Dame Judith Anderson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934

Judith Anderson (February 10, 1897 – January 3, 1992) was an Australian stage and film actress. Dame Judith Anderson photographed by Carl Van Vechten, September 11, 1934 From the collection of the Library of Congress and in the public domain: http://memory. ... Dame Judith Anderson photographed by Carl Van Vechten, September 11, 1934 From the collection of the Library of Congress and in the public domain: http://memory. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Born Frances Margaret Anderson-Anderson in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Anderson began acting in Australia before moving to New York in 1918. She established herself as a dramatic actress of note making several appearance in the plays of William Shakespeare. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Preferring the stage, she did not appear in many films, and in Hollywood she was considered a character actress who was difficult to cast because of her striking features. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca. As the housekeeper Mrs Danvers, Anderson was required to mentally torment a young bride played by Joan Fontaine, even encouraging her to commit suicide and the character is widely considered to be one of the screen's most memorable female villains. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ... Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British film director closely associated with the suspense genre. ... Rebecca is the New Testament spelling of Rebekah (see Romans 9:10). ... Joan Fontaine with Cary Grant in Suspicion Joan Fontaine (born October 22, 1917) is an international actress. ...

This led to several film appearances during the 40s in such films as Kings Row (1943), Laura (1944), The Diary of a Chambermaid and And Then There Were None (both 1946). She continued returning to the New York stage, playing the role of Lady Macbeth twice and winning a Tony Award in 1948 for her role in Medea. Kings Row is a 1942 film which tells the story of a group of children who grow up leading supposedly idyllic lives in a small town with disturbing secrets. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Laura is a 1944 film noir which tells the story of a police detective, investigating a womans murder, who falls in love with her portrait. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1945 film version, showing (left to right) Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez and Walter Huston And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians and Ten Little Niggers) is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in England in 1939. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lady Macbeth by George Cattermole Lady Macbeth is a character in Shakespeares play Macbeth. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Medea is a tragedy written by Euripides, based on the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BCE. Along with the plays Philoctetes, Dictys and Theristai which were all entered as a group, it won the third prize. ...

She holds the unusual distinction of winning two separate Emmy Awards for playing the same role - Lady MacBeth - in two separate productions of MacBeth. An Emmy Award. ... Scene from Macbeth by William Rimmer, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based loosely on the historical King Macbeth of Scotland. ...

Her stage and film work continued and by the 50s she was also appearing in television productions.

In her later years she played two more prominent roles in productions that took her as far away from her Shakespearean origins as possible. In 1984 she appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as the Vulcan High Priestess, and the same year commenced a three year stint as matriarch Minx Lockridge on the popular soap opera Santa Barbara of which she had professed to be a fan. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Paramount Pictures, 1984; see also 1984 in film) is the third feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Vulcan is the name of several different things, derived from the name of the Roman god of fire and volcanoes, who made weapons for the other gods. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 2137 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ...

She also loved the city of Santa Barbara, California and spent the remainder of her life there, dying of pneumonia in 1992. Santa Barbara is the county seat and principal city of Santa Barbara County, on the Pacific coast of California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ...

Anderson was created a DBE in 1959 and thereafter was often billed as Dame Judith Anderson. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Eric Pace. "Dame Judith Anderson Dies at 93; An Actress of Powerful Portrayals." The New York Times. January 4, 1992. 27.