Spoiler : Television character actress from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. Beth Holly on the NBC-TV soap, One Man's Family (1949-50). Katherine Wells on Wire Service for ABC-TV (1956-1957). 1981 autobiography is titled, "The Quality of Mercy." Last public appearance was as a Special Guest at the 70th Anniversary Academy Awards in 1998.

Spoiler : she was a very good actress and talented

Spoiler : Mercedes McCambridge! This Academy Award winner gave life to lady lawyer Martha Ellis Bryant on radio's Defense Attorney.

Spoiler : I can remember her on many Radio shows, such as Inner Sanctum, I love a Mystery, and others....Also, in the Movie Giant, as the tough sister of Rock Hudson, and friend to James Dean.

Spoiler : Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) 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 (1949) and was nominated in the same category for Giant (1956). She also provided the voice of Pazuzu (the demon) in The Exorcist (1973). Some of the radio shows she appeared in include Lights Out, Inner Sanctum, Gang Busters, Screen Directors Playhouse, Ford Theater and more. She was an original cast member on The Guiding Light (before the Bauers took over as the central characters) On Television McCambridge played Katherine Wells in Wire Service, a drama series that aired on ABC during 1956-1957. On film, she was in All the King's Men (1949), Johnny Guitar (1954), Giant (1956), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), She appeared in 25 episodes of Radio Mystery Theater.

Spoiler : McCambridge, Mercedes (birth name Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge) Born in Joliet, Illinois 3/17/1916; died 3/2/2004 of natural causes in an assisted living facility at La Jolla, California. McCambridge had been living in La Jolla since the middle 1980s.

Spoiler : Married and divorced to William Fifield (1941-1946); screenwriter/director/producer Fletcher Markle (1950-1962). Mother of John Lawrence Markle, who was from her first marriage. He took name of Markle during time McCambridge and Markle were married.

Spoiler : At age 45 in 1987, John killed his wife, and their two daughters before committing suicide. She grew up on a family farm in Blackstone, Illinois. Attended the Catholic High School in Chicago. While majoring in English and theater at the Mundele College in Chicago, Illinois, she signed a contract with NBC-Radio (1936-1941). After graduating from college in 1937, she lived briefly in Mexico, then moved to California and, in 1942, to New York. McCambridge was one of radio's busiest actresses. Orson Welles had dubbed her, "the world's greatest living radio actress."

Spoiler : She made her Broadway debut in 1945's, "A Place of Our Own." Screen debut with 1949's, "All The King's Men," winning an Academy Award for her role. She will, or is remembered by most movie folk for providing her voice for Pazuzu the demon in 1973's, "The Exorcist." Last movie was providing the voice of Miss Lestrange in 1992's Amazing Stories: Book Two.

Spoiler : One of five actresses to play Betty Drake on the NBC and CBS Radio Network soap, Betty And Bob (1932-1940). Mary Ruthledge on the NBC-Radio soap, The Guiding Light (1937-?). Midge Meredith on the NBC-Radio soap, Midstream (1939-1941). Judy Jones on This Is Judy Jones for NBC-Radio (1941). One of three actresses to play Ruth Evans Wayne on the CBS-Radio soap, Big Sister (1943-1946). Rosemary on Abie's Irish Rose for NBC-Radio (?-1944). One of three actresses to play Peggy King Martinson on the NBC-Radio soap, This Is Nora Drake (1947-1959). Martha Ellis on Defense Attorney for ABC-Radio (1951-1952). Sarah Ann Spence on the CBS-Radio soap, Family Skeleton (1953-1954).

Spoiler : Regular performer on radio programs including Lights Out for NBC (1936-1939); There Was A Woman for NBC-BLUE (1938); I Love A Mystery for NBC, CBS and Mutual (1939-1952); Plays For Americans for NBC (1942); The Adventures Of Bill Lance for CBS (1944-1945); The Mercury Summer Theatre Of The Air for CBS (1946); syndicated series, Murder At Midnight (1946); Studio One for CBS (1947- 1948).