
Oh, Yeah!
Oh, Yeah!
1929
The Guardsman
The Guardsman
1931
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
1930
The Lottery Bride
The Lottery Bride
1930
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
River's End
River's End
1930
The Fast Set
The Fast Set
1924
Beyond Victory
Beyond Victory
1931
A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience
1931
Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song
1936
The Great Love
The Great Love
1926
Back Street
Back Street
1932
Mannequin
Mannequin
1926
Little Accident
Little Accident
1930
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
1926
Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner
1949
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
A Woman's Faith
1925
The Squealer
The Squealer
1930
Life with Father
Life with Father
1947
52nd Street
52nd Street
1937
Changing Husbands
Changing Husbands
1924
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
1939
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
1917
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited
1941
The Squall
The Squall
1929
Spring Tonic
Spring Tonic
1935
Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three
1941
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
Roar of the Dragon
Roar of the Dragon
1932
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
1932
War Nurse
War Nurse
1930
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
1926
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
1929
A Lady's Name
A Lady's Name
1918
Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
Paris
Paris
1929
Poor Men's Wives
Poor Men's Wives
1923
The Goldfish
The Goldfish
1924
Poor Relations
Poor Relations
1919
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies
1932
The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All
1963
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1925
The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble
1931
Passion Flower
Passion Flower
1930
Seed
Seed
1931
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932
Risky Business
Risky Business
1926
A Society Sensation
A Society Sensation
1918
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
1940
Old Shoes
1925
Tea- With a Kick!
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers
1928
The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister
1931
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
Sin Takes a Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean?
1918
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1923
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
1939
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
1930
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
1932
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
1929
Honey
Honey
1930
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947
The Great Divide
The Great Divide
1925
Early to Wed
Early to Wed
1926
The Dummy
The Dummy
1929
The Locked Door
The Locked Door
1929
A Daughter of Luxury
1922
The Wedding March
The Wedding March
1928
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back
1923
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
1918
This Could Be the Night
This Could Be the Night
1957
The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday
1930
A Modern Musketeer
A Modern Musketeer
1917
And She Learned About Dames
And She Learned About Dames
1934
Free Love
Free Love
1930
Her Private Life
Her Private Life
1929
Daughters of Today
Daughters of Today
1924
What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones?
1926
'49–'17
'49–'17
1917
Wages for Wives
Wages for Wives
1925
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
Youth to Youth
Youth to Youth
1922
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1931
Men, Women, and Money
Men, Women, and Money
1919
Mary of the Movies
Mary of the Movies
1923
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
1923
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour
1925
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
1959
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Private Secretary
Private Secretary
1953
The Gale Storm Show
1956
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Guestward, Ho!
Guestward, Ho!
1960
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955