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Judith Anderson is a Actor Australienne born on 10 february 1897 at Adelaide (Australie)
Dame Judith Anderson, AC, DBE (10 February 1897 – 3 January 1992) was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film and television. She won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award and was also nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award.
Benjamin Harrison Lehmann (1889–1977), an English professor at the University of California at Berkeley; they wed in 1937 and divorced in August 1939. By this marriage she had a stepson, Benjamin Harrison Lehmann, Jr. (born 1918).
Luther Greene (1909–1987), a theatrical producer; they were married in July 1946 and divorced in 1951.
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Judith Anderson
Birth name Frances Margaret Anderson
Nationality Australie
Birth 10 february 1897 at Adelaide (Australie)
Death 3 january 1992 (at 94 years) at Santa Barbara (USA)
Nationality Australie
Birth 10 february 1897 at Adelaide (Australie)
Death 3 january 1992 (at 94 years) at Santa Barbara (USA)
Biography
Anderson was married twice and declared that "neither experience was a jolly holiday":Benjamin Harrison Lehmann (1889–1977), an English professor at the University of California at Berkeley; they wed in 1937 and divorced in August 1939. By this marriage she had a stepson, Benjamin Harrison Lehmann, Jr. (born 1918).
Luther Greene (1909–1987), a theatrical producer; they were married in July 1946 and divorced in 1951.
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, 1h45Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig
Roles Vulcan High Priestess
Rating65%
The Federation Starship Enterprise returns to Earth following a battle with the superhuman Khan Noonien Singh, who tried to destroy the Enterprise by detonating an experimental terraforming device known as Genesis. The casualties of the fight include Admiral James T. Kirk's Vulcan friend, Spock, whose casket was launched into space and eventually landed on the planet created by the Genesis Device. On arriving at Earth Spacedock, Doctor Leonard McCoy begins to act strangely and is detained. Starfleet Admiral Morrow visits the Enterprise and informs the crew the ship is to be decommissioned; the crew is ordered not to speak about Genesis due to political fallout over the device.
Inn of the Damned (1975)
, 1h58Genres Action, Horror, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Judith Anderson, Alex Cord, Michael Craig, Joseph Fürst, Tony Bonner, John Meillon
Roles Caroline Straulle
Rating47%
In 1896, a crazed woman and her husband run an inn in eastern Victoria and take revenge for the deaths of their children years before. An American bounty hunter arrives to investigate the mysterious deaths of many people and puts an end to the killing.
The Borrowers (1973)
, 1h21Directed by Walter C. Miller
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, Judith Anderson, Beatrice Straight, Barnard Hughes
Roles Aunt Sophie
Rating55%
The Clock Family are "borrowers," tiny people who live in the houses of regular sized "human beans" (a borrower mispronunciation of "human beings"). They survive by borrowing all they need from big people and try to keep their existence secret. The main characters are a teenage borrower girl named Arriety Clock and her parents, Pod and Homily. During a borrowing expedition with her father and contrary to borrower nature, Arriety befriends a human boy who lives in the home and develops a friendship with him.
The Underground Man (1973)
, 1h40Directed by Paul Wendkos
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Peter Graves, Sharon Farrell, Celeste Holm, Jim Hutton, Kay Lenz, Biff McGuire
Roles Mrs. Snow
Rating66%
A Man Called Horse (1970)
, 1h54Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, James Gammon, Jean Gascon, Iron Eyes Cody, Manu Tupou
Roles Buffalo Cow Head
Rating67%
Initially enslaved and mocked by being treated as an animal, John Morgan comes to respect his captors' culture and gain their respect. He is aided in understanding the Sioux by a captive, Baptiste, the tribe's half-breed fool, who had tried to escape and was hamstrung behind both knees.
Macbeth (1964)
, 1h30Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, Michael Hordern, Ian Bannen, Felix Aylmer, Jeremy Brett
Roles Lady Macbeth
Rating81%
Deuxième version de la pièce classique de Shakespeare, avec les mêmes deux étoiles et le même réalisateur que sa première version, mais avec un casting différent.
Don't Bother to Knock (1961)
, 1h29Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Todd, Nicole Maurey, Elke Sommer, June Thorburn, Rik Battaglia, Judith Anderson
Roles Maggie Shoemaker
Rating51%
Bill Ferguson (Richard Todd), a Scottish romantically active travel agent gives several woman the keys to his flat, and ends up trying to prevent them from meeting each other.
Cinderfella (1960)
, 1h29Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about the labor movement, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Judith Anderson, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Robert Hutton, Henry Silva
Roles Wicked Stepmother
Rating59%
When Fella's (Jerry Lewis) father dies, he continues to live with his wicked stepmother, Emily (Judith Anderson), and her two sons, Maximilian (Henry Silva) and Rupert (Robert Hutton). His stepfamily takes over the family mansion, while Fella is reduced to living in an unfinished room at the end of a long hallway. He has in essence become their butler, catering to their every whim.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
, 1h48Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams, LGBT-related film
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood
Roles Big Momma
Rating78%
Late one night, a drunken Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) is out trying to recapture his glory days of high school sports by leaping hurdles on a track field, dreaming about his moments as a youthful athlete. Unexpectedly, he falls and breaks his leg, leaving him dependent on a crutch. Brick, along with his wife, Maggie "the Cat" (Elizabeth Taylor), are seen the next day visiting his family's estate in Mississippi, there to celebrate Big Daddy's (Burl Ives) 65th birthday.
The Ten Commandments (1956)
, 3h42Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Action, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about religion, La précarité, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, L'émigration
Actors Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget
Roles Memnet
Rating78%
Pharaoh Rameses I of Egypt has ordered the death of all firstborn Hebrew males after hearing the prophecy of the Deliverer, but a Hebrew woman named Yoshebel saves her infant son by setting him adrift in a basket on the Nile. Bithiah, the Pharaoh's daughter, who had recently lost her husband and the hope of ever having children of her own, finds the basket and decides to adopt the boy even though her servant, Memnet, recognizes the child is Hebrew and protests.
Salome (1953)
, 1h43Directed by William Dieterle, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel
Roles Queen Herodias
Rating58%
Although based on the New Testament story, the film does not follow the biblical text.
The Furies (1950)
, 1h49Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson, Gilbert Roland, Thomas Gomez
Roles Flo Burnett
Rating72%
T. C. Jeffords (Walter Huston) is a wealthy cattle baron who feels the Herrera family is squatting illegally on his property, The Furies. T.C.'s beloved daughter, Vance (Barbara Stanwyck), who is as obsessed with wealth and every bit as ruthless as her father, has a close bond with Juan Herrera (Gilbert Roland) in secret. What she wants more is a proper husband who can run the giant ranch with her once T.C. is gone. She falls in love with Rip Darrow (Wendell Corey), who holds a grudge against T.C., believing a portion of The Furies land to be rightfully his. Vance is shocked when Rip accepts a $50,000 bribe from T.C. to permanently get out of her life. Rip opens a bank in town near a saloon he owns called "The Legal Tender".
The Red House (1947)
, 1h40Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Julie London, Allene Roberts
Roles Ellen Morgan
Rating66%
Handicapped farmer Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson) and sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) live on an isolated farm with their adoptive daughter, Meg (Allene Roberts) who is actually their niece. They keep to themselves and are viewed as mysterious by the nearby town. Now a teenager, Meg convinces Pete to hire one of her 12th grade high school classmates, Nath Storm (Lon McCallister) to come help with chores on the farm. Everyone gets along great, until Nath says he is going to take a shortcut home through the old woods to go home. The woods are part of Pete's property and he forbids anyone from entering them. Pete becomes agitated, insisting the woods are dangerous and contain a haunted house which is painted red, and that Nath must stay out.
Pursued (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Romance, Western
Actors Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale, Harry Carey, Jr.
Roles Mrs. Callum
Rating71%
Set in New Mexico around the turn of the 20th Century and told in flashback, the film tells the story of Jeb (Mitchum), whose entire family was slaughtered when he was a child. In the aftermath of the massacre, Jeb is found by Mrs. Callum, a widow, who will raise him in her family. Traumatized by the killings, Jeb doesn't recall anything of that night, except for vague images that he sees in a frequent nightmare. Mrs. Callum raises him as her own son, together with her daughter Thorley and her son Adam. Years later, Jeb is shot at while riding a colt, but the shooter misses him; although Mrs. Callum blames the incident on deer hunters, she knows that it was an attempted murder by her brother-in-law Grant, who, for vague reasons, is determined to kill Jeb.
Tycoon (1947)
, 2h8Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors John Wayne, Laraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke, Judith Anderson, James Gleason, Anthony Quinn
Roles Miss Ellen Braithwaite
Rating60%
Johnny Munroe (John Wayne) travels to South America to build a mountain railroad tunnel for Frederick Alexander (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), a wealthy industrialist. Complications arise when Alexander insists upon a shorter, more dangerous passage and when his daughter Maura (Laraine Day) develops a romantic interest with Johnny.