Agnes Moorehead

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agnes moorehead
  • Birth Name: Agnes Robertson Moorehead
  • Birth Place: Clinton, MA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/06/1900, Sagittarius
  • Date of Death: 04/30/1974
  • Profession: Actor
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Agnes Moorehead Fast Facts:
  • Her father was a Presbyterian minister.
  • Made her professional stage debut at 11 as a ballet dancer performing with the St. Louis Municipal Opera.
  • Briefly became a high school teacher before shifting her focus to acting.
  • Met Orson Welles when they appeared together on radio programs and joined his Mercury Theater on the Air Company.
  • Her first film role was playing the mother of Orson Welles' character in 1941's Citizen Kane.
  • In 1954, began touring worldwide in her one-woman show, The Fabulous Redhead.
  • Best known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched (1964-72).
  • Was rumored to have developed cancer from filming The Conquerer downwind from a nuclear test site.
  • Agnes Moorehead Relationships:
  • John Henderson Moorehead - Father
  • Mildred McCauley Moorehead - Mother
  • Jack G. Lee - Ex-husband
  • Robert Gist - Ex-husband
  • Sean Lee - Son
  • Agnes Moorehead Awards:
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1969 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series - Nominee
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1970 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Nominee
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama - Winner
  • 1968 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Nominee
  • 1942 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1945 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • College:
  • Muskingum College, New Concord, OH (Biology, 1923); University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (MA in English, 1924); American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1929)
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