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Judith Roberts

Nov 30, 1934 (90 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Law & Order
Harriet Dutton
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nan Turner
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Orange Is the New Black
Taslitz
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2 Broke Girls
Astrid
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The Mick
Rita Pemberton
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The Last O.G.
Mrs. Washington
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You Were Never Really Here
Joe's Mother
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NOS4A2
Jolene July
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Great News
Grammy
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Eraserhead
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

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