Actor info
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Name :
Mercedes McCambridge
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Born :
March 16, 1916 in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. (87 years at death)
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Died :
March 2, 2004
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
27 films (1949–2018)
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Also known as :
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge
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Biography
Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mercedes McCambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia Read more:
Notable films
- The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) as Nelli
- The Exorcist (1973) as Demon (voice)
- Touch of Evil (1958) as Gang Leader (uncredited)
- Giant (1956) as Luz Benedict
- All the King's Men (1949) as Sadie Burke
