Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Known for

Acting

Born

February 10, 1897

Birthplace

Adélaïde, Australie

Died

January 3, 1992 (aged 94)

Biography

Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, AC, DBE (February 10, 1897 – January 3, 1992), known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film and television. Considered one of the greatest classical stage actors of the 20th century, she has two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award to her name, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award each.

She began her acting career in Australia but her ambition brought her to New York in 1918. She established herself as one of the greatest theatrical actresses and was a major star on Broadway throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Her notable stage works included the role of Lady Macbeth, which...

Best known work

Rebecca
Rebecca
1940
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
Laura
Laura
1944
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
1945
A Man Called Horse
A Man Called Horse
1970
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Cinderfella
Cinderfella
1960
Pursued
Pursued
1947

Filmography

  1. 2018

    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2003

    The Making of The Ten Commandments

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1991

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1986

    Impure Thoughts

    as The Sister of Purgatory (voice)

  5. 1984

    Santa BarbaraTV

    as Minx Lockridge (617 episodes)

  6. 1984

    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

    as Vulcan High Priestess

  7. 1983

    Medea

    as Nurse

  8. 1975

    Inn of the Damned

    as Caroline Straulle

  9. 1974

  10. 1973

    The Borrowers

    as Aunt Sophie

  11. 1970

    A Man Called Horse

    as Buffalo Cow Head

  12. 1969

    The File on Devlin

    as Elizabeth Devlin

  13. 1968

    Elizabeth the Queen

    as Queen Elizabeth

  14. 1964

  15. 1964

    Macbeth

    as Lady Macbeth

  16. 1962

  17. 1961

    Don't Bother to Knock

    as Maggie Shoemaker

  18. 1960

    Cinderfella

    as Wicked Stepmother

  19. 1959

    A Christmas Festival

    as Narrator of the final offering

  20. 1959

  21. 1959

  22. 1959

    Medea

    as Medea

  23. 1958

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    as Ida 'Big Mama' Pollitt

  24. 1957

  25. 1957

    DuPont Show of the MonthTV

    as Marquesa de Montemayor (1 episode)

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