Judith Roberts
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Judith Anna Roberts (born December 1, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Her first film role was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in films and TV series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw. In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Known for
Credits
Dead Silence (2007)
as Mary Shaw
Eraserhead (1977)
as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
as Joe's Mother
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
as Milicent
Death Sentence (2007)
as Judge Shaw
Nashville Girl (1976)
as Fran
Choke (2008)
as Elegant Lady
Stardust Memories (1980)
as Singer: "Three Little Words"
Mother's Boys (1993)
as Narrator
Sandino (1990)
as Mrs. Hanna
Mac (1992)
as Woman on Bus
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
as Wife
Fast Food Fast Women (2000)
as Bella's Mother
Fred Won't Move Out (2012)
as Susan
All of Them (2024)
Actor
The Late Great Planet Earth (1978)
as Whore of Babylon
The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
as Constance
The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
as Sally
Three Below Zero (1998)
as Nora Littman
The Student Body (1976)
as Mrs. Blalock
Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2023)
as Nina
The Aspern Papers (2010)
as Juliana Bordereau
Nowhere to Nun (2019)
as Sister Muriel