Judith Anna Roberts, whose birthname is Judith Lebreque, is an American stage, film and television actress best known for her role as the Beautiful Girl Across the Hall in the 1977 film Eraserhead. She was married to Pernell Roberts from 1962 to 1971 and appeared as a guest star with her ex-husband on his series Trapper John, M.D..
[edit] Career
Roberts' appearance belied a fiery emotional core, one she used to devastating effect in her most recognized dramatic roles. She began her career in the theater, and her first film role was a small part in John Cassavetes' Minnie and Moskowitz, although it is believed that she had previously been in several low-budget movies. She later appeared in the film adaptation of The Late, Great Planet Earth and also worked for Woody Allen in Stardust Memories.
In 2007 Roberts played a judge named Shaw in James Wan's Death Sentence, which is a reference to the Mary Shaw character played by her in Dead Silence.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), as Wife
- Nashville Girl (1976), as Fran
- The Student Body (1976), as Mrs. Blalock
- Eraserhead (1977) as the Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
- The Late, Great Planet Earth (1979), as Whore of Babylon
- Stardust Memories (1980), as Singer of 'Three Little Words'
- Happy End (1985)
- Mother's Boys (1994), Narrator
- Faceless (1996), as Marge Garacci
- Fast Food Fast Women (2000), as Bella's Mother
- Dead Silence (2007), as Mary Shaw
- Death Sentence (2007), as Judge Shaw
- The Nanny Diaries (2007), as Milicent
[edit] TV appearances
- Broadway
- Off Broadway
- The Voysey Inheritance
- CSC
- Richard III
- Zastrozzi
- Umbrellas of Cherbourgh
- EST
- Tesla's Letters
- MCC
- Trudy Blue
- Regional
- Dybuk,Hartford Stage Company
- Milk Car Doesn't Stop Here Anymore,Hartford Stage Company
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