Judith Roberts (actress)


Judith Anna Roberts is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence, and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.

Acting career

Her first role in a movie was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in movies or TV-series, including Law & Order and . Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror movie Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw.
In 2013, Roberts appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video for "Mirrors". 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. In 2015, she performed on Broadway in the play Airline Highway.

Personal life

Roberts was married to actor Pernell Roberts from 1962 to 1971.

Filmography