Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March , â€" March , ) was an
American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles
called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for All the King's Men ()
and was nominated in the same category for Giant (). She also provided
the voice of the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist ().McCambridge was born
in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Irish-American Catholic parents
Marie (née Mahaffry) and John Patrick McCambridge, a farmer. She
graduated from Mundelein College in Chicago before embarking on a
career.McCambridge began her career as a radio actor during the s
while also performing on Broadway. In , she played Judy's girlfriend
in A Date with Judy. She had the title role in Defense Attorney, a
crime drama broadcast on ABC in -. Her other work on radio
included:She frequently did feature roles on the CBS Radio Mystery
Theater, and was an original cast member on Guiding Light (before the
Bauers took over as the central characters). She also starred in her
own show, Defense Attorney on ABC â€", as Martha Ellis Bryan.
American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles
called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for All the King's Men ()
and was nominated in the same category for Giant (). She also provided
the voice of the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist ().McCambridge was born
in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Irish-American Catholic parents
Marie (née Mahaffry) and John Patrick McCambridge, a farmer. She
graduated from Mundelein College in Chicago before embarking on a
career.McCambridge began her career as a radio actor during the s
while also performing on Broadway. In , she played Judy's girlfriend
in A Date with Judy. She had the title role in Defense Attorney, a
crime drama broadcast on ABC in -. Her other work on radio
included:She frequently did feature roles on the CBS Radio Mystery
Theater, and was an original cast member on Guiding Light (before the
Bauers took over as the central characters). She also starred in her
own show, Defense Attorney on ABC â€", as Martha Ellis Bryan.
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