Judith Roberts

Born: 1934-11-30

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.


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Dead Silence

as Mary Shaw
Released: 2007-03-16

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after...

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as Joe's Mother
Released: 2017-11-08

A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job...

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The Nanny Diaries

as Milicent
Released: 2007-08-24

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home,...

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Death Sentence

as Judge Shaw
Released: 2007-08-31

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he...

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Eraserhead

as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
Released: 1977-09-28

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry...

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Mother's Boys

as Narrator
Released: 1993-10-01

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as...

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Choke

as Elegant Lady
Released: 2008-09-26

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of...

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Stardust Memories

as Singer: "Three Little Words"
Released: 1980-09-26

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the...

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The Last Thing Mary Saw

as Constance
Released: 2021-08-15

Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her...

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Minnie and Moskowitz

as Wife
Released: 1971-12-22

Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore...

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Fast Food Fast Women

as Bella's Mother
Released: 2000-05-15

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to...

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Mac

as Woman on Bus
Released: 1992-09-17

Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction...

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The Swinging Barmaids

as Sally
Released: 1975-07-15

A cop goes after a psycho who is killing cocktail waitresses.

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The Student Body

as Mrs. Blalock
Released: 1976-05-18

Carrie, Mitzie, and Chicago get in trouble a lot in the women's prison, but are offered early...

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The Late Great Planet Earth

as Whore of Babylon
Released: 1978-01-17

The Late, Great Planet Earth is the title of a best-selling 1970 book co-authored by Hal Lindsey...

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Fred Won't Move Out

as Susan
Released: 2012-09-21

Fred (Elliott Gould) lives with his Alzheimers' struggling wife, Susan in their home of over...

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Sandino

as Mrs. Hanna
Released: 1990-01-01

Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who...

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Nashville Girl

as Fran
Released: 1976-03-01

A Kentucky-born maiden realizes her dream of becoming a country music star. However, she...

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Giving Birth to a Butterfly

as Nina
Released: 2023-05-01

After having her identity stolen, a woman, and her son's pregnant girlfriend, bond together on a...

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Three Below Zero

as Nora Littman
Released: 1998-08-14

People are trapped in the basement of a New York apartment building on the hottest day of the...

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all of them

as uncredited
Released: 2024-07-21

When Cora stops by to check on her elderly mother, she discovers her in the bathtub, dressed for...

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Law & Order

as Harriet Dutton
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Elaine Schepps
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Taslitz
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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2 Broke Girls

as Astrid
First aired: 2011-09-19

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Nan Turner
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Great News

as Grammy
First aired: 2017-04-25

A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an...

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The Mick

as Rita Pemberton
First aired: 2017-01-01

Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to...

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NOS4A2

as Jolene July
First aired: 2019-06-02

A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find...

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The Last O.G.

as Mrs. Washington
First aired: 2018-04-03

An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from...

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Teenage Euthanasia

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-09-06

A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home.

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New Amsterdam

as Julia
First aired: 2008-03-04

John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious,...

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