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Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for All the King's Men (1949) and was nominated in the same category for Giant (1956). She also provided the voice of the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist (1973).
Birth Name
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge
Born
Thursday, 16 March 1916
Died
Tuesday, 02 March 2004
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self | 2018 |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Maggie Noonan | 2018 |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | Self | 2015 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Gang Leader | 2014 |
| Babes Behind Bars | Thelma Diaz | 2013 |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Demon | 2010 |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Memorial Tribute | 2005 |
| Call Him Jess | Self | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self | 2018 |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Maggie Noonan | 2018 |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | Self | 2015 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Gang Leader | 2014 |
| Babes Behind Bars | Thelma Diaz | 2013 |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Demon | 2010 |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Memorial Tribute | 2005 |
| Call Him Jess | Self | 2000 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| Return to 'Giant' | Self | 1996 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Emma Small | 1991 |
| The 60th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1988 |
| Amazing Stories | Miss Lestrange | 1985 |
| Echoes | Lillian Gerben | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Sister Elizabeth | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Agatha Kimball | 1980 |
| Babes Behind Bars | Thelma Diaz | 1980 |
| Hagen | Rosemary | 1980 |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | Nelli | 1979 |
| The Sacketts | Ma Sackett | 1979 |
| Flying High | Claire | 1978 |
| Thieves | Street Lady | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Norma | 1976 |
| Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Grandmother | 1975 |
| The Exorcist | Demon / Demon (voice) | 1973 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing | Hester Madigan | 1973 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| The Girls of Huntington House | Doris McKenzie | 1973 |
| Sixteen | Ma Irtley / Mother | 1972 |
| Two for the Money | Mrs. Castle | 1972 |
| Killer by Night | Sister Sarah | 1972 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Nurse Marge Bowen | 1969 |
| Marquis de Sade's Justine | Madame Dusbois | 1969 |
| 99 Women | Thelma Diaz | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Victoria Stuart | 1968 |
| The Counterfeit Killer | Frances | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Run Home, Slow | Nell Hagen | 1965 |
| Lost in Space | Sybilla | 1965 |
| Bewitched | Carlotta | 1964 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Margaret Malloy | 1963 |
| The Doctors | Bakery Owner | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Mrs. Chase | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Jay French | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress / Herself | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Sister Teresa | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Mildred Cochraine | 1961 |
| Angel Baby | Sarah Strand | 1961 |
| Cimarron | Mrs. Sarah Wyatt | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Sour Annie Tatum | 1960 |
| Suddenly, Last Summer | Mrs. Holly / Grace Holly | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Jessie Quinn | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Matilda Curtis / Deborah Banning | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ada Randolph / Ma Gufler / Mrs. Martha Mushgrove / Mrs. Miller | 1959 |
| Touch of Evil | Gang Leader | 1958 |
| A Farewell to Arms | Miss Van Campen / Mrs. Van Campen | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Emily Rossiter | 1957 |
| Panic! | Helen Colby | 1957 |
| Giant | Luz Benedict | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Kate Wells | 1956 |
| Gunsmoke | Rubilee Mather | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Aunt Hannah | 1955 |
| Climax! | Eliza | 1954 |
| Johnny Guitar | Emma Small | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Cissy Brackett | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Lona Smith | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Lona Smith | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Nancy Lump Lump / Clara Appleby | 1951 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | Patricia Kimworth | 1951 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Liza McStringer | 1951 |
| The Scarf | Connie Carter | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Ada Stritch | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Marie / Chris | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| All the King's Men | Sadie Burke | 1949 |
| Studio One | Connie MartIn | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Front Row Center | Vivian Donfield / Nicole Warren | 1945 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1950 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |
