Mercedes McCambridge

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-03-16 (88 years old)

Deathday

2004-03-02

Place of Birth

Joliet, Illinois, U.S.

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:

Acting

1958

Touch of Evil

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

1956

Giant

as Luz Benedict

1949

All the King's Men

as Sadie Burke

1973

The Exorcist

as Demon (voice)

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Emma Small

1969

99 Women

as Thelma Diaz

1982

Echoes

as Lillian Gerben

1951

The Scarf

as Connie Carter

1959

Suddenly, Last Summer

as Grace Holly

1960

Cimarron

as Mrs. Sarah Wyatt

1957

A Farewell to Arms

as Mrs. Van Campen

1951

Lightning Strikes Twice

as Liza McStringer

1961

Angel Baby

as Sarah Strand

1975

1951

Inside Straight

as Ada Stritch

1973

1965

Run Home Slow

as Nell Hagen

1969

Marquis de Sade: Justine

as Madame Dusbois

1972

Sixteen

as Mother

1977

Thieves

as Street Lady

1972

Killer by Night

as Sister Sarah

2018

1972

Two for the Money

as Mrs. Castle

1988

Family Dog

as Miss Lestrange

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