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Moorehead garnered four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her performances in: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Mrs. Parkington (1944), Johnny Belinda (1948), and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). She is also known for the radioplay Sorry, Wrong Number (1943).
Agnes Moorehead. Actress: The Magnificent Ambersons. 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.
Agnes Moorehead. Actress: The Magnificent Ambersons. 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.
Agnes Robertson Moorehead was an eminent American actress who was active in radio, film, television and stage. She was primarily recognized for her role as Endora, a quick-witted witch mother on the comedy TV series ‘Bewitched’.
Apr 30, 2024 · Agnes Moorehead (born Dec. 6, 1900, Clinton, Mass., U.S.—died April 30, 1974, Rochester, Minn.) was a versatile American actress who is best remembered for her portrayals of strong, eccentric characters and whose career extended to radio, the stage, film, and television.
Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American actress. Although she began with the Mercury Theatre, appeared in more than seventy films beginning with Citizen Kane and on dozens of television shows during a career that spanned more than thirty years, Moorehead is most widely known to modern audiences for her ...
May 1, 1974 · Agnes Moorehead, the actress, died yesterday in the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., where she had been under the care of Mayo Clinic physicians. She was 67 years old. The clinic...
Moorehead, Agnes (1900–1974) American actress who was nominated for four Academy Awards. Born on December 6, 1900 (also seen as 1906), in Clinton, Massachusetts; died on April 30, 1974, in Rochester, Minnesota; eldest of two daughters of John Moorehead (a Presbyterian minister) and Mary Mildred (McCauley) Moorehead (a professional singer ...
Agnes Moorehead received her start with comic roles on radio that emphasized her bottomless versatility. After being hired to provide the voice of sidekick Margo Lane to Orson Welles' "The Shadow," the actress joined the ensemble of Welles' fledgling Mercury Theatre on the Air.
May 1, 1974 · Agnes Moorehead, whose acting career spanned half a century and almost every character role from glamorous divorcee to acid-tongued witch, died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Rochester,...
