Alice Drummond

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.

Known For

Ghostbusters

as Librarian

Awakenings

as Lucy Fishman

Cast Credits

Furry Vengeance

as Mrs. Martin

After.Life

as Mrs. Hutton

Motherhood

as Edith

Doubt

as Sister Veronica

Synecdoche, New York

as Actress Playing Frances

Chronic Town

as Elizabeth

The Honeymooners

as Miss Benvenuti

House of D

as Mrs. Brevoort

Pieces of April

as Grandma Dottie

The Rising Place

as Aunt Millie

Earthly Possessions

as Old Woman in Jalopy

The Love Letter

as Postal Clerk

Advice From a Caterpillar

as Diner Grandmother

Just the Ticket

as Lady with Cash

Office Killer

as Carlotta Douglas

In & Out

as Aunt Susan

Commandments

as Mrs. Mann

Jeffrey

as Grandma Rose

I.Q.

as Dinner Guest

Nobody's Fool

as Hattie

Money for Nothing

as Mrs. Breen

Daybreak

as Anna

Awakenings

as Lucy Fishman