Judith Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1934 (age 91)
- Birthplace
- United States
Biography
Judith Anna Roberts (born December 1, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Her first film role was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in films and TV series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw. In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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Filmography
The Glorious Dead
Movie · as Carol
All of Them
Movie
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Movie · as Nina
The Last Thing Mary Saw
Movie · as Constance
Teenage Euthanasia
TV · 2 eps
Nowhere to Nun
Movie · as Sister Muriel
NOS4A2
TV · as Jolene July · 2 eps
The Last O.G.
TV · as Mrs. Washington · 1 ep
You Were Never Really Here
Movie · as Joe's Mother
The Mick
TV · as Rita Pemberton · 1 ep
Great News
TV · as Grammy · 1 ep
The Making of Eraserhead
Movie · as Self
Orange Is the New Black
TV · as Taslitz · 10 eps
Fred Won't Move Out
Movie · as Susan
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Astrid · 1 ep
The Heart, She Holler
TV · as Meemaw · 28 eps
The Aspern Papers
Movie · as Juliana Bordereau
Choke
Movie · as Elegant Lady
New Amsterdam
TV · as Julia · 1 ep
The Nanny Diaries
Movie · as Milicent
Dead Silence
Movie · as Mary Shaw
Death Sentence
Movie · as Judge Shaw
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Nan Turner · 1 ep
Fast Food Fast Women
Movie · as Bella's Mother
Three Below Zero
Movie · as Nora Littman
Mother's Boys
Movie · as Narrator
Mac
Movie · as Woman on Bus
Sandino
Movie · as Mrs. Hanna
Law & Order
TV · as Harriet Dutton, Elaine Schepps · 1 ep
Stardust Memories
Movie · as Singer: "Three Little Words"
The Late Great Planet Earth
Movie · as Whore of Babylon
Eraserhead
Movie · as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
Nashville Girl
Movie · as Fran
The Student Body
Movie · as Mrs. Blalock
The Swinging Barmaids
Movie · as Sally
Minnie and Moskowitz
Movie · as Wife