Agnes Moorehead
Biography
Agnes Moorehead was an American actress born on December 6, 1900, in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. She began her career with the Mercury Theatre and appeared in over seventy films, including Citizen Kane. Moorehead also had a long career in television, appearing in dozens of shows. She is most widely known for her role as Endora in the series Bewitched. Moorehead's acting skills earned her recognition, with one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards, as well as four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. She transitioned to television, winning acclaim for both drama and comedy performances. Moorehead's career spanned over thirty years, with 127 known credits. She passed away on April 30, 1974, at the age of 73.
Career overview
Agnes Moorehead began her career with the Mercury Theatre, appearing in numerous films and television shows over a span of more than thirty years. Her film career started with Citizen Kane, and she went on to appear in over seventy films. Moorehead's television work earned her acclaim for both drama and comedy, showcasing her range in character development.
Throughout her career, Moorehead rarely played leading roles in films, but her skill in character development earned her recognition. She appeared in dozens of television shows, and her transition to television was marked by success. Moorehead's work in television led to her receiving one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards, in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations.
Moorehead's career spanned multiple genres and mediums, with her work in television being particularly notable. She is most widely known for her role in the series Bewitched, although specific details about her role in the show are not provided. Moorehead's extensive body of work and numerous nominations demonstrate her talent and dedication to her craft.
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- The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (2023) as Self/Endora (archive footage)
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022) as Self (archive video)
- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019) as Woman (archive footage)
- Bewitched (2005) as Endora (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Bewitched Christmas (1994) as Endora
- The Complete 'Citizen Kane' (1991)
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1974) as Mrs. Blair
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) as Hercule's Wife
- Charlotte's Web (1973) as Goose (voice)
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) as Mrs. Blair
- Night of Terror (1972) as Bronsky
- Rolling Man (1972) as Grandmother
- Dear Dead Delilah (1972) as Delilah Charles
- The Pet Set (1971) as Self
- Marriage: Year One (1971) as Grandma Duden
- What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) as Sister Alma
- Suddenly Single (1971) as Marlene
- The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971) as Mrs. Pringle
- Night Gallery (1970) as Head Witch (segment "Witches' Feast")
- Night Gallery (1970) as Emma Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
- Love, American Style (1969) as Mrs. Cooper
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Mrs. Ramsey
- The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) as Lisa's Mother
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
- Lancer (1968)
- That's Life (1968)
- The Magic Pear Tree (1968) as Chantelle
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) as Self
- Custer (1967)
- Hollywood Squares (1966) as Self
- The Lone Ranger (1966) as Black Widow (voice)
- The Singing Nun (1966) as Sister Cluny
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) as The Red Queen
- The Wild Wild West (1965)
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Emma Valentine
- Bewitched (1964) as Endora
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self - Dramatic Reader
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as Velma Cruther
- Burke's Law (1963) as Liz Haggerty
- Burke's Law (1963) as Pauline Moss
- Burke's Law (1963) as Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) as Millie
- Who's Minding the Store? (1963) as Phoebe Tuttle
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Virginian (1962) as Emma Garvey
- Jessica (1962) as Maria Lombardo
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Rebecca Prescott
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1961) as Mrs. Snow (archive footage)
- Bachelor in Paradise (1961) as Judge Peterson
- Twenty Plus Two (1961) as Mrs. Eleanor Delaney
- The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) as Elizabeth Marshall
- Pollyanna (1960) as Mrs. Snow
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Woman
- Rawhide (1959) as Sister Frances
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Jikiri
- The Rebel (1959) as Martha Lassiter
- Startime (1959) as Carmen Lynch
- The Bat (1959) as Cornelia van Gorder
- Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) as Cornelia Nelson
- The Rifleman (1958) as Bertie Hoakam
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Witch
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Mombi the Witch
- Tempest (1958) as Vassilissa Mironova
- Wagon Train (1957) as Mary Halstead
- Suspicion (1957) as Katherine Searles
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Mrs. Adams
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Madame Defarge
- Raintree County (1957) as Ellen Shawnessy
- Operation Raintree (1957) as Self
- The True Story of Jesse James (1957) as Mrs. Samuel
- Jeanne Eagels (1957) as Nellie Neilson
- The Story of Mankind (1957) as Queen Elizabeth I
- Not One Shall Die (1957) as Hannah Lessing
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957) as Ma Crater
- The Conqueror (1956) as Hunlun
- The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) as Bertha Parchman
- The Opposite Sex (1956) as Countess Lavaliere
- The Swan (1956) as Queen Maria Dominika
- Pardners (1956) as Mrs. Matilda Kingsley
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) as Miss Hattie
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- The Millionaire (1955) as Katherine Boland
- All That Heaven Allows (1955) as Sara Warren
- The Left Hand of God (1955) as Beryl Sigman
- Untamed (1955) as Aggie (Kildare's governess)
- Climax! (1954) as (segment "Child of the Wind")
- Climax! (1954) as Irene
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mrs. Pringle
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mrs. Snow
- Magnificent Obsession (1954) as Nancy Ashford
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Ana Konrad Bethlen
- The Story of Three Loves (1953) as Aunt Lydia
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953) as Martha Adams
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) as Mildred Waterbury
- Scandal at Scourie (1953) as Sister Josephine
- Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) as Mrs. Edmonds
- The Blazing Forest (1952) as Jessie Crain
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Bertha Bluenose
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Christine Hill Cosick
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ma Crater
- Show Boat (1951) as Parthy Hawks
- The Blue Veil (1951) as Mrs. Palfrey
- Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) as Aunt Jezebel
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self - Aunt Minnie
- Caged (1950) as Ruth Benton
- Black Jack (1950) as Mrs. Emily Birk
- The Great Sinner (1949) as Emma Getzel
- The Stratton Story (1949) as Ma Stratton
- Without Honor (1949) as Katherine Williams
- Johnny Belinda (1948) as Aggie MacDonald
- Station West (1948) as Mrs. Mary Caslon
- The Woman in White (1948) as Countess Fosco
- Summer Holiday (1948) as Cousin Lily
- Dark Passage (1947) as Madge Rapf
- The Lost Moment (1947) as Juliana Borderau
- Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) as Countess Zoe
- Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Bruna Jacobson
- Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) as Lieut. Colonel Spottiswoode
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Emily Hawkins
- The Seventh Cross (1944) as Madame Marelli
- Dragon Seed (1944) as Third Cousin's Wife
- Tomorrow, the World! (1944) as Aunt Jessie Frame
- Mrs. Parkington (1944) as Baroness Aspasia Conti
- Jane Eyre (1943) as Mrs. Reed
- The Youngest Profession (1943) as Miss Featherstone
- Government Girl (1943) as Adele - Mrs. Delancey Wright
- Journey into Fear (1943) as Mrs. Mathews
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Fanny Minafer
- The Big Street (1942) as Violette Shumberg
- Citizen Kane (1941) as Mary Kane