Playing anything from neurotic neighbors to sympathetic best friends, Agnes Moorehead made significant contributions as a supporting actress to several of classic cinema's greatest films. Her works earned her four Best Supporting Actress nominations over the course of her career, and she can still be seen today in reruns of the '60s sitcom "Bewitched" in her role as Samantha's mother Endora.

Agnes Moorehead came to Hollywood from New York with Orson Welles to appear as Charles Foster Kane's mother in CITIZEN KANE (1941), her first of 60+ film roles.

A poster from the film adaptation of Booth Tarkington's novel, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942) which was directed, written and produced by Welles, but also featured several memorable stars including Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten and Moorehead, who earned her first Oscar nomination for this picture.

A poster from the film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, JANE EYRE (1944) which starred Joan Fontaine as the title character and Welles as Rochester. Moorehead played young Jane's guardian Mrs. Reed, and the film also featured several of the 1940's rising child stars including Peggy Ann Garner, Elizabeth Taylor and Margaret O'Brien.

Music Clips from Agnes Moorehead Movies:

• "Since You Went Away" (clip) by Max Steiner from SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (1944) (a .MP3 file courtesy RCA/Victor).
• "Entr'Acte" (clip) by Johnny Green from RAINTREE COUNTY (1957) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "Overture" (clip) by Alfred Newman from HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "Main Title" (clip) by Alfred Newman from HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "Shenandoah" (clip) by Alfred Newman from HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "The Pony Express" (clip) by Alfred Newman from HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "Finale" (clip) by Alfred Newman and Sammy Cahn from HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "Smorgasbord" (clip) sung with Paul Lynde from CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1973) (a .MP3 file).

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