Judith Roberts
Known for Acting
Biography
Judith Anna Roberts (born December 1, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Her first film role was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in films and TV series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw. In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Filmography
Dead Silence
2007
as Mary Shaw
Eraserhead
1977
as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
You Were Never Really Here
2017
as Joe's Mother
The Nanny Diaries
2007
as Milicent
Death Sentence
2007
as Judge Shaw
Choke
2008
as Elegant Lady
Mother's Boys
1993
as Narrator
Sandino
1990
as Mrs. Hanna
Stardust Memories
1980
as Singer: "Three Little Words"
Mac
1992
as Woman on Bus
The Late Great Planet Earth
1978
as Whore of Babylon
Nashville Girl
1976
as Fran
The Last Thing Mary Saw
2021
as Constance
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971
as Wife
Fast Food Fast Women
2000
as Bella's Mother
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
2023
as Nina
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
as Sally
The Student Body
1976
as Mrs. Blalock
All of Them
2024
Three Below Zero
1998
as Nora Littman