Overview
Mini Biography:
A highly talented radio performer, who then appeared on the big screen... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
4 wins
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1 nomination
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Filmography
- "Cagney & Lacey" .... Sister Elizabeth (1 episode, 1988)
- Land of the Free (1988) TV episode .... Sister Elizabeth - "Amazing Stories" .... Miss Lestrange (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Family Dog (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Miss Lestrange - Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures (1983) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Magnum, P.I." .... Agatha Kimball (1 episode, 1981)
- Don't Say Goodbye (1981) TV episode .... Agatha Kimball - "Hagen" .... Rosemary (1 episode, 1980)
- More Deadly Poison (1980) TV episode .... Rosemary
- The Sacketts (1979) (TV) .... Ma Sackett
... aka The Daybreakers (USA: cut version) - "Flying High" .... Claire (1 episode, 1978)
- In the Still of the Night (1978) TV episode .... Claire - "Charlie's Angels" .... Norma (1 episode, 1978)
- Angels in Springtime (1978) TV episode .... Norma - Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975) (TV) .... Grandmother
- The President's Plane Is Missing (1973) (TV) .... Hester Madigan
- The Girls of Huntington House (1973) (TV) .... Doris McKenzie
- Two for the Money (1972) (TV) .... Mrs. Castle
- Killer by Night (1972) (TV) .... Sister Sarah
... aka The City by Night - "Gunsmoke" .... Mrs. Mather (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Lost (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Mather - "The Name of the Game" .... Victoria Stuart (1 episode, 1971)
- A Capitol Affair (1971) TV episode .... Victoria Stuart - "Medical Center" .... Marge (1 episode, 1970)
- A Matter of Tomorrow (1970) TV episode .... Marge - "Bonanza" .... Deborah Banning / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1970)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Law and Billy Burgess (1970) TV episode .... Matilda Curtis
- The Lady from Baltimore (1962) TV episode .... Deborah Banning
- "Bewitched" .... Carlotta (1 episode, 1968)
- Darrin Gone! and Forgotten? (1968) TV episode .... Carlotta - "Lost in Space" .... Sybilla (1 episode, 1966)
- The Space Croppers (1966) TV episode .... Sybilla - "Rawhide" .... Ada Randolph / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1965)
- Hostage for Hanging (1965) TV episode .... Ma Gufler
- The Greedy Town (1962) TV episode .... Ada Randolph
- Incident of the Captive (1960) TV episode .... Martha Mushgrove
- Incident of the Curious Street (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Miller - "Vacation Playhouse" .... Margaret Malloy (1 episode, 1965)
- Young at Heart (1965) TV episode .... Margaret Malloy - "Dr. Kildare" .... Sister Teresa (3 episodes, 1964)
- Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 3 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Teresa
- Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Teresa
- Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Teresa - "The Defenders" .... Mildred Cochraine (1 episode, 1964)
- The Man Who (1964) TV episode .... Mildred Cochraine - "The Nurses" .... Mrs. Chase (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- Credo (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Chase - "The Dakotas" .... Jay French (1 episode, 1963)
- Trouble at French Creek (1963) TV episode .... Jay French - "Overland Trail" .... Sour Annie Tatum (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Overland Stage
- Sour Annie (1960) TV episode .... Sour Annie Tatum
- "Riverboat" .... Jessie Quinn (1 episode, 1959)
- Jessie Quinn (1959) TV episode .... Jessie Quinn - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Clara Appleby / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Appleby the Weatherman (1959) TV episode .... Clara Appleby
- Willie on the Wagon (1957) TV episode .... Nancy Lump Lump - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- On the Brink (1959) TV episode - "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Aunt Hannah (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
- On the Brink (1958) TV episode .... Aunt Hannah - "Panic!" .... Helen Colby (1 episode, 1958)
... aka No Warning (USA: second season title)
- Hear No Evil (1958) TV episode .... Helen Colby - "Wagon Train" .... Emily Rossiter (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Emily Rossiter Story (1957) TV episode .... Emily Rossiter - "Wire Service" .... Katherine Wells (4 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka Deadline for Action (USA: rerun title)
- World of the Lonely (1957) TV episode .... Katherine Wells
- Chicago Exclusive (1957) TV episode .... Katherine Wells
- Campaign Trail (1956) TV episode .... Katherine Wells
- Blood Rock Mine (1956) TV episode .... Katherine Wells - "Front Row Center" .... Nicole Warren / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Pretend You Belong to Me (1956) TV episode .... Vivian Donfield
- Tender Is the Night (1955) TV episode .... Nicole Warren - "Letter to Loretta" .... Cissy Brackett (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- Father Hoppe (1956) TV episode .... Cissy Brackett - "Studio One" .... Connie MartIn (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- A Public Figure (1956) TV episode .... Connie MartIn
- Fly with the Hawk (1953) TV episode
- Shadow of the Devil (1953) TV episode - "Climax!" .... Charmain (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- Sailor on Horseback (1955) TV episode .... Charmain - "Four Star Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- The House Always Wins (1955) TV episode (uncredited) - "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Patricia Kimworth (1 episode, 1953)
- Read to Me, Herr Doktor (1953) TV episode .... Patricia Kimworth - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Lona Smith (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Crossed and Double Crossed (1952) TV episode .... Lona Smith - "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1950-1952)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Hill (1952) TV episode
- The Lovely Menace (1950) TV episode - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- The Chirp of the Cricket (1950) TV episode
- "One Man's Family" (1949) TV series .... Beth Holly #1 (1949-1950)
- Echoes (1983) .... Lillian Gerben
... aka Living Nightmare (UK: DVD title)
- The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) .... Nelli
... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
... aka Airport '80: The Concorde (Philippines: English title)
... aka Airport 1979 (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Airport 1980 (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Concorde (USA: short title) - Thieves (1977) .... Street Lady
- The Exorcist (1973) (voice) .... Demon
... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title) - Sixteen (1973) .... Ma Irtley
... aka Like a Crow on a June Bug
... aka The Young Prey (USA: alternative title) - The Other Side of the Wind (1972) .... Maggie
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) .... Madame Dusbois
... aka Deadly Sanctuary (USA)
... aka Justine (USA)
... aka Justine and Juliet
... aka Justine ovvero le disavventure della virtù (Italy) - Der heiße Tod (1969) .... Thelma Diaz
... aka 99 Women (UK)
... aka 99 donne (Italy)
... aka 99 mujeres (Spain: cut version)
... aka Der heisse Tod (West Germany)
... aka Island of Despair (USA)
... aka Isle of Lost Women
... aka Prostitutes in Prison
... aka The Hot Death
... aka Women's Penitentiary XII (USA: video title) - The Counterfeit Killer (1968) .... Frances
... aka Crackshot - Run Home Slow (1965) .... Nell Hagen
- Angel Baby (1961) .... Sarah Strand
- Cimarron (1960) .... Mrs. Sarah Wyatt
... aka Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) .... Mrs. Grace Holly
- Touch of Evil (1958) (uncredited) .... Gang leader
- A Farewell to Arms (1957) .... Miss Van Campen
- Giant (1956) .... Luz Benedict
- Johnny Guitar (1954) .... Emma Small
- Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) .... Liza McStringer
- The Scarf (1951) .... Connie Carter
... aka The Dungeon - Inside Straight (1951) .... Ada Stritch
- All the King's Men (1949) .... Sadie Burke
- The Scarf (1951) (performer: "Summer Rains")
... aka The Dungeon
Additional Details
Other Works:
Radio: Between 1974 and 1978, she appeared in 25 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
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