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Mercedes McCambridge

Bio: Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress"

Born: Thu, Mar 16 1916

Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, U.S.

Death: Tue, Mar 02 2004

Mercedes McCambridge is 87 years old

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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Mercedes McCambridge would have been no older than

87 in Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Thu, Oct 05 2023

The Other Side of the Wind

Mercedes McCambridge would have been no older than

87 in The Other Side of the Wind

as 'Maggie Noonan'.

Fri, Nov 02 2018

Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures

Mercedes McCambridge was

67 in Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures

as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Sat, Oct 01 1983

Echoes

Mercedes McCambridge was

65 in Echoes

as 'Lillian Gerben'.

Fri, Jan 01 1982

The Concorde... Airport '79

Mercedes McCambridge was

63 in The Concorde... Airport '79

as 'Nelli'.

Fri, Aug 17 1979

Thieves

Mercedes McCambridge was

60 in Thieves

as 'Street Lady'.

Fri, Feb 11 1977

Who Is the Black Dahlia?

Mercedes McCambridge was

58 in Who Is the Black Dahlia?

as 'Grandmother'.

Sat, Mar 01 1975

The Exorcist

Mercedes McCambridge was

57 in The Exorcist

as 'Demon (voice)'.

Wed, Dec 26 1973

The President's Plane Is Missing

Mercedes McCambridge was

57 in The President's Plane Is Missing

as 'Hester Madigan'.

Tue, Oct 23 1973

The Girls of Huntington House

Mercedes McCambridge was

56 in The Girls of Huntington House

as 'Doris McKenzie'.

Thu, Feb 15 1973

Sixteen

Mercedes McCambridge was

56 in Sixteen

as 'Mother'.

Sat, Jun 03 1972

Two for the Money

Mercedes McCambridge was

55 in Two for the Money

as 'Mrs. Castle'.

Sat, Feb 26 1972

Killer by Night

Mercedes McCambridge was

55 in Killer by Night

as 'Sister Sarah'.

Fri, Jan 07 1972

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Mercedes McCambridge was

53 in Marquis de Sade: Justine

as 'Madame Dusbois'.

Thu, Apr 03 1969

99 Women

Mercedes McCambridge was

52 in 99 Women

as 'Thelma Diaz'.

Wed, Mar 05 1969

The Counterfeit Killer

Mercedes McCambridge was

52 in The Counterfeit Killer

as 'Frances'.

Wed, May 01 1968

Run Home Slow

Mercedes McCambridge was

49 in Run Home Slow

as 'Nell Hagen'.

Wed, Dec 15 1965

Angel Baby

Mercedes McCambridge was

45 in Angel Baby

as 'Sarah Strand'.

Sun, May 14 1961

Cimarron

Mercedes McCambridge was

44 in Cimarron

as 'Mrs. Sarah Wyatt'.

Thu, Dec 01 1960

Suddenly, Last Summer

Mercedes McCambridge was

43 in Suddenly, Last Summer

as 'Grace Holly'.

Tue, Dec 22 1959

Touch of Evil

Mercedes McCambridge was

42 in Touch of Evil

as 'Gang Leader (uncredited)'.

Sun, Mar 30 1958

A Farewell to Arms

Mercedes McCambridge was

41 in A Farewell to Arms

as 'Mrs. Van Campen'.

Sat, Dec 14 1957

Giant

Mercedes McCambridge was

40 in Giant

as 'Luz Benedict'.

Thu, Nov 08 1956

Johnny Guitar

Mercedes McCambridge was

38 in Johnny Guitar

as 'Emma Small'.

Wed, May 26 1954

Lightning Strikes Twice

Mercedes McCambridge was

35 in Lightning Strikes Twice

as 'Liza McStringer'.

Thu, Apr 12 1951

The Scarf

Mercedes McCambridge was

35 in The Scarf

as 'Connie Carter'.

Fri, Apr 06 1951

Inside Straight

Mercedes McCambridge was

34 in Inside Straight

as 'Ada Stritch'.

Thu, Mar 01 1951

All the King's Men

Mercedes McCambridge was

33 in All the King's Men

as 'Sadie Burke'.

Wed, Nov 16 1949

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Mercedes McCambridge would have been no older than

87 in The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 03 2011

Amazing Stories

Mercedes McCambridge was

69+ in Amazing Stories

as 'Miss Lestrange (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

Cagney & Lacey

Mercedes McCambridge was

66+ in Cagney & Lacey

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1982

Magnum, P.I.

Mercedes McCambridge was

64+ in Magnum, P.I.

as 'Agatha Kimball'.

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 11 1980

Hagen

Mercedes McCambridge was

63+ in Hagen

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 15 1980

The Sacketts

Mercedes McCambridge was

63+ in The Sacketts

as 'Ma Sackett'.

First Air Date
Tue, May 15 1979

Flying High

Mercedes McCambridge was

62+ in Flying High

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 29 1978

Charlie's Angels

Mercedes McCambridge was

60+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'Norma'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Khan!

Mercedes McCambridge was

58+ in Khan!

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 07 1975

Medical Center

Mercedes McCambridge was

53+ in Medical Center

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969

The Name of the Game

Mercedes McCambridge was

52+ in The Name of the Game

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

Lost in Space

Mercedes McCambridge was

49+ in Lost in Space

as 'Sybilla'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Bewitched

Mercedes McCambridge was

48+ in Bewitched

as 'Carlotta'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 17 1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Mercedes McCambridge was

47+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963

The Dakotas

Mercedes McCambridge was

46+ in The Dakotas

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 07 1963

The Mike Douglas Show

Mercedes McCambridge was

45+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Dr. Kildare

Mercedes McCambridge was

45+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Sister Teresa'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

The Defenders

Mercedes McCambridge was

45+ in The Defenders

as 'Mildred Cochraine'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1961

Riverboat

Mercedes McCambridge was

43+ in Riverboat

as 'Jessie Quinn'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959

Bonanza

Mercedes McCambridge was

43+ in Bonanza

as 'Matilda Curtis'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959

Rawhide

Mercedes McCambridge was

42+ in Rawhide

as 'Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Martha Mushgrove, Ada Randolph, Ma Gufler'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

Panic!

Mercedes McCambridge was

40+ in Panic!

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 05 1957

Wire Service

Mercedes McCambridge was

40+ in Wire Service

as 'Kate Wells'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1956

Tony Awards

Mercedes McCambridge was

40+ in Tony Awards

as 'Self - Nominee'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 01 1956

Gunsmoke

Mercedes McCambridge was

39+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Rubilee Mather'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

Climax!

Mercedes McCambridge was

38+ in Climax!

as 'Eliza'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 07 1954

Summer Playhouse

Mercedes McCambridge was

38+ in Summer Playhouse

First Air Date
Tue, Jul 06 1954

Letter to Loretta

Mercedes McCambridge was

37+ in Letter to Loretta

as 'Cissy Brackett'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1953

The Oscars

Mercedes McCambridge was

37+ in The Oscars

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 19 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Mercedes McCambridge was

35+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

The Red Skelton Show

Mercedes McCambridge was

35+ in The Red Skelton Show

as 'Clara Appleby'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1951

Tales of Tomorrow

Mercedes McCambridge was

35+ in Tales of Tomorrow

First Air Date
Fri, Aug 03 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Mercedes McCambridge was

34+ in Lux Video Theatre

as 'Marie, Chris'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1950

What's My Line?

Mercedes McCambridge was

33+ in What's My Line?

as 'Self - Panelist'.

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 02 1950

Studio One

Mercedes McCambridge was

32+ in Studio One

as ', Connie MartIn'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Mercedes McCambridge was

32+ in The Ed Sullivan Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948