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Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974)

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Of Irish/English ancestry, Agnes was born near Boston, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister (her mother was a mezzo-soprano) who encouraged her to perform in church pageants. Aged three, she sang 'The Lord is my Shepherd' on a public stage and seven years later joined the St. Louis Municipal Opera as a dancer and singer for four years... See full bio »

Born:

Agnes Robertson Moorehead
in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Agnes Moorehead, NBC Photo, circa 1947, **I.V. Still of Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead and Dick York in Bewitched Still of Agnes Moorehead in Bewitched
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1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV movie)
Hercule's Wife
 
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story (TV movie)
Mrs. Blair
 
1973 Charlotte's Web
The Goose (voice)
 
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Mrs. Ramsey
– He Could Sell Iceboxes to Eskimos (1972) … Mrs. Ramsey
 
1972 Night of Terror (TV movie)
Bronsky
 
1972 Rolling Man (TV movie)
Grandmother
 
1964-1972 Bewitched (TV series)
Endora
– The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam (1972) … Endora
– A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished (1972) … Endora
– School Days, School Daze (1972) … Endora
– Samantha on Thin Ice (1972) … Endora
– Serena's Richcraft (1972) … Endora (credit only)
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1972 Dear Dead Delilah
Delilah Charles
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Mrs. Cooper (segment 'Love and the Particular Girl')
– Love and the Particular Girl/Love and the Fountain of Youth/Love and the House Bachelor/Love and the Waitress (1971) … Mrs. Cooper (segment 'Love and the Particular Girl')
 
1971 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mrs. Pringle
– Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove: Part 2 (1971) … Mrs. Pringle
– Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove: Part 1 (1971) … Mrs. Pringle
 
1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (TV movie)
Mrs. Pringle
 
1971 Suddenly Single (TV movie)
Marlene
 
1971 Marriage: Year One (TV movie)
Grandma Duden
 
1970-1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Emma Brigham / Head Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")
– Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Witches' Feast (1971) … Head Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")
– The House/Certain Shadows on the Wall (1970) … Emma Brigham
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
– The Anniversary (1971)
 
1971 What's the Matter with Helen?
Sister Alma
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Emma Garvey
– Gun Quest (1970) … Emma Garvey
 
1970 Barefoot in the Park (TV series)
Mrs. Wilson
– Pilot (1970) … Mrs. Wilson
 
1969 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Bertha Bluenose
– He Wanted to Be a Square Shooter But He Found That his Barrel was Round (1969) … Bertha Bluenose
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Mrs. Normile
– A Person Unknown (1969) … Mrs. Normile
 
1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV movie)
Lisa's mother
 
1969 That's Life (TV series)
– A Cold is Nothing to Sneeze At (1969)
 
1968 The Magic Pear Tree (short)
Chantelle (voice)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Watoma
– Spirit Woman (1967) … Watoma
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Emma Valentine
– The Night of the Vicious Valentine (1967) … Emma Valentine
 
1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
The Red Queen
 
1966 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Black Widow
– The Trickster/Crack of Doom/The Human Dynamo (1966) … Black Widow (voice)
 
1966 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 April 1966 (1966)
 
1966 The Singing Nun
Sister Cluny
 
1963-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban / Liz Haggerty / Pauline Moss
– Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) … Pauline Moss
– Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) … Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban
– Who Killed Beau Sparrow? (1963) … Liz Haggerty
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Velma
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Millie
– This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) … Millie
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Professor Amelia Webster
– Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot (1964) … Professor Amelia Webster
 
1963 Who's Minding the Store?
Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Rebecca Prescott
 
1962 Poor Mr. Campbell (TV movie)
Adrice Campbell
 
1962 Jessica
Maria Lombardo
 
1961 Bachelor in Paradise
Judge Peterson
 
1961 Twenty Plus Two
Mrs. Eleanor Delaney
 
1961 My Sister Eileen (TV series)
Aunt Harriet
– The Protectors (1961) … Aunt Harriet
– Aunt Harriet's Way (1961) … Aunt Harriet
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Woman
– The Invaders (1961) … Woman
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Alberta 'Bertie' Hoakam
– Miss Bertie (1960) … Alberta 'Bertie' Hoakam
 
1958-1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Hepzibah Pyncheon / Mombi the Witch / Witch
– The House of the Seven Gables (1960) … Hepzibah Pyncheon
– The Land of Oz (1960) … Mombi the Witch
– Rapunzel (1958) … Witch
 
1960 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
– There's No Fool Like an Old Fool (1960)
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Sister Frances
– Incident at Poco Tiempo (1960) … Sister Frances
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Jikiri
– The Krismen (1960) … Jikiri
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Elizabeth Marshall
– Trial by Fury (1960) … Elizabeth Marshall
 
1960 Pollyanna
Mrs. Snow
 
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
Katherine Boland
– Millionaire Katherine Boland (1960) … Katherine Boland
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Carmen Lynch
– Closed Set (1960) … Carmen Lynch
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
Mrs. Martha Lassiter
– In Memoriam (1959) … Mrs. Martha Lassiter
 
1959 The Bat
Cornelia van Gorder
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Adams
– Man of His House (1959) … Mrs. Adams
 
1959 Night of the Quarter Moon
Cornelia Nelson
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Ana Konrad Bethlen
– Deed of Mercy (1959) … Ana Konrad Bethlen
 
