Mercedes McCambridge
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1916-03-16
- Died
- 2004-03-02
- Place of birth
- Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
- Also known as
- Carlotta Mercedes Agnes 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (39)
Bonanza
1959
as Matilda Curtis / Deborah Banning
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Bewitched
1964
as Carlotta
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Norma
Wagon Train
1957
as Emily Rossiter
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Agatha Kimball
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sister Teresa
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Climax!
1954
as Eliza
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Miller / Mrs. Martha Mushgrove / Ada Randolph / Ma Gufler
Medical Center
1969
Lost in Space
1965
as Sybilla
Studio One
1948
as Connie MartIn
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Amazing Stories
1985
as Miss Lestrange (voice)
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Clara Appleby
The Name of the Game
1968
The Defenders
1961
as Mildred Cochraine
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rubilee Mather
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Riverboat
1959
as Jessie Quinn
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
ABC Stage 67
1966
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Marie / Chris
The Dakotas
1963
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
Wire Service
1956
as Kate Wells
Panic!
1957
Flying High
1978
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Cissy Brackett
The Sacketts
1979
as Ma Sackett
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Khan!
1975
Hagen
1980
Summer Playhouse
1954
The Friday the 13th Murders
2025
as Self – John's Mother / Actress, The Exorcist (archive footage)
Movies (27)
The Exorcist
1973
as Demon (voice)
Giant
1956
as Luz Benedict
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Madame Dusbois
Touch of Evil
1958
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
as Grace Holly
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Emma Small
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Nelli
Cimarron
1960
as Mrs. Sarah Wyatt
All the King's Men
1949
as Sadie Burke
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Maggie Noonan
99 Women
1969
as Thelma Diaz
A Farewell to Arms
1957
as Mrs. Van Campen
Angel Baby
1961
as Sarah Strand
Sixteen
1972
as Mother
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
as Hester Madigan
Two for the Money
1972
as Mrs. Castle
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as Grandmother
Thieves
1977
as Street Lady
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Frances
The Scarf
1951
as Connie Carter
Echoes
1982
as Lillian Gerben
The Girls of Huntington House
1973
as Doris McKenzie
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
as Liza McStringer
Killer by Night
1972
as Sister Sarah
Run Home Slow
1965
as Nell Hagen
Inside Straight
1951
as Ada Stritch
Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures
1983
as Narrator (voice)
About Mercedes McCambridge
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: With 66 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Mercedes McCambridge has appeared in 27 films and 39 TV shows.
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- The Exorcist (1973) — as Demon (voice)
- Giant (1956) — as Luz Benedict
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) — as Madame Dusbois
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as Gang Leader (uncredited)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) — as Grace Holly
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