Judith Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1934
- Birthplace
- United States
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
The Glorious Dead 2026
as Carol
All of Them 2024
Actor
Giving Birth to a Butterfly 2023
as Nina
The Last Thing Mary Saw 2021
as Constance
- Nowhere to Nun
Nowhere to Nun 2019
as Sister Muriel
You Were Never Really Here 2017
as Joe's Mother
The Making of Eraserhead 2014
as Self
Fred Won't Move Out 2012
as Susan
The Aspern Papers 2010
as Juliana Bordereau
Choke 2008
as Elegant Lady
Death Sentence 2007
as Judge Shaw
The Nanny Diaries 2007
as Milicent
Dead Silence 2007
as Mary Shaw
Fast Food Fast Women 2000
as Bella's Mother
Three Below Zero 1998
as Nora Littman
Mother's Boys 1993
as Narrator
Mac 1992
as Woman on Bus
Sandino 1990
as Mrs. Hanna
Stardust Memories 1980
as Singer: "Three Little Words"
The Late Great Planet Earth 1978
as Whore of Babylon
Eraserhead 1977
as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
The Student Body 1976
as Mrs. Blalock
Nashville Girl 1976
as Fran
The Swinging Barmaids 1975
as Sally
Minnie and Moskowitz 1971
as Wife
Credits from TMDB.