1958 Tempest
Vassilissa Mironova
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Katherine Searles
– The Protege (1958) … Katherine Searles
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Rose Ganun
– The Dungeon (1958) … Rose Ganun
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Madame Defarge
– A Tale of Two Cities (1958) … Madame Defarge
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Mary Halstead
– The Mary Halstead Story (1957) … Mary Halstead
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Queen Elizabeth I
 
1957 Raintree County
Ellen Shawnessy
 
1957 Jeanne Eagels
Nellie Neilson
 
1956-1957 Climax! (TV series)
(segment "Child of the Wind") / Irene
– Locked in Fear (1957) … Irene
– Child of the Wind/Throw Away the Cane (1956) … (segment "Child of the Wind")
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Life You Save (1957)
 
1957 The True Story of Jesse James
Mrs. Samuel
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Mrs. Tolliver
– Teacher (1956) … Mrs. Tolliver
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Countess
 
1956 Pardners
Mrs. Matilda Kingsley
 
1956 The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Bertha Parchman
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Barnes
– Greybeards and Witches (1956) … Mrs. Barnes
 
1956 The Swan
Queen Maria Dominika
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
Miss Hattie
 
1956 The Conqueror
Hunlun
 
1955 The Left Hand of God
Beryl Sigman
 
1955 All That Heaven Allows
Sara Warren
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Aunt Minnie
– Roberta (1955) … Aunt Minnie
 
1955 Untamed
Aggie
 
1954 Magnificent Obsession
Nancy Ashford
 
1953 Those Redheads from Seattle
Mrs. Edmonds
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Mildred Waterbury
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
Martha Adams
– Lullaby (1953) … Martha Adams
 
1953 Scandal at Scourie
Sister Josephine
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
Aunt Lydia (segment "The Jealous Lover")
 
1952 The Blazing Forest
Jessie Crain
 
1951 The Blue Veil
Mrs. Palfrey
 
1951 Show Boat
Parthy Hawks
 
1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian
Aunt Jezebel
 
1951 Fourteen Hours
Christine Hill Cosick
 
1950 Caged
Ruth Benton
 
1950 Captain Blackjack
Mrs.Emily Birk
 
1949 Without Honor
Katherine Williams
 
1949 The Great Sinner
Emma Getzel
 
1949 The Stratton Story
Ma Stratton
 
1948 Johnny Belinda
Aggie MacDonald
 
1948 Station West
Mrs. Caslon
 
1948 The Woman in White
Countess Fosco
 
1948 Summer Holiday
Cousin Lily
 
1947 The Lost Moment
Juliana Borderau
 
1947 Dark Passage
Madge Rapf
 
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
Countess Zoe
 
1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Bruna Jacobson
 
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry
Lieut. Colonel Spottiswoode
 
1944 Tomorrow, the World!
Aunt Jessie Frame
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Baroness Aspasia Conti
 
1944 The Seventh Cross
Mme. Marelli
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Third Cousin's Wife
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Mrs. Emily Hawkins
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Mrs. Reed
 
1943 Government Girl
Adele - Mrs. Delancey Wright
 
1943 The Youngest Profession
Miss Featherstone
 
1943 Journey Into Fear
Mrs. Mathews
 
1942 The Big Street
Violette Shumberg
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons
Fanny
 
1941 Citizen Kane
Mary Kane
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
1973 Charlotte's Web (performer: "A Fair is a Veritable Schmorgasboard-orgasboard-orgasboard")
 
1971 What's the Matter with Helen? (performer: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus")
 
1962 How the West Was Won (performer: "Home in the Meadow" 1962)
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas (performer: "The Gal with the Yaller Shoes")
 
1948 Summer Holiday (performer: "Our Home Town" - uncredited, "The Stanley Steamer" - uncredited)
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington ("The Wedding March" 1843 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (performer: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" 1892 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1961 King of Kings (dialogue coach - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
1967-1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 January 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 May 1968 (1968) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1973 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Guest Celebrity
– Episode dated 8 February 1973 (1973) … Herself - Guest Celebrity
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #5.11 (1971) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1971 It Was a Very Good Year (TV series)
Herself
– The Year 1941 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The Pet Set (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 June 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 April 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 February 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.12 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.6 (1968) … Herself
 
1966-1968 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.40 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #3.39 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #3.38 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #3.37 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #3.36 (1968) … Herself
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1968 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 January 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 Talking Pictures (TV movie)
Herself
 
1968 Mr. Blackwell Presents (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.72 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.39 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.13 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.13 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 July 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1963-1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 February 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Agnes Moorehead vs Barry Nelson (1967) … Herself
 
1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Dramatic Reader
– Episode #4.13 (1966) … Herself - Dramatic Reader
 
1965 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 2 August 1965 (1965) … Herself - Panelist
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in Supporting Role
 
1964 Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (short)
Herself
 
1964 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 July 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Herself
 
1963 The Shari Lewis Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 June 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 Camera Three (TV series)
Herself
– Reminiscences of Wanda Landowska (1963) … Herself
 
1963 The Jerry Lester Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 February 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 May 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1958 Screen Snapshots: Salute to Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1957 Operation Raintree (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2008-2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Mrs. Snow
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2005 Bewitched
Endora (uncredited)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Herself / Ellen Shawnessy
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Rebecca Prescott
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' (uncredited)
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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(1937-39) Radio: She was the original Margot Lane in "The Shadow" radio series, playing opposite Orson Welles and Bill Johnstone. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on failing to win an Oscar after her fourth nomination] I guess I'll remain a bridesmaid for the rest of my life. See more »

Trivia:

Entered New York's Academy of Dramatic Arts, studying alongside Rosalind Russell. See more »

Nickname:

Madame Mauve See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius