Agnes Moorehead
Biography
Agnes Moorehead was an American actress whose five-decade career took in radio, the stage, film, and television. Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and found steady work in radio before Orson Welles made her one of the principal players of his Mercury company in 1937. She made her film debut as Charles Foster Kane's mother in Citizen Kane (1941), and earned an Academy Award nomination and the New York Film Critics Award for The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). Further Oscar nominations followed for Mrs. Parkington (1944), Johnny Belinda (1948), and Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), along with roles in Dark Passage (1947), Show Boat (1951), and All That Heaven Allows (1955). She was also known for her performance in the radio play Sorry, Wrong Number, broadcast in 1943, and from 1964 to 1972 played Endora on Bewitched, winning an Emmy for The Wild Wild West.
73years old at death
- Born Clinton
- Died Rochester
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 42
- Career span
- 32 years1941 to 1973
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A first
Moorehead was cast in more episodes of the radio series Suspense than any other actor or actress, and the show often introduced her as its first lady.
First role
Moorehead's first radio role was as a replacement for Dorothy Denvir, taking over the part of Min Gump in The Gumps.
A change of course
Moorehead negotiated an unusual MGM contract clause that let her keep performing on radio, which the studio normally forbade its actors to do.
Agnes Moorehead movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Orson Welles directed two of these films, Henry Hathaway two and Douglas Sirk two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Henry HathawayDirector, 2 films, 1951 to 1962
All films by Henry Hathaway
All films by Douglas Sirk
Also three films together1 more actor
- Tom DrakeThe Singing Nun (1966), Raintree County (1957) and Mrs. Parkington (1944)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Agnes Moorehead's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$84.2 million
14 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 42 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 25 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 25Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$23M27.6% of the total
- 2$11M13.1% of the total
- 3$9.1M10.8% of the total
- 4$9.0M10.7% of the total
- 5$5.2M6.2% of the total
- 6$4.0M4.8% of the total
- 7$4.0M4.8% of the total
- 8$3.8M4.5% of the total
$14.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1945 to 1967, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1965 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Won |
| 1945 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Mrs. Parkington | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1967 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Wild Wild West | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.