Judith Roberts
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order
Harriet Dutton
1990
Series
Law & Order
Elaine Schepps
1990
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nan Turner
2001
Series
Orange Is the New Black
Taslitz
2013
Series
2 Broke Girls
Astrid
2011
Film
Dead Silence
Mary Shaw
2007
Series
The Mick
Rita Pemberton
2017
Series
The Last O.G.
Mrs. Washington
2018
Series
NOS4A2
Jolene July
2019
Series
Great News
Grammy
2017
Film
Eraserhead
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
1977
Series
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Film
You Were Never Really Here
Joe's Mother
2017
Series
New Amsterdam
Julia
2008
Film
Death Sentence
Judge Shaw
2007
Film
The Nanny Diaries
Milicent
2007
Series
The Heart, She Holler
Meemaw
2011
Film
Mother's Boys
Narrator
1993
Film
Choke
Elegant Lady
2008
Film
Stardust Memories
Singer: "Three Little Words"
1980
Film
Nashville Girl
Fran
1976
Film
Sandino
Mrs. Hanna
1990
Film
Minnie and Moskowitz
Wife
1971
Film
The Last Thing Mary Saw
Constance
2021
Film
All of Them
2024
Film
Fast Food Fast Women
Bella's Mother
2000
Film
The Late Great Planet Earth
Whore of Babylon
1978
Film
The Swinging Barmaids
Sally
1975
Film
Mac
Woman on Bus
1992
Film
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Nina
2023
Film
Fred Won't Move Out
Susan
2012
Film
Three Below Zero
Nora Littman
1998
Film
The Student Body
Mrs. Blalock
1976
Nowhere to Nun
Sister Muriel
2019
Film
The Aspern Papers
Juliana Bordereau
2010