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Judith Roberts
Born
Judith Anna Lebreque [1]

(1934-11-30) November 30, 1934 (age 89) [2] [3]
OccupationActress
Years active1971present
Spouse
(m. 1962;div. 1971)

Judith Roberts (November 30, 1934) is an American actress, who performed in various stage productions and appeared in film and television. She starred in the horror film Eraserhead (1977) by David Lynch and in later age played the main antagonist Mary Shaw in James Wan's supernatural horror film, Dead Silence (2007). She also starred in films Fred Won't Move Out (2012), You Were Never Really Here (2017) and The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021). Roberts also played Erica Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black in 2014.

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Career

Roberts made her bid screen debut playing supporting role in the 1971 romantic comedy film, Minnie and Moskowitz directed by John Cassavetes. [4] She later had supporting parts in films The Swinging Barmaids (1975), Nashville Girl (1976) and The Student Body (1976). Her first notable role was in the 1977 black and white cult horror film, Eraserhead by David Lynch playing "Beautiful Girl Across the Hall" opposite Jack Nance. The film shooting continued for several years from 1972 to 1976. [5] In 1978 she appeared in the film adaptation of The Late Great Planet Earth , and in 1980 had supporting role in the comedy-drama Stardust Memories by Woody Allen. The following years, Roberts made guest-starring appearances in television series, such as Remington Steele , Trapper John, M.D. and Law & Order , and co-starred in films Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Sandino (1990), Mac (1992), Mother's Boys (1993) and Fast Food Fast Women (2000).

Roberts performed in a many Off-Broadway, Broadway and regional theatre productions since 1970s, appearing in The Threepenny Opera , Medea , A Streetcar Named Desire and The Little Foxes . [6] In 1996 she made her Broadway debut starring as Lady Saltburn in play Present Laughter . [7] Her notable off-Broadway credits include Three Tall Women , Master Class , The Clean House , A Little Night Music , Richard III , The Voysey Inheritance and Close Ties. [8] [9] In 2014, Roberts originared the role of Miss Ruby in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company play Airline Highway and the following year performed on its Broadway production. [10] [11]

In 2007, Roberts had her most notable film role, playing Mary Shaw, the main antagonist in the supernatural horror film, Dead Silence directed by James Wan. [12] That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his action thriller film Death Sentence , playing Judge Shaw. She later appeared in The Nanny Diaries and in the film adaptation of The Aspern Papers . In 2012 she starred alongside Elliott Gould in the drama film, Fred Won't Move Out directed by Richard Ledes. [13] [14] In 2013, Roberts appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video for "Mirrors". [15] In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black as inmate Erica Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls". Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. [16] She later made guest starring appearances in the television series 2 Broke Girls , Girls , The Mick , Great News and The Last O.G. .

Roberts starred in a number of short films in her later career. [17] In 2017, Roberts played Joaquin Phoenix's character mother in the psychological thriller film, You Were Never Really Here by Lynne Ramsay. The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. [18] Film critics Mark Kermode of The Observer praised her performance. [19] [20] She received National Film Awards UK nomination for Best Supporting Actress. [21] In 2021, Roberts appeared in the comedy-drama film, Giving Birth to a Butterfly , and starred in the period horror film, The Last Thing Mary Saw . [12] Film critics Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com and Dennis Harvey of Variety are praised her performance in latter. [19] [22]

Personal life

Roberts was married to actor Pernell Roberts from 1962 to 1971. [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
1978 The Late Great Planet Earth Whore of Babylon
1980 Stardust Memories Singer
1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night Mother Superior
1985 Happy End Fly
1990 Sandino Mrs. Hanna
1992 Mac Woman on Bus
1994 Mother's Boys Narrator
1998 Three Below Zero Nora Littman
2000 Fast Food Fast Women Bella's Mother
2006FacelessMarge GaracciShort film
2007 Dead Silence Mary Shaw
2007 Death Sentence Judge Shaw
2007 The Nanny Diaries Milicent
2008 Choke Elegant Lady
2010 The Aspern Papers Juliana Bordereau
2011The DeteriorationistsMargaretShort film
2012 Fred Won't Move Out Susan
2013My DayMotherShort film
Long Island International Film Expo Award for Best Actress in a Short Film
The Indie Fest Film Award for Best Actress
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress
2015Last WordsMiss LarsonShort film
2016NowWomanShort film
Nominated — Action On Film International Film Festival Award for Best Performance in an Acting Role
Nominated — Maverick Movie Award for Best Actress: Short
Nominated — World Music & Independent Film Festival for Best Actress in a Short Film
Nominated — Calcutta International Cult Films Festival for Best Actress
2017 You Were Never Really Here Joe's motherNominated — National Film Awards UK for Best Supporting Actress
2017Final PolishClaireShort film
Stella Adler Award for Best Excellence in Film
LA Shorts Fest Platinum Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Maverick Movie Award for Best Actress: Short
2019Nowhere to NunSister MurielShort film
2020Bard WordsWomanShort film
Cult Critic Movie Award for Best Actress
Luis Buñuel Memorial Award for Best Actress
2021 Giving Birth to a Butterfly Nina
2021 The Last Thing Mary Saw Constance

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Remington Steele Rina CasselasEpisode: "Steele Among"
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Olivia ChapmanEpisode: "South Side Story"
1991 Law & Order Harriet DuttonEpisode: "The Wages of Love"
1993 Sirens Episode: "Everybody Lies"
1997 The City IsabelleRecurring role
2000 Law & Order Judge ScheppsEpisode: "Endurance"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nan TurnerEpisode: "Suite Sorrow"
2008 New Amsterdam JuliaEpisode: "Pilot"
2011-2014 The Heart, She Holler Meemaw18 episodes
2014, 2016, 2019 Orange Is the New Black Taslitz10 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2016 2 Broke Girls AstridEpisode: "And the Coming Out Party"
2017 Girls Senior CitizenEpisode: "What Will We Do This Time About Adam?"
2017 The Mick Great Grandmother RitaEpisode: "The Matriarch"
2017 Great News GrammyEpisode: "Love is Dead"
2017 Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter DianeEpisode: "Rules of the Road"
2018 The Last O.G. Mrs. WashingtonEpisode: "Pilot"
2019 Friends from College GummyEpisode: "Old Habits"
2019 NOS4A2 JoleneEpisodes: "The Gas Mask Man" and "The Dark Tunnels"
2023 Teenage Euthanasia NoonaVoice, 3 episodes

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