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Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American actress. In a career spanning five decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television. Moorehead was the recipient of such accolades as a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards.

Moorehead had joined Orson Welles' Mercury Players, as one of his principal performers in 1937. She also had notable roles in films such as Citizen Kane (1941), Dark Passage (1947), Show Boat (1951), and All That Heaven Allows (1955). Moorehead garnered four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her performances in: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Mrs. Parkington (1944), Johnny Belinda (1948), and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). She is also known for the radio play Sorry, Wrong Number (1943).

She gained acclaim for her role as Endora on the ABC sitcom Bewitched which she played from 1964 to 1972. Her performance earned her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. For her role on the western series The Wild Wild West, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Birth and Death Data: Born Clinton (town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States), Died April 30, 1974 (Rochester (seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 4081 1/23/1946 Barbara Frietchie (Whittier) Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4082 1/23/1946 Nancy hanks (Benet) Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4083 1/23/1946 Landing of the pilgrim fathers (Hemans) Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4347 1/21/1947 Sorry, wrong number: Part 1 Agnes Moorehead ; Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4348 1/21/1947 Sorry, wrong number: Part 2 Agnes Moorehead ; Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4349 1/21/1947 Sorry, wrong number: Part 3 Agnes Moorehead ; Agnes Moorehead speaker  
Decca L 4350 1/21/1947 Sorry, wrong number: Part 4 Agnes Moorehead ; Agnes Moorehead speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moorehead, Agnes," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108025.

Moorehead, Agnes. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108025.

"Moorehead, Agnes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108025

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