
Judith Anna Roberts (born December 1, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Her first film role was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in films and TV series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw. In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

as Carol

as Nina

as Constance

as Sister Muriel

as Joe's Mother

as Self

as Susan

as Juliana Bordereau

as Elegant Lady

as Judge Shaw

as Milicent

as Mary Shaw

as Bella's Mother

as Nora Littman

as Narrator

as Woman on Bus

as Mrs. Hanna

as Singer: "Three Little Words"

as Whore of Babylon

as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

as Mrs. Blalock

as Fran

as Sally

as Wife