Agnes Moorehead Biography: Net Worth, Death, Measurements



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Agnes Moorehead was an American actress whose career spanned more than three decades. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched.

Moorehead was born on December 6, 1900, in Clinton, Massachusetts, to John Henderson Moorehead and Mary Meenehan Moorehead. She had four siblings: John, Elizabeth, Mary, and Horace. Moorehead’s father was a Congregationalist minister and her mother was a homemaker.

Moorehead was educated at the Clinton High School and the Worcester Classical High School. She later studied at the Boston University School of Speech and Drama.

Moorehead’s acting career began in the 1920s, when she appeared in several Broadway plays. In 1930, she made her film debut in A Bill of Divorcement. Moorehead’s most famous role was that of Endora on the television series Bewitched. She appeared in more than 170 episodes of the show from 1964 to 1972.

Moorehead won an Emmy Award for her performance on Bewitched in 1966. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942).

Moorehead’s final film appearance was in The Shootist (1976), starring John Wayne. She died of cancer on April 30, 1974, at the age of 73.

Moorehead’s net worth was estimated to be $5 million at the time of her death.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia