Biographies: Judith Anderson - Actor

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An Australian actress, born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, as Frances Margaret Anderson. Judith won a Television Emmy Award in 1955 and 1961 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1941 for her role in the 1940 film Rebecca. She married Benjamin Harrison Lehman, and after their separation, she married producer Luther Greene from 1946 to 1951, and their marriage ended in divorce. Her credits include Rebecca (1940), Laura (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and The Ten Commandments (1956). Judith began her career in Australia before moving to New York in 1918. She was considered one of the greatest theater actresses. She was a leading star on Broadway during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. She had great television activity, and one of her greatest roles was Lady Macbeth, which she performed in the 1920s. Judith began her film activity with a supporting role in the movie Blood Money in 1933. She was honored in Britain in 1960 for her services to the performing arts. Judith continued her television and film activity until the age of 87 and died on January 3, 1992, in Santa Barbara, California, USA, from severe pneumonia.

• 4 December 2023
• Toqa Hesham