Judith Anderson

Dame Judith Anderson is one of the great forces of 20th-century acting, and most people know her without realizing it, from her chilling Mrs. Danvers in Hitchcock's Rebecca. Born in Adelaide in 1897, she conquered stage, film and television with a presence that could freeze a room. Two Emmys, a Tony, plus Grammy and Oscar nominations, and a damehood, is an extraordinary haul, and her Lady Macbeth was legendary. I love that she stayed working into the modern TV era while never softening that imperious edge. She died in 1992, but her menace on screen still feels utterly contemporary.

Name (English)

Judith Anderson

Name (Japanese)

ジュディス・アンダーソン

Reading

じゅでぃす・あんだーそん

Born

February 10, 1897 – January 3, 1992

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• 1948 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
• 1960 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1991 Companion of the Order of Australia
• 1955 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 1961 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Donaldson Awards

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• South Australia
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.