Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film, and television.
Anderson in the 1920s
Anderson (left) as Mrs. Danvers terrorizes the second Mrs. de Winter, played by Joan Fontaine (right) in a still from Rebecca.
From the trailer for the film Laura (1944)
Anderson in the trailer for The Ten Commandments
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, along with Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson.
Judith Anderson
…It ran for 123 performances. The production was so illustrious, it was featured on the cover of Time. Anderson returned to Hollywood to appear in Laura (1944). She briefly returned to Australia to tour American army camps. She was back in Hollywood to appear in And Then There Were None (1945), The Diary…
Theatrical release poster
Gene Tierney in a publicity photo
Dana Andrews as Det. Mark McPherson
Webb, Tierney, and Price in the film's trailer