Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 6, 1900
Place of Birth
Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Agnes Robertson Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Biography
Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American actress. Although she began with the Mercury Theatre, appeared in more than seventy films beginning with Citizen Kane and on dozens of television shows during a career that spanned more than thirty years, Moorehead is most widely known to modern audiences for her role as the witch Endora in the series Bewitched.
While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters.
Known For - Movies
Citizen Kane
as Mary Kane
Bewitched
as Endora (archive footage) (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
as Rebecca Prescott
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Fanny Minafer
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Reed
The Conqueror
as Hunlun
Pollyanna
as Mrs. Snow
Caged
as Ruth Benton
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Velma Cruther
Dark Passage
as Madge Rapf
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Bertha Bluenose
Bewitched
as Endora
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Twilight Zone
as Woman
Wagon Train
as Mary Halstead
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Virginian
as Emma Garvey
The Rifleman
as Bertie Hoakam