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Mercedes McCambridge
16 March 1916
Mercedes McCambridge played in 3 movies in the Drama, Romance, Western, Music, Horror, Thriller genres.
Mercedes McCambridge got succeed with average imdb rating 6.9.
A highly talented radio performer, who then appeared on the big screen, winning a best supporting Oscar for her screen debut. Although despite a career full of supporting roles, in recent years she has become something of a cult figure. Her memorable voice-over for the demon child in _The Exorcist (1973)_ (qv) - has secured her place in movie history. Ironically, she took Warner Bros to court over her being uncredited for the role, which was probably the most important in the film. Since the ea... rly 1980s Mercedes enjoyed a quiet retirement. She was a special guest star at the 70th Annual Anniversary Academy Awards in 1998 along with many other Oscar winners. Mercedes also made special television appearances to discuss her role in _The Exorcist (1973)_ (qv) at the 30th Anniversary of the films release. She died in La Jolla in California on 2nd March 2004 from natural causes.Read more Less
