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Mercedes McCambridge Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1916-03-16

Birthplace:
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.

Credits:
72 Total Roles

Mercedes McCambridge

Acting

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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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Friday the 13th Murders TV Self - John Markle's Mother / Actress (archive footage)
2018 The Other Side of the Wind MOVIE Maggie Noonan
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey TV Self
1985 Amazing Stories TV Miss Lestrange (voice)
1983 Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures MOVIE Narrator (voice)
1982 Cagney & Lacey TV Self
1982 Echoes MOVIE Lillian Gerben
1980 Magnum, P.I. TV Agatha Kimball
1980 Hagen TV Self
1979 The Concorde... Airport '79 MOVIE Nelli

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