Judith Roberts
Born
November 30, 1934 (90 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
United States
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
All of Them
2024
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Nina
2023
Teenage Euthanasia
(2 episodes)
2021
The Last Thing Mary Saw
Constance
2021
Nowhere to Nun
Sister Muriel
2019
NOS4A2
Jolene July · (2 episodes)
2019
The Last O.G.
Mrs. Washington · (1 episode)
2018
You Were Never Really Here
Joe's Mother
2017
Great News
Grammy · (1 episode)
2017
The Mick
Rita Pemberton · (1 episode)
2017
Orange Is the New Black
Taslitz · (10 episodes)
2013
Fred Won't Move Out
Susan
2012
2 Broke Girls
Astrid · (1 episode)
2011
The Aspern Papers
Juliana Bordereau
2010
Choke
Elegant Lady
2008
New Amsterdam
Julia · (1 episode)
2008
Death Sentence
Judge Shaw
2007
The Nanny Diaries
Milicent
2007
Dead Silence
Mary Shaw
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nan Turner · (1 episode)
2001
Fast Food Fast Women
Bella's Mother
2000
Three Below Zero
Nora Littman
1998
Mother's Boys
Narrator
1993
Mac
Woman on Bus
1992
Law & Order
Harriet Dutton · (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order
Elaine Schepps · (1 episode)
1990
Sandino
Mrs. Hanna
1990
Stardust Memories
Singer: "Three Little Words"
1980
The Late Great Planet Earth
Whore of Babylon
1978
Eraserhead
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
1977
The Student Body
Mrs. Blalock
1976
Nashville Girl
Fran
1976
The Swinging Barmaids
Sally
1975
Minnie and Moskowitz
Wife
1971