Agnes Moorehead
Born December 06, 1900 (Age: 125)
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Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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 role as the witch Endora in the series Bewitched. While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters.
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 role as the witch Endora in the series Bewitched.
While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters.
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Filmography
A Bewitched Christmas
1994
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as Endora
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Age: 93
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 73
Charlotte's Web
1973
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as Goose (voice)
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Age: 72
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
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as Velma Cruther
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Age: 64
How the West Was Won
1962
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as Rebecca Prescott
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Age: 61
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
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as Judge Peterson
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Age: 60
Twenty Plus Two
1961
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as Mrs. Eleanor Delaney
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Age: 60
Pollyanna
1960
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as Mrs. Snow
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Age: 59
The Bat
1959
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as Cornelia van Gorder
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Age: 58
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959
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as Cornelia Nelson
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Age: 58
The Opposite Sex
1956
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as Countess Lavaliere
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Age: 55
The Left Hand of God
1955
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as Beryl Sigman
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Age: 54
The Big Street
1942
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as Violette Shumberg
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Age: 41
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
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as Fanny Minafer
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Age: 41
Citizen Kane
1941
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as Mary Kane
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Age: 40