Judith Roberts (actress)
| Judith Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Judith Anna Lebrecque November 30, 1934 U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Pernell Roberts (1962–1971, divorced) |
Judith Anna Roberts (born November 30, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black.
Acting career
Her first role in a movie was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in movies or TV-series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror movie Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again on Death Sentence.
In 2013, Roberts appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video for "Mirrors".[1] In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with cast, Roberts received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[2] In 2015, she performed on Broadway in the play Airline Highway.[3]
Personal life
Roberts was married from 1962 to 1971 to actor Pernell Roberts.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz | Wife | |
| 1975 | The Swinging Barmaids | Sally | |
| 1976 | Nashville Girl | Fran | |
| 1976 | The Student Body | Mrs. Blalock | |
| 1977 | Eraserhead | Beautiful Girl Across the Hall | |
| 1979 | The Late Great Planet Earth | Whore of Babylon | |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Singer | |
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Rina Casselas | Episode: "Steele Among the Living" |
| 1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Olivia Chapman | Episode: "South Side Story" |
| 1984 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | Mother Superior | |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Harriet Dutton | Episode: "The Wages of Love" |
| 1992 | Mac | Woman on Bus | |
| 1994 | Mother's Boys | Narrator | |
| 1998 | Three Below Zero | Nora Littman | |
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women | Bella's Mother | |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Judge Schepps | Episode: "Endurance" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nan Turner | Episode: "Suite Sorrow" |
| 2006 | Faceless | Marge Garacci | Short film |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | Mary Shaw | |
| 2007 | Death Sentence | Judge Shaw | |
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries | Milicent | |
| 2008 | Choke | Elegant Lady | |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Julia | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | The Aspern Papers | Juliana Bordereau | |
| 2011 | The Deteriorationists | Margaret | Short film |
| 2012 | Fred Won't Move Out | Susan | |
| 2013 | My Day | Mother | Short film The Indie Fest Film Award for Best Actress Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2011-2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Meemaw | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Orange Is the New Black | Taslitz | 8 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| 2015 | Last Words | Miss Larson | Short film |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Astrid | Episode: "And the Coming Out Party" |
References
External links
- Judith Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
- Judith Roberts at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
