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Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead {1900-1974) was an American character actress.

Moorehead was part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater on the Air radio program in the 1930s and appeared in a Broadway production of Don Juan in Hell[?] in 1950.

Notable roles

Mary Kane, Citizen Kane, 1941

Fanny, The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942, New York Film Critics Circle Award[?], Academy Award nomination

Aspasia Conti, Miss Parkington[?], 1944, Golden Globe, Academy Award nomination

Aggie McDonald, Johnny Belinda, 1948, Academy Award nomination

Endora, Bewitched[?], 1964-1972, five Emmy nominations

Velma Cruther, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte[?], 1964, Golden Globe, Academy Award nomination

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