Mercedes McCambridge Biography (1918-)

Born Charlotte Mercedes McCambridge, March 17, 1918, in Joliet, IL; daughterof John Patrick and Marie (Mahaffry) McCambridge; married William Fifield, 1939 (divorced, 1946); married Fletcher Markle, February 19, 1950 (divorced, 1962); children: (first marriage) John. Addresses: AGENT--Michael HartigAgency, 114 E. 28th Street, New York, NY 10016; Contemporary Artists, 132 Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
March 17, 1918
Joliet, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Mary Lorimer, A Place of Our Own, Royale Theatre, April 2, 1945.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Betty Lord, Woman Bites Dog, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1946.
  • Frances Morritt, The Young and Fair, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • replacement, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1962 and 1964.
  • Cages, York Theatre, New York City and in Montreal, Canada, 1963.
  • Regina Giddens, The Little Foxes, Ann Arbor Drama Festival, MI, 1963.
  • Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Moorestown Theatre, NJ, 1966.
  • Nettie Cleary, The Subject Was Roses and Amanda, The Glass Menagerie, both at the Mineola Theatre, NY, 1966.
  • Lucy Lake, The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1972.
  • title role, Medea, Hartke Theatre, Catholic University, Washington, DC, 1973.
  • Also appeared in Hope for the Best and 'Night, Mother.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Mary, Twilight Bar, pre-Broadway tour, Ford's Theatre, Baltimore, MD, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1946.
  • Mother Miriam Ruth, Agnes of God, National tour, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1983, Fox Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1984.
  • 'Night, Mother, National tour, 1984.
  • FILM DEBUT--Wife, All the King's Men, Columbia, 1949.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Inside Straight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1951.
  • The Scarf, United Artists, 1951.
  • Lightning Strikes Twice, Warner Brothers, 1951.
  • Johnny Guitar, Republic, 1954.
  • Giant, Warner Brothers, 1956.
  • A Farewell to Arms, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
  • Suddenly, Last Summer, Columbia, 1959.
  • Cimarron, MGM, 1960.
  • Angel Baby, Allied, 1961.
  • Run Home, Slow, Joshua, 1964.
  • Last Generation, 1965.
  • Jigsaw, 1969.
  • 99 Women, Commonwealth, 1971.
  • voice of the possessed girl, The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, 1973.
  • Thieves, 1977.
  • The Concorde--Airport '79, 1979.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • Tele-Theatre, NBC, 1950.
  • Video Theatre, CBS, 1950, 1952.
  • Ford Theatre, NBC, 1952.
  • Studio One, CBS, 1953, 1956.
  • Wire Service, ABC, 1956.
  • The Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1956.
  • Wagon Train, NBC, 1957.
  • Jane Wyman Theatre, NBC, 1958.
  • Rawhide, CBS, 1959, 1960.
  • Bonanza, NBC, 1962, 1970.
  • Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1964.
  • The Nurses, CBS, 1964.
  • The Defenders, CBS, 1964.
  • Lost in Space, CBS, 1966.
  • Stage 67, ABC, 1966.
  • Bewitched, ABC, 1968.
  • Medical Center, CBS, 1970.
  • The Name of the Game, NBC, 1971.
  • Gunsmoke, CBS, 1971.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • Killer by Night, CBS, 1972.
  • Two for the Money, ABC, 1972.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Ruth, Big Sister, CBS, 1936.
  • title role, Nora Drake.
  • supplied all female voices, I Love a Mystery.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • Ford Theatre, CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, others.
  • Writings;NONFICTION
  • The Two of Us (autobiography), 1960.
  • The Quality of Mercy, Berkley, 1982.