Mercedes McCambridgeCarlotta "Mercy" Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (Born March 16, 1916 in Joliet, Illinois, USA–March 2, 2004 in La Jolla, California, USA of natural causes) was an American actress. She began as a radio performer in the 1940s and also performed on Broadway. She is probably best known for providing the voice of the demonically possessed character in The Exorcist, acted by Linda Blair; however, she was not credited for the voice. She won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1949 film All the King's Men. She also won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer - Female for that film. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, located at 1722 Vine Street, and one for television located 6243 Hollywood Boulevard. She has an autobiography entitled The Quality of Mercy (ISBN 0812909453). This page about Mercedes McCambridge includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Mercedes McCambridge News stories about Mercedes McCambridge External links for Mercedes McCambridge Videos for Mercedes McCambridge Wikis about Mercedes McCambridge Discussion Groups about Mercedes McCambridge Blogs about Mercedes McCambridge Images of Mercedes McCambridge |
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She has an autobiography entitled
The Quality of Mercy (ISBN 0812909453). She is probably best known for providing the voice of the demonically possessed character in The Exorcist, acted by Linda Blair; however, she was not credited for the voice. However, she does do occasional interviews, mostly for the Turner Classic Movies cable network. She began as a radio performer in the 1940s and also performed on Broadway. O'Brien's acting roles as an adult have been rare, but mostly in independent films. Carlotta "Mercy" Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (Born March 16, 1916 in Joliet, Illinois, USA–March 2, 2004 in La Jolla, California, USA of natural causes) was an American actress. Her other successes included The Canterville Ghost (1944) and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), but she was unable to make the transition to adult roles. O'Brien had by this time, added singing and dancing to her achievements and was rewarded with an Academy Juvenile Award the following year. Louis (1944), opposite Judy Garland. She played a young French girl, and spoke and sang all her dialogue with a French accent, in Jane Eyre (1944). Arguably her most memorable role was as "Tootie" in Meet Me in St. As a five year old in Journey for Margaret (1942), O'Brien won wide praise for her convincing acting style. Born Angela Maxine O'Brien, she made her first film appearance in a short film at the age of four, but it was the following year that her first major role brought her widespread attention. Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California) is an American film actress, and although her career was brief, was one of the most highly regarded child actors in cinema history. |