Acting
Mercedes McCambridge
Born 1916-03-16
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Mercedes McCambridge
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The Exorcist
1973
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Touch of Evil
1958
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Bewitched
1964
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Bonanza
1959
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Magnum, P.I.
1980
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Giant
1956
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Charlie's Angels
1976
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What's My Line?
1950
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Johnny Guitar
1954
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (73 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Friday the 13th Murders | Self – John's Mother / Actress, The Exorcist (archive footage) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Other Side of the Wind | Maggie Noonan | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Amazing Stories: The Movie III | Miss Lestrange (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Amazing Stories | Miss Lestrange (voice) | TV Series | 1985 |
| Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Echoes | Lillian Gerben | Movie | 1982 |
 | Magnum, P.I. | Agatha Kimball | TV Series | 1980 |
| Hagen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 | |
 | The Concorde... Airport '79 | Nelli | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Sacketts | Ma Sackett | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Flying High | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Thieves | Street Lady | Movie | 1977 |
 | Charlie's Angels | Norma | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Grandmother | Movie | 1975 |
 | Khan! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Exorcist | Demon (voice) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The President's Plane Is Missing | Hester Madigan | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Girls of Huntington House | Doris McKenzie | Movie | 1973 |
 | Sixteen | Mother | Movie | 1972 |
 | Two for the Money | Mrs. Castle | Movie | 1972 |
 | Killer by Night | Sister Sarah | Movie | 1972 |
 | Medical Center | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Madame Dusbois | Movie | 1969 |
 | 99 Women | Thelma Diaz | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Name of the Game | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Counterfeit Killer | Frances | Movie | 1968 |
 | ABC Stage 67 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Run Home Slow | Nell Hagen | Movie | 1965 |
 | Lost in Space | Sybilla | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Bewitched | Carlotta | TV Series | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | The Dakotas | Jay French | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Dr. Kildare | Sister Teresa | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Mildred Cochraine | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Angel Baby | Sarah Strand | Movie | 1961 |
 | Cimarron | Mrs. Sarah Wyatt | Movie | 1960 |
 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Grace Holly | Movie | 1959 |
 | Riverboat | Jessie Quinn | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bonanza | Matilda Curtis | TV Series | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Deborah Banning | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Mrs. Miller | TV Series | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Mrs. Martha Mushgrove | TV Series | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ada Randolph | TV Series | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ma Gufler | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Touch of Evil | Gang Leader (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | A Farewell to Arms | Mrs. Van Campen | Movie | 1957 |
 | Wagon Train | Emily Rossiter | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Panic! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Giant | Luz Benedict | Movie | 1956 |
 | Wire Service | Kate Wells | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Gunsmoke | Rubilee Mather | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Climax! | Eliza | TV Series | 1954 |
| Summer Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 | |
 | Johnny Guitar | Emma Small | Movie | 1954 |
 | Letter to Loretta | Cissy Brackett | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Clara Appleby | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Tales of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Liza McStringer | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Scarf | Connie Carter | Movie | 1951 |
 | Inside Straight | Ada Stritch | Movie | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Marie | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Chris | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | All the King's Men | Sadie Burke | Movie | 1949 |
 | Studio One | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Connie MartIn | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |