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Inn of the Damned

as Caroline Straulle

1975
The Borrowers

as Aunt Sophie

1973
A Man Called Horse

as Buffalo Cow Head

1970
Don't Bother to Knock

as Maggie Shoemaker

1961
Cinderfella

as Wicked Stepmother

1960
Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

1964
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Big Momma

1958
Salome

as Queen Herodias

1953
The Furies

as Flo Burnett

1950
Pursued

as Mrs. Callum

1947
The Red House

as Ellen Morgan

1947
Tycoon

as Miss Ellen Braithwaite

1947
The Diary of a Chambermaid

as Madame Lanlaire

1946
Specter of the Rose

as Madame La Sylph

1946
And Then There Were None

as Emily Brent

1945
Stage Door Canteen

as Judith Anderson

1943
Edge of Darkness

as Gerd Bjarnesen

1943
All Through the Night

as Madame

1942
Kings Row

as Harriet Gordon

1942
Lady Scarface

as Slade

1941
Rebecca

as Mrs. Danvers

1940
Blood Money

as Ruby Darling

1933
Judith Anderson Judith Anderson

Birthday

1897-02-10

Place of Birth

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Dame Judith Anderson was born Frances Margaret Anderson on February 10, 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia. She began her acting career in Australia before moving to New York in 1918. There 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 she played first in the 1920s, and gave an Emmy Award-winning television performance in Macbeth (1960). Anderson's long association with Euripides's "Medea" began with her acclaimed Tony Award-winning 1948 stage performance in the title role. She appeared in the television version of Medea (1983) in the supporting character of the Nurse. Anderson made her Hollywood film debut under director Rowland Brown in a supporting role in Blood Money (1933). Her striking, not conventionally attractive features were complemented with her powerful presence, mastery of timing and an effortless style. Anderson made a film career as a supporting character actress in several significant films including Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), for which she was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actress. She worked with director Otto Preminger in Laura (1944), then with René Clair in And Then There Were None (1945). Her remarkable performance in a supporting role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) fit in a stellar acting ensemble under director Richard Brooks. Anderson was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1960 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to the performing arts. Living in Santa Barbara in her later years, she also had a successful stint on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984) and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1984. In the same year, at age 87, she appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as the High Priestess, and was nominated for a Saturn Award for that role. She was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the performing arts. Anderson died at age 94 of pneumonia on January 3, 1992 in Santa Barbara, California.
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