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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-03-16

Day of Death

2004-03-02 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Joliet, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As

Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge

Biography

Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress". She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ¨All the King's Men¨ (1949) and was nominated in the same category for ¨Giant¨ (1956). She also provided the voice of the demon ¨Pazuzu¨ in ¨The Exorcist¨ (1973). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mercedes McCambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia Read more:

Known For

Acting

Touch of Evil

1958

Touch of Evil

as

Gang Leader (uncredited)

Giant

1956

Giant

as

Luz Benedict

All the King's Men

1949

All the King's Men

as

Sadie Burke

The Exorcist

1973

The Exorcist

as

Demon (voice)

Johnny Guitar

1954

Johnny Guitar

as

Emma Small

99 Women

1969

99 Women

as

Thelma Diaz

Echoes

1982

Echoes

as

Lillian Gerben

The Scarf

1951

The Scarf

as

Connie Carter

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

Suddenly, Last Summer

as

Grace Holly

Cimarron

1960

Cimarron

as

Mrs. Sarah Wyatt

A Farewell to Arms

1957

A Farewell to Arms

as

Mrs. Van Campen

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

Lightning Strikes Twice

as

Liza McStringer

Angel Baby

1961

Angel Baby

as

Sarah Strand

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

1975

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

as

Grandmother

Inside Straight

1951

Inside Straight

as

Ada Stritch

The Girls of Huntington House

1973

The Girls of Huntington House

as

Doris McKenzie

Run Home Slow

1965

Run Home Slow

as

Nell Hagen

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

Marquis de Sade: Justine

as

Madame Dusbois

Sixteen

1972

Sixteen

as

Mother

Thieves

1977

Thieves

as

Street Lady

Killer by Night

1972

Killer by Night

as

Sister Sarah

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

The Other Side of the Wind

as

Maggie Noonan

Two for the Money

1972

Two for the Money

as

Mrs. Castle

Family Dog

1988

Family Dog

as

Miss Lestrange

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Agatha Kimball

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Miss Lestrange (voice)

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as

Sybilla

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Rubilee Mather

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Carlotta

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Mrs. Miller

Climax!

Climax!

as

Eliza

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Jessie Quinn

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Kate Wells

The Sacketts

The Sacketts

as

Ma Sackett

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Sister Teresa

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Mildred Cochraine

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Cissy Brackett

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Matilda Curtis

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Mrs. Martha Mushgrove

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Ada Randolph

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Ma Gufler

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Studio One

Studio One

as

Connie MartIn

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Clara Appleby

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Deborah Banning

Production

Crew

Directing