Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December , â€" April , ) was an American
actress whose -year career included work in radio, stage, film, and
television. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television
series Bewitched, but she also had notable roles in films, including
Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Dark Passage, All That Heaven
Allows, Show Boat, and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.Moorehead rarely
played lead roles, but her skill at character development and range
earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in
addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and six Emmy Awards.
She was the first woman to host the Oscars ceremony. Her transition to
television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many
different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant
characters.Agnes Robertson Moorehead was born on December , in
Clinton, Massachusetts, the daughter of former singer Mary (née
McCauley; â€"), who was when she was born, and Presbyterian clergyman
John Henderson Moorehead (â€"). She was of English, Irish, Scottish,
and Welsh ancestry. Moorehead later claimed that she was born in in
order to appear younger for acting parts. She recalled that she made
her first public performance at the age of three, when she recited the
Lord's Prayer in her father's church. The family moved to St. Louis,
Missouri, and her ambition to become an actress grew "very strong".
Her mother indulged her active imagination, often asking, "Who are you
today, Agnes?" while Moorehead and her younger sister Peggy (born
Margaret Ann; -) engaged in mimicry. This involved coming to the
dinner table and imitating their father's parishioners. They were
further encouraged by his amused reactions. Moorehead rarely spoke of
her sister after her suicide at age .[citation needed]
actress whose -year career included work in radio, stage, film, and
television. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television
series Bewitched, but she also had notable roles in films, including
Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Dark Passage, All That Heaven
Allows, Show Boat, and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.Moorehead rarely
played lead roles, but her skill at character development and range
earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in
addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and six Emmy Awards.
She was the first woman to host the Oscars ceremony. Her transition to
television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many
different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant
characters.Agnes Robertson Moorehead was born on December , in
Clinton, Massachusetts, the daughter of former singer Mary (née
McCauley; â€"), who was when she was born, and Presbyterian clergyman
John Henderson Moorehead (â€"). She was of English, Irish, Scottish,
and Welsh ancestry. Moorehead later claimed that she was born in in
order to appear younger for acting parts. She recalled that she made
her first public performance at the age of three, when she recited the
Lord's Prayer in her father's church. The family moved to St. Louis,
Missouri, and her ambition to become an actress grew "very strong".
Her mother indulged her active imagination, often asking, "Who are you
today, Agnes?" while Moorehead and her younger sister Peggy (born
Margaret Ann; -) engaged in mimicry. This involved coming to the
dinner table and imitating their father's parishioners. They were
further encouraged by his amused reactions. Moorehead rarely spoke of
her sister after her suicide at age .[citation needed]
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