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Agnes Moorehead

Acting

Born December 6, 1900 · Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Died April 30, 1974

Also known as Agnes Robertson Moorehead

Biography

Agnes Robertson Moorehead was an American actress. In a career spanning five decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television. Moorehead was the recipient of such accolades as a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 1967
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1965
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1945
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1965 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1949 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1945 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1943 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Woman

Citizen Kane

1941as Mary Kane

Night Gallery

1969as Head Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")

Bewitched

1964as Endora

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

The Wild Wild West

1965as Emma Valentine

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)

All That Heaven Allows

1955as Sara Warren

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Bertha Bluenose

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964as Velma Cruther

Dark Passage

1947as Madge Rapf

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942as Fanny Minafer

Rawhide

1959as Sister Frances

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

1945as Bruna Jacobson

The Rifleman

1958as Bertie Hoakam

Caged

1950as Ruth Benton

How the West Was Won

1962as Rebecca Prescott

Pollyanna

1960as Mrs. Snow

Charlotte's Web

1973as Goose (voice)

The Swan

1956as Queen Maria Dominika

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self - Aunt Minnie

Jane Eyre

1943as Mrs. Reed

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

Who's Minding the Store?

1963as Phoebe Tuttle

Magnificent Obsession

1954as Nancy Ashford

Johnny Belinda

1948as Aggie MacDonald

The Pet Set

1971as Self

The Lone Ranger

1966as Black Widow (voice)

Pardners

1956as Mrs. Matilda Kingsley

Dragon Seed

1944as Third Cousin's Wife

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969as Mrs. Ramsey

Wagon Train

1957as Mary Halstead

The Stratton Story

1949as Ma Stratton

Since You Went Away

1944as Emily Hawkins

The Virginian

1962as Emma Garvey

Tempest

1958as Vassilissa Mironova

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958as Mombi the Witch

Custer

1967

Raintree County

1957as Ellen Shawnessy

Station West

1948as Mrs. Mary Caslon

Bachelor in Paradise

1961as Judge Peterson

The True Story of Jesse James

1957as Mrs. Samuel

The Left Hand of God

1955as Beryl Sigman

Jeanne Eagels

1957as Nellie Neilson

Show Boat

1951as Parthy Hawks

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022as Self (archive video)

The Ballad of Andy Crocker

1969as Lisa's Mother

Mrs. Parkington

1944as Baroness Aspasia Conti

The Singing Nun

1966as Sister Cluny