ZaSu Pitts
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![c. 1920](/Images/godic/202502/22/Zasu_Pitts_Who's_Who_on_the_Screen1357.jpg")
![David Butler and ZaSu Pitts look lovingly at each other while Jack McDonald glares in a scene still for the 1919 silent drama Better Times.](/Images/godic/202502/22/Better_Times_19191357.jpg")
![Zasu Pitts in 1935](/Images/godic/202502/22/ZaSu_Pitts_in_Ruggles_of_Red_Gap_trailer1357.jpg")
ZaSu Pitts (/ˈseɪzuː ˈpɪts/; née Eliza Susan Pitts; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) 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.