Judith Anderson

Acting · Born 1897-02-10 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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 she played first in the 1920s, and gave an Emmy Award-winning television performance in Macbeth…

Filmography

• Rebecca as Mrs. Danvers
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Momma
• Laura as Ann Treadwell
• And Then There Were None as Emily Brent
• The Ten Commandments as Memnet
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Vulcan High Priestess
• The Red House as Ellen Morgan
• Inn of the Damned as Caroline Straulle
• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Mrs. Ivers
• Pursued as Mrs. Callum

TV

• Santa Barbara as Minx Lockridge
• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lady Macbeth
• Climax! as Rachel
• Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Prioress
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Queen Elizabeth I
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elizabeth Devlin
• DuPont Show of the Month as Marquesa de Montemayor
• Wagon Train as Felizia Kingdom