Judith Roberts

Biography

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.

Known For

You Were Never Really Here

as Joe's Mother

Orange Is the New Black

as Taslitz

Eraserhead

as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

Dead Silence

as Mary Shaw

2 Broke Girls

as Astrid

The Nanny Diaries

as Milicent

Death Sentence

as Judge Shaw

Law & Order

as Harriet Dutton

Law & Order

as Elaine Schepps

Stardust Memories

as Singer: "Three Little Words"