Agnes Moorehead (December 6, 1900) was an American actress whose career of six decades included work in radio, stage, film, and television.
Birth Name: Agnes Robertson Moorehead
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 4"
Nickname: "Aggie"
Quote: "It's an unavoidable truth. Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does."
She is chiefly known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched and as the voice of the friendly Mother Goose in Hanna-Barbera's 1973 adaptation of the E. B. White children's book Charlotte's Web.. She was also notable for her film roles in Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
While rarely playing lead roles, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime 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.
Moorehead died of uterine cancer on April 30, 1974. She was 73.
Birth Name: Agnes Robertson Moorehead
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 4"
Nickname: "Aggie"
Quote: "It's an unavoidable truth. Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does."
She is chiefly known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched and as the voice of the friendly Mother Goose in Hanna-Barbera's 1973 adaptation of the E. B. White children's book Charlotte's Web.. She was also notable for her film roles in Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
While rarely playing lead roles, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime 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.
Moorehead died of uterine cancer on April 30, 1974. She was 73.
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