Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974)


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Agnes was born of Anglo/Irish ancestry 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. In keeping ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards »

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(1964-1972)
(1941)
O Quarto Mandamento Fanny Minafer
(1942)

Filmography

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 1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV Movie)
Hercule's Wife
 1973 A Verdadeira História de Frankenstein (TV Movie)
Mrs. Blair
 1973 A Teia de Carlota
The Goose (voice)
 1972 Dear Dead Delilah
Delilah Charles
 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 Casei Com Uma Feiticeira (TV Series)
Endora
- Sam's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse (1972) ... Endora (credit only)
- A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished (1972) ... Endora
- School Days, School Daze (1972) ... Endora
- George Washington Zapped Here: Part 2 (1972) ... Endora (credit only)
 1971 Love, American Style (TV Series)
Mrs. Cooper (segment 'Love and the Particular Girl')
 1971 Laugh-In (TV Series)
Guest Performer
- Episode #5.11 (1971) ... Guest Performer
 1971 Disneyland (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 Galeria Nocturna (TV Series)
Head Witch (segment "Witches' Feast") / Emma Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
- 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 (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
 1971 Duas Mulheres... um Destino
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 Show (TV Series)
Bertha Bluenose
 1969 Lancer (TV Series)
Laurette Normile
- A Person Unknown (1969) ... Laurette Normile
 1969 A Balada de Andy Croker (TV Movie)
Lisa's mother
 1969 That's Life (TV Series)
 1968 The Magic Pear Tree (Short)
Chantelle (voice)
 1966-1968 The Lone Ranger (TV Series)
Black Widow
- The Trickster/Crack of Doom/The Human Dynamo (1966) ... Black Widow (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 A Irmã Sorriso
Sister Cluny
 1963-1965 Burke's Law (TV Series)
Pauline Moss / Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban / Liz Haggerty
- Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) ... Pauline Moss
- Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) ... Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban
- Who Killed Beau Sparrow? (1963) ... Liz Haggerty
 1964 Com a Maldade na Alma
Velma
 1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series)
Millie
 1964 Channing (TV Series)
Professor Amelia Webster
- Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot (1964) ... Professor Amelia Webster
 1963 Um Namorado com Sorte
Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle
 1962 A Conquista do Oeste
Rebecca Prescott
 1962 Poor Mr. Campbell (TV Short)
Adrice Campbell
 1962 Jessica
Maria Lombardo
 1961 Um solteirão no Paraíso
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 Quinta Dimensão (TV Series)
Woman
- The Invaders (1961) ... Woman
 1960 The Rifleman (TV Series)
Bertie Hoakam
- Miss Bertie (1960) ... 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 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)
Martha Lassiter
- In Memoriam (1959) ... Martha Lassiter
 1959 O Homem Morcego
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 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Ana Konrad Bethlen
- Deed of Mercy (1959) ... Ana Konrad Bethlen
 1958 A Revolta dos Cossacos
Vassilissa Mironova
 1958 Suspicion (TV Series)
Katherine Searles
- Protégé (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 A História da Humanidade
Queen Elizabeth I
 1957 A Árvore da Vida
Ellen Shawnessy
 1957 Um Só Amor
Nellie Neilson
 1956-1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Irene / (segment "Child of the Wind")
- Locked in Fear (1957) ... Irene
- Child of the Wind/Throw Away the Cane (1956) ... (segment "Child of the Wind")
 1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)
Ma Crater
- The Life You Save (1957) ... Ma Crater
 1957 A Justiça de Jesse James
Mrs. Samuel
 1956 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Mrs. Tolliver
- Teacher (1956) ... Mrs. Tolliver
 1956 O Sexo Oposto
Countess de Brion
 1956 O Rei do Laço
Mrs. Matilda Kingsley
 1956 Mulher Rebelde
Bertha Parchman
 1956 Matinee Theater (TV Series)
Mrs. Barnes
- Greybeards and Witches (1956) ... Mrs. Barnes
 1956 O Cisne
Queen Maria Dominika
 1956 Viva Las Vegas!
Miss Hattie
 1956 O Conquistador
Hunlun
 1955 A Mão Esquerda de Deus
Beryl Sigman
 1955 Tudo o Que o Céu Permite
Sara Warren
 1954 Sublime Expiação
Nancy Ashford
 1953 Bonanza do Norte
Mrs. Edmonds
 1953 Main Street to Broadway
Mildred Waterbury
 1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series)
Martha Adams
- Lullaby (1953) ... Martha Adams
 1953 Pomo de Discórdia
Sister Josephine
 1953 A História de Três Amores
Aunt Lydia (segment "The Jealous Lover")
 1952 E o Céu Ficou em Chamas
Jessie Crain
 1951 O Véu Azul
Mrs. Palfrey
 1951 O Barco das Ilusões
Parthy Hawks
 1951 A Taberna de Nova Orleães
Aunt Jezebel
 1951 14 Horas
Christine Hill Cosick
 1950 Jack, o Negro
Mrs. Emily Birk
 1950 Encarcerada
Ruth Benton
 1949 Without Honor
Katherine Williams
 1949 O Grande Pecador
Emma Getzel
 1949 Tenacidade
Ma Stratton
 1948 Belinda, a Escrava do Silêncio
Aggie MacDonald
 1948 Homens de Aço
Mrs. Caslon
 1948 A Mulher de Branco
Countess Fosco
 1948 Os Alegres Namorados
Cousin Lily
 1947 Recordações
Juliana Borderau
 1947 O Prisioneiro do Passado
Madge Rapf
 1945 Sua Alteza e o Criado
Countess Zoe
 1945 Ternura
Bruna Jacobson
 1945 Éramos Três Camaradas
Lt. Col. Spottiswoode
 1944 O Mundo de Amanhã
Aunt Jessie Frame
 1944 A Srª. Parkington
Aspasia Conti
 1944 A Sétima Cruz
Mme. Marelli
 1944 O Filho do Dragão
Third Cousin's Wife
 1944 Desde Que Tu Partiste
Emily Hawkins
 1943 A Paixão de Jane Eyre
Mrs. Reed
 1943 Política Feminina
Adele Wright
 1943 Na Pista das Estrelas
Miss Featherstone
 1943 A Jornada do Medo
Mrs. Mathews
 1942 Um Caso de Amor
Violette Shumberg
 1942 O Quarto Mandamento
Fanny Minafer
 1941 O Mundo a Seus Pés
Mary Kane
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1/26/44-7/19/44) CBS: Appeared on CBS program "Orson Welles Almanac". Orson Welles was host. Hans Conried and Ray Collins were also in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Marlon Brando, after visiting the set of Perseguição Impiedosa (1966)] A wild set--with the great Marlon Brando. You couldn't hear him speak. How do they get on? One take a day practically and he gets $1,000,000 a picture. It's beyond me. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently worked with Orson Welles, Jane Wyman and Debbie Reynolds. See more »

Nickname:

The Lavender Lady See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius

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