Judith Roberts
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.
Acting
Movie
You Were Never Really Here
as Joe's Mother
2017
TV
Orange Is the New Black
as Taslitz
2013
Movie
Eraserhead
as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
1977
Movie
Dead Silence
as Mary Shaw
2007
TV
2 Broke Girls
as Astrid
2011
Movie
Death Sentence
as Judge Shaw
2007
Movie
The Nanny Diaries
as Milicent
2007
TV
Law & Order
as Harriet Dutton
1990
TV
Law & Order
as Elaine Schepps
1990
Movie
Stardust Memories
as Singer: "Three Little Words"
1980
Movie
Choke
as Elegant Lady
2008
TV
NOS4A2
as Jolene July
2019
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Nan Turner
2001
TV
The Mick
as Rita Pemberton
2017
Movie
Minnie and Moskowitz
as Wife
1971
Movie
The Last Thing Mary Saw
as Constance
2021
TV
Great News
as Grammy
2017
Movie
Mother's Boys
as Narrator
1993
TV
New Amsterdam
as Julia
2008
TV
The Last O.G.
as Mrs. Washington
2018
Movie
Fast Food Fast Women
as Bella's Mother
2000
Movie
Mac
as Woman on Bus
1992
Movie
The Swinging Barmaids
as Sally
1975
Movie
Nashville Girl
as Fran
1976