Search results
Dame Judith Anderson (born Feb. 10, 1898, Adelaide, S.Aus., Australia—died Jan. 3, 1992, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S.) was an Australian-born stage and motion-picture actress. Anderson was only 17 years old when she made her stage debut in 1915 in Sydney and 20 when she first appeared in New York City .
Judith Anderson is remembered as one of the great character actresses of her time particularly in powerful and tragic roles. When she became a Hollywood movie star in in the 1940's she was already regarded as one of the greatest stage actresses of the era after a glittering career in the theater.
Jan 4, 1992 · Dame Judith Anderson was born Frances Margaret Anderson-Anderson on Feb 10, 1898, in Adelaide, South Australia. Her father, James Anderson-Anderson, had once owned silver mines, but lost his ...
Jan 4, 1992 · Jan. 4, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Dame Judith Anderson, the Australian-born actress who stalked the world’s stages and films in potent portrayals of complex and tormented women, died ...
A leading Broadway star from the 1920s through the '50s, Judith Anderson was perhaps most famous for her award-winning performance as "Medea" in 1947; as a formidable Lady Macbeth (opposite ...
Jan 3, 2024 · On the Anniversary of Her Death, a Look Back in Awe at the Oscar-Nominated Movie Star Who Turned a Soap’s Debut Into an Event. Not just daytime but the entertainment world at large lost one of its greats when Dame Judith Anderson died at age 94 on January 3, 1992. When NBC launched Santa Barbara in 1984, viewers were like, “Whoa.”.
Judith Anderson fell ill in the autumn of 1991, lingered a few weeks, and finally died in her home in Santa Barbara, on January 3, 1992. Ninety-three at the time of her death, she had been an actress for just under 70 years. Judith Anderson will be remembered as one of the great ladies of the American theater.
