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Judith Anderson (I) (1897–1992)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Frances Margaret Anderson-Anderson
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died:

(age 94) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Still of Elizabeth Taylor and Judith Anderson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Dame Judith Anderson, the original Mrs. Danvers, interviewed at the 1991 Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival by fellow board member Christopher Toyne, also representing the du Maurier family. Judith Anderson circa late 1930's **I.V.
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1984-1987 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Minx Lockridge
– Episode #1.730 (1987) … Minx Lockridge (as Dame Judith Anderson)
– Episode #1.675 (1987) … Minx Lockridge (as Dame Judith Anderson)
– Episode #1.672 (1987) … Minx Lockridge (as Dame Judith Anderson)
– Episode #1.614 (1986) … Minx Lockridge (as Dame Judith Anderson)
– Episode #1.575 (1986) … Minx Lockridge (as Dame Judith Anderson)
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1986 Impure Thoughts
The Sister of Purgatory (voice)
 
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Vulcan High Priestess (as Dame Judith Anderson)
 
1983/I Medea (TV movie)
Nurse
 
1975 Inn of the Damned
Caroline Straulle
 
1974 The Chinese Prime Minister (TV movie)
She
 
1974 The Underground Man (TV movie)
Mrs. Snow (as Dame Judith Anderson)
 
1973 The Borrowers (TV movie)
Aunt Sophy (as Dame Judith Anderson)
 
1973 Matlock Police (TV series)
Lee McDonald
– A Special Place (1973) … Lee McDonald
 
1970 A Man Called Horse
Buffalo Cow Head (as Dame Judith Anderson)
 
1969 The File on Devlin (TV movie)
Elizabeth Devlin
 
1968 Elizabeth the Queen (TV movie)
Queen Elizabeth I
 
1964 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (TV movie)
Paulina
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
Maggie Shoemaker
 
1960 Cinderfella
Wicked Stepmother
 
1960/III Macbeth (TV movie)
Lady Macbeth
 
1960 Cradle Song (TV movie)
The Prioress
 
1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Aunt Bee / Ava Norris / Mme. Duvier
– To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) … Mme. Duvier
– The Second Happiest Day (1959) … Ava Norris
– The Clouded Image (1957) … Aunt Bee
 
1959 A Christmas Festival (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Felizia Kingdom
– The Felizia Kingdom Story (1959) … Felizia Kingdom
 
1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)
Tiare
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Medea
– Medea (1959) … Medea
 
1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Big Momma Pollitt
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Marquesa de Montemayor
– The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958) … Marquesa de Montemayor
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Memnet
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Rachel
– The Circular Staircase (1956) … Rachel
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Margaret Bishop / Mrs. Albert Forrester
– The Senora (1956)
– The Creative Impulse (1955) … Mrs. Albert Forrester
– Virtue (1955) … Margaret Bishop
– Louise (1955)
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Ftatateeta
– Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) … Ftatateeta
 
1954 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Evaline Morly
– Yesterday's Magic (1954) … Evaline Morly
 
1954 Macbeth (TV movie)
Lady Macbeth
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Alicia
– Black Chiffon (1954) … Alicia
 
1953 Salome
Queen Herodias
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Theatre (1951)
 
1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Farewell Appearance (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Phelps
– The Silver Cord (1951) … Mrs. Phelps
 
1950 The Furies
Flo Burnett
 
1947 Tycoon
Miss Braithwaite
 
1947 The Red House
Ellen Morgan
 
1947 Pursued
Mrs. Callum
 
1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Mrs. Ivers
 
1946 Specter of the Rose
Madame La Sylph
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid
Madame Lanlaire
 
1945 And Then There Were None
Emily Brent
 
1944 Laura
Ann Treadwell
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
Gerd Bjarnesen
 
1942 Kings Row
Mrs. Harriet Gordon
 
1941 All Through the Night
Madame
 
1941 Lady Scarface
Slade
 
1941 Free and Easy
Lady Joan Culver
 
1940 Forty Little Mothers
Madame Granville
 
1940 Rebecca
Mrs. Danvers
 
1933 Blood Money
Ruby Darling
 
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1940 Forty Little Mothers ("Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" 1940 - uncredited)
 
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1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1974 The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) … Herself (as Dame Judith Anderson)
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.66 (1969) … Herself
 
1951-1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actor
– Episode #20.8 (1966) … Herself - Actor
– Episode #8.24 (1955) … Herself
– Episode #7.21 (1954) … Herself
– Episode #4.22 (1951) … Herself
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961 The 13th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #6.20 (1954) … Herself - Actress
 
1950 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1950) … Herself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (documentary short)
Herself
 
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1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV documentary short)
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Mrs. Danvers (uncredited)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip from 'Rebecca' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1925). Stage Play: The Dove. Melodrama. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

All of my work is based on nature. I grew up in a rural environment and living in the Bay Area allows for immediate access to wonderful natural environs. Basically nature is my genius loci, or the place where my spirit resides. See more »

Trivia:

Won the 1948 Tony Award for best actress in a dramatic play for her performance as "Medea". In 1959, she reprised the role on television, and in a 1983 telecast of the play, she played the supporting role of the nurse. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